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Chicago Bears minicamp report: Rome Odunze making strides for big step next season

Shaw Local - Illinois ·

LAKE FOREST – Life in the NFL has started to slow down for Rome Odunze. It can sometimes feel like a blur, especially for a rookie like Odunze who the Bears selected in the first round of last year’s draft. But with a year of experience paired...

Chicago Sports Network expected to debut on Comcast Friday

NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois ·

Chicago Sports Network is expected to launch on Comcast cable Friday on Xfinity’s Ultimate tier, finally putting the new home of the White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks on the area’s dominant cable operator. Network officials declined to comment. CHSN...

WEC Energy Group announces upsize and pricing of $775 million of 3.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028

WFMZ - Pennsylvania ·

MILWAUKEE, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEC) today announced the pricing of $775,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.375% convertible senior notes due 2028 (the "convertible notes") in a private offering to...

Illinois quick hits: Reaction to ruling against Mexico's lawsuit against gun industry

The Center Square · June 5, 2025

Reaction to ruling against Mexico's lawsuit against gun industry The U.S. Supreme Court threw out the Mexican government’s lawsuit against U.S. gun manufacturers accusing them of aiding and abetting gun violence. Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin...

Chicago private equity firm has stake in Gaza aid company

The Gazette - Colorado ·

(Adds new headline to clarify ownership structure) By Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Chicago-based private equity firm - controlled by a member of the family that founded American publishing company Rand McNally - has an "economic interest"...

Chicago building home to iconic jazz club up for sale

NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois ·

A building in Uptown famous for being home to the iconic jazz spot, the Green Mill, has been put up for sale. A real estate listing went live on Tuesday for the property that was once Al Capone’s Prohibition-era hangout at the corner of Broadway...

Chicago’s Air Quality Among Worst In The World Right Now Thanks To Canadian Wildfires

Block Club Chicago - Illinois · June 5, 2025

CHICAGO — Smoke from Canadian wildfires pushed the city’s air quality to some of the worst levels in the world Thursday, prompting health warnings and an air quality alert across the region. The National Weather Service on Thursday issued an air...

Despite victories, major higher education policy bills stall in Illinois General Assembly

WQAD 8 - Illinois · June 6, 2025

A funding overhaul and community college baccalaureates were not brought up for a vote. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. JB Pritzker got some of what he requested from the General Assembly in the area of higher education, but some of his biggest requests...

Rethinking plastics: University of Illinois engineers share innovative efforts to improve plastic waste

NPR Illinois · June 5, 2025

Plastics are everywhere and the concerns for how they affect our environment and our health are leading University of Illinois scientists to explore new ways to contend with plastic waste. Dr. Damien Guironnet, an associate professor of chemical...

Archinect City Guide: Discover Chicago with Ann Lui of Future Firm

Archinect - California ·

anchor Illustration by Archinect (background photo courtesy Jack Young/Unsplash) Favorite restaurant? To bring friends: Avec (the Randolph St. version); for comfort food after a bad day: the bar at Bavette’s; Hong Kong-style Chinese food: Chi Cafe...

Buzzing Around Newport: Hospitality Industry Unites for Matunuck Oyster Bar with a Party to Remember

Newport Buzz - Rhode Island · June 6, 2025

Frankie Silvia took to Facebook last week, issuing an invitation for back-to-back events at The Landing and The Lobster Bar. On Thursday, radio personalities from The Greg Hill Show descended on The Landing for a meet and greet. Patrick Kilroy...

These 3 Nuclear Stocks Should Be on Your Energy Radar

Oil Price · June 5, 2025

Nuclear energy stocks have been on a tear again after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders that will facilitate the expansion of nuclear energy production, including expediting the regulatory approvals for new nuclear reactors. The...

Widespread Panic Makes Long-Awaited Return To Chicago To Cure The Midweek Blues [Videos]

Live For Live Music - Michigan · June 5, 2025

Over a year after Widespread Panic canceled its three-night stay in Chicago (originally scheduled for February 2024), the juggernauts of jam rolled into the Windy City for a blustery mid-week run at the impressive Chicago Theatre. The city has...

Construction begins on 40-unit affordable housing development in Washburn

REJournals · June 5, 2025

Community leaders, partners, and residents gathered this week at 318 N Superior Avenue to celebrate the groundbreaking of Aurora Place, a transformative affordable housing development that will bring 40 newly constructed, energy-efficient...

Agonies of Sri Lankan sugar industry

Daily FT ·

By S.P.U.S. Wickramasinghe The newspapers have been carrying a series of articles connected to the sugar industry, in particular connected to the Sevenagala and Pelwatte industries in 2024; the grouse was over the inability to dispose of alcohol...

Chicago Quantum Exchange Appoints Jean-Luc Cambier to Lead The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub

HPCwire · June 5, 2025

Cambier brings deep federal R&D experience, will also serve as CQE’s in-house technical lead June 5, 2025 — The Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE) has appointed Dr. Jean-Luc Cambier as the Regional Innovation Officer of The Bloch Quantum, the US...

6-year-old Illinois boy dies after suffocating on helium-filled balloon

WDRB - Kentucky · June 5, 2025

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A 6-year-old boy from Illinois died after suffocating on a helium-filled balloon. The Wabash County Coroner in Illinois said he responded to a home in Mount Carmel May 29 for an accidental death, reported by Fox59. Mount...

Industry group says Trump tax bill could kill nearly 22,000 solar jobs in Florida

Renewable Energy World · June 5, 2025

by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Florida installed the second most solar power capacity in the country last year, and is predicted to become the top-ranked residential solar power state in the nation in 2028, but that growth could be severely...

Former Chicago man sentenced to 18 years for selling heroin in Quincy

KHQA 7 - Missouri ·

A former Chicago man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after he admitted to selling heroin in Quincy. The Adams County State's Attorney's Office reports Latwaon J. McCray, 45, previously of Chicago, was sentenced on Thursday, June 5. He'd...

State Watch: Consumer Protection Enforcement Update - June 2025

JD Supra - California · June 5, 2025

New York Attorney General James sued a national bank and its holding company for the bank's alleged practices relating to its offering of online savings accounts. Specifically, the AG claims that the bank offered a "high interest" savings account...