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Chicago Cubs vs. Baltimore Orioles preview, Friday 8/1, 1:20 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue - Illinois
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August 1, 2025
Today’s roster moves: Here Friday notes... NOT WALKING MEN: Wednesday’s game at Milwaukee was the 11th of the season in which Cubs pitchers did not walk a batter, tying them with the Phillies for the fourth most among all teams. The Cardinals have...
Gray Fox Season Closed in Illinois Amid Conservation Effort
Fun 104 - Southeast Minnesota
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August 2, 2025
Illinois has announced it will immediately halt hunting of this species after research showed a decade-long decline in population. Immediate Closure Aims to Protect Dwindling Species According to a press release from the Illinois Department of...
Chicago Bears announce 2025 preseason television broadcast crew
Chicago Bears - Illinois
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The Chicago Bears on Friday announced the club's 2025 preseason television broadcast crew, comprised of renowned, familiar faces and voices with strong local ties to create a premium, interconnected game broadcast presentation. Returning to the...
1 of the Best '80s Movies Ever Made Leaves Netflix Today (But Another Hidden Gem Is Taking Its Place)
Comic Book Resources (CBR)
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August 2, 2025
In the 1980s, there was no shortage of high school comedy movies, and while Netflix may be losing one of the best, it’s gaining another that’s great in its own right. As of Aug. 1, The Breakfast Club, from iconic writer/director John Hughes (16...
Western Illinois Threshers returns for 58th year
KHQA 7 - Missouri
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HAMILTON, Illinois. (KHQA) — A longtime tradition in Hamilton returns this weekend for the 58th year. Hamilton, Illinois, is hosting the 58th annual Western Illinois Threshers. It showcases 80 acres of the largest and most complete line of antique...
Chicago Bears gave Buffalo Bills blueprint for Micah Parsons trade
Sporting News
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August 1, 2025
The Dallas Cowboys and Micah Parsons relationship appears to be beyond repair. In a statement on X, the star pass-rusher revealed that the Cowboys have refused to talk to his agent. This led to Parsons finally requesting a trade out of Dallas - a...
Chicago chokes under wildfire smoke with air quality among global worst
AOL
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Chicago's air quality is considered among the worst in the world right now, thanks to thick wildfire smoke drifting southward from Canada. The smoke is prompting health concerns, triggering air quality alerts and smothering outdoor events in a...
The Secret Dog Park Hack You Need in Illinois
ESPN 104.1 FM and 1170AM - Iowa
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August 2, 2025
Are you a dog owner who has always wanted to own a large piece of land that your pup can run free on whenever they want, but don't have the budget for it? I just stumbled across something that might be the next best thing. PrzemysÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂaw...
Pop-A-Shot tournament back at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports
Yahoo News
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PEORIA, Ill (WMBD) — A Peoria arcade bar hosts a national tournament in Orlando tonight, its second annual event after a 25-year hiatus. Pop-A-Shot is known for its miniature arcade-style basketball games. However, around nine years ago, the...
As Denny Hamlin’s Wonder Kid Returns, Fans Suspect Unfinished Business from Chicago
Essentially Sports
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August 2, 2025
It’s not every day you see a NASCAR Cup team roll out four cars, especially one like 23XI Racing, which has mostly stuck to two. But Richmond’s about to get loud, because Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan’s squad is stepping outside its usual...
Joe Keery's DJO delivers a love letter to Chicago: Lollapalooza review
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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August 2, 2025
Joe Keery’s back in Chicago, and he’s feeling it. The actor and musician — known for his role as Steve in “Stranger Things” and the viral hit “End of Beginning” — was met with a massive swarm of Chicago love as he and his band DJO eased through...
Amid national increase, unemployment rates in Central Illinois decrease
Wand - Illinois
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated national unemployment numbers, with unemployment at 4.2% and 7.2 million Americans without jobs. However, this upward trend is not the same in Central Illinois, where...
K-Pop Movie Hits Billboard, TWICE Debuts New Track
Times News Global
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August 2, 2025
SEOUL, South Korea, July 29 (Yonhap) — The original soundtrack from the animated film “K-Pop Demon Hunters” is making waves on the Billboard charts. The track “Golden,” sung by the fictional girl group Huntr/x, rose to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot...
Inspiring Chicago painter Anthony Bartley shares the healing power of art
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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A Chicago artist says painting is more than his craft, it's what healed him when he needed it most. Anthony Bartley grew up on Chicago's South Side, and his story is pretty remarkable. "Painting takes me to a different place where I don't, in that...
Illinois State Treasurer previews unclaimed property auction
WICD - Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — Baseball cards featuring Cubs legend Ryne Sandberg and Yankees great Mickey Mantle, along with basketball cards of Wilt Chamberlain and Walt Frazier, are among the 250 unclaimed property lots available for public preview...
30 young Chicago basketball players get to tour Michael Jordan's former mansion
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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A group of 30 young men from Chicago's South Side had the opportunity of a lifetime on Friday at the Highland Park mansion once owned by Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. It was a first-of-its-kind event the new owner held. Middle and high...
Peoria’s public TV station ‘relying on the community’ after loss of broadcasting funds
Week 25 - Illinois
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August 2, 2025
PEORIA (25News Now) - Peoria-based public television station WTVP will remain open even after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces its closure. Friday afternoon, the CPB announced in a press release that it will begin to phase out its...
Golden State Valkyries vs Chicago Sky Player Stats and Box Score (Aug 1) | 2025 WNBA season
Sportskeeda
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August 2, 2025
The Golden State Valkyries dominated the Chicago Sky in the fourth quarter on Friday to win 73-66. Golden State, which struggled to make baskets, found its stroke behind Veronica Burton, Iliana Rupert and Janelle Salaun. The Valkyries' defense...
"Why are the Chicago Sky fans so toxic?": Fans stunned as another d*ldo incident rocks WNBA
Sportskeeda
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August 2, 2025
The WNBA game between the Golden State Valkyries and the Chicago Sky was briefly stopped late in the third quarter on Friday. With Chicago leading 39-37 and holding possession, a green d*ldo was thrown by a fan near the Sky basket. One of the...
RANKED: Which States Are Producing The Best Country Music Artists… Right Now?
Whiskey Riff
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August 1, 2025
What state is pumping out the best country stars right now? Let’s break it down… Luke Combs recently made the argument that the country music talent in Kentucky is better than anything in the United States, and he’s not wrong… you can definitely...