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Easy Ice Closes 8th Add-On of 2024
Despite its expertise on the cold side, Easy Ice has a hot streak going. In August, the provider of managed commercial ice machine rentals kept it going, making its eighth acquisition of the year. Its addition of Illinois’ High Standard Icemakers, established in 1991, will expand Easy Ice’s presence in Illinois and Wisconsin and add an inventory consisting mostly of Manitowoc ice machines.
WATCH: Guy Swears He Has Video Proof There’s a Dome Over Illinois
This just in. You might be living in a real life Matrix. Don't believe me? A guy swears he has video proof that there's a dome over Illinois. This brand new video share made me chuckle a little bit and I'm not trying to give the guy who shared this a hard time. To say that I don't understand everything I see in the skies above Illinois and Missouri is an understatement. His video entitled "Dome spotted in Illinois!!" is interesting.
Ragweed season has kicked off in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Ragweed season is an annual challenge for many Hoosiers, with pollen levels typically starting to rise in late August. As the season progresses, pollen counts usually peak by mid to late September, and the first frost, which often occurs in October, signals the end of the season. However, the intensity and duration […]
VIDEO: Illinois Dems call for regional campaign push in swing states
(The Center Square) – Illinois Democrats are hoping to extend their influence to surrounding swing states in the presidential election this fall. Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin spoke at the state Democratic Party Press Breakfast at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Thursday. Durbin said Democrats need to build up the party at home first. “Then, we’ve got to reach out to our neighbors, particularly in Wisconsin. We should adopt...
IL speaker equates scholarship program to vouchers and against Democrat platform
(The Center Square) – The Invest in Kids school choice scholarship program that sunset last year doesn’t appear to be on the way to being revived any time soon, according to Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside. Tens of thousands of families benefited from the program that gave a 75% Illinois income tax credit to private donors who funded private school scholarships for families under a certain income threshold. After being enacted in 2017, the program ended Dec. 31, 2023. Attempts to revive the...
Pritzker says Harris ‘spent 4 years’ cleaning up Trump’s ‘mess’
CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) contrasted former President Trump and Vice President Harris as “the man who left our country a total mess, and the woman who has spent four years cleaning it up,” while speaking on the second night of the Democratic National Convention.
Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois Hikers HAVE TO Avoid Red Or Purple Paint In The Woods
While many who don't live in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin still don't realize how beautiful it is. We are now a couple years into a new acceptance for paint as markers in the state of Illinois. Many of us love to go for hikes in the Fall. While you are enjoying that natural Illinois beauty you might see trees painted with red or purple paint. Do you know what that means? Many don't realize how important the markings are now, and how important it is to keep an eye out for them.
Park Forest Police Department, SSHS offer free dog clinic for Cook Co. residents Saturday
The Park Forest Police Department is partnering with the South Suburban Humane Society this Saturday to offer Cook County residents a free drive-thru dog clinic in the Village Hall parking lot. The event will start at 8 a.m. and continue until noon at 350 Victory Drive. The first 300 residents...
When The Chicks perform the National Anthem tonight at the DNC, they’ll bring a complicated history
The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. The Chicks — formerly known as The Dixie Chicks — will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night. That performance, and the group’s presence, will provide the latest chapter in The Chicks’ long and complicated political history.
Fox’s Peter Doocy on Biden: ‘I Will Miss Him’
Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy admitted he will miss President Joe Biden and their often adversarial relationship Wednesday during an interview with New York Magazine. Doocy has been at the Democratic National Convention where he gave a cordial interview to features writer and media columnist Charlotte Klein, who described him as affable and […] The post Fox’s Peter Doocy on Biden: ‘I Will Miss Him’ first appeared on Mediaite.
Arnold Magnetic Technologies Moves 14 Miles to New Facility in Illinois
Rochester, New York-based Arnold Magnetic Technologies is a manufacturer of high-performance motors, magnets and thin metals. The Compass Diversified subsidiary recently acquired a state-of-the-art 130,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Woodstock, Illinois for its Precision Thin Metals and Alnico divisions. Arnold will move its operations 14 miles from Marengo, Illinois, to the...
July jobless rates rise across Illinois, including in B-N
The July unemployment rate for the Bloomington-Normal area labor market jumped more than a point from the same time last year. All major metropolitan areas in the state saw rising unemployment. Bloomington-Normal had the third largest increase, behind Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, and Danville. “Long term, consistent job growth throughout the state...
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