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Published on 19:30 GMT

Family of 5 barely survives house explosion in downstate Illinois

CBS News Live CBS News Chicago Live A family in downstate Illinois barely survived their house exploding in the middle of the night with no warning. The Rodriguez family lives in State Park Place, Illinois, just outside St. Louis, Missouri. Around 1 a.m. …

Source: CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois - Pending
Published on 13:59 GMT

IDPH announces first human case of West Nile virus in Illinois this year

SPRINGFIELD — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed Illinois’ first human case of West Nile virus of 2025, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday, June 24. The infected person, from southern Illinois, was …

Source: Ford County Chronicle - Illinois - Pending
Published on 16:25 GMT

Illinois Parents: Here's What Raising A Child Costs In 2025

Adorable and expensive. I was reading a piece the other day that talked about having kids versus having a dog when it comes to the overall expense of either one. It seems that millennials are the age group that owns more pets than any other age group, and …

Source: 103.1 KFIL - Minnesota - Pending
Published on 12:56 GMT

Illinois shopping center's defaults underscore unrated bond risks

The PetSmart store in Yorkville, Illinois' Kendall Marketplace in 2018. The shopping center hasn't gained enough momentum to fully repay municipal debt.Bloomberg News The continuing struggles of bonds issued 18 years ago to finance a shopping …

Source: The Bond Buyer - New York - Neutral
Published on 16:49 GMT

Illinois Wasp-Haters: Here’s Why Killing Them Is A Bad Idea

You may have already said to yourself "I don't care what he says, I hate wasps and I'm going to kill them if they're anywhere around me. Period." I totally understand where you're coming from. There are lots of reasons to feel …

Source: 96.7 The Eagle - Illinois - Pending
Published on 11:39 GMT

Fanatics Sportsbook Sets 25-cent Betting Surcharge in Illinois

Fanatics Sportsbook is the full dissident to mount a challenge against the rest of the sports betting operators in the state of Illinois, which is now going to undergo a change in tax structure for sportsbooks. Betting Surcharge Kept to a Minimum, Bettors …

Source: Gambling News - New York - Neutral
Published on 12:50 GMT

Fatal I-64 crash in St. Louis County kills woman from Illinois

A 44-year-old woman from Alton, Illinois, was killed early Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash on westbound Interstate 64 at Big Bend Boulevard in St. Louis. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 12:40 a. …

Source: KTTN - Missouri - Neutral
Published on 18:05 GMT

Illinois soldier killed in Korean War accounted for

(WAND) — An Illinois soldier who was killed during the Korean War has been accounted for as part of a Defense POW Accounting Agency (DPAA) disinterment project. U.S. Army Corporal Paul Eugene Hoots, who was a resident of Galesburg, went missing in action …

Source: Wand - Illinois - Pending
Published on 15:57 GMT

This Illinois High School Teaches Radio Broadcasting With Video Games

The author is faculty advisor of Glenbrook South High School’s radio station WGBK(FM), located in Glenview, Ill. The Glenbrook South High School radio program started in the 1970s as a way for students to provide “programming” to the school over the …

Source: Radio World - Pending
Published on 15:22 GMT

University of Illinois Wind Turbine Project

Source: Breeze Courier - Illinois - Pending