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Illinois Theatre Association to honor 2024 Award of Excellence recipients
CHICAGO - The Illinois Theatre Association will recognize eight theatre professionals and educators as the recipients of the 2024 Award of Excellence. The awards will be presented at a brunch during the association's annual meeting on August 3, 2024, at the Copley Theatre in Aurora. The keynote speaker is actor Gene Weygandt. He has appeared in a host of films, television shows, and on Broadway. His acting credits on screen include The Birdcage, Babe, and Mea Culpa. He has appeared in televised episodes of Home Improvement, Cybil, Murphy Brown, Chicago Fire, Empire, and Chicago Med. The Chicago-based actor also had roles...
Special Airline For Dogs Now Flies Out Of Illinois
If you love traveling with your dog, there is now a new and better option flying out of Illinois. Don't get me wrong, I love animals, especially my pets. I just don't understand how people bring them on vacation and travel with the little creatures. Manly, because it's not easy. It's hard enough going through an airport with yourself let alone with a dog.
Illinois’ REAL ID Deadline Is One Year Away: Here Are The Details
After all the pandemic-caused deadline postponements, you may have thought that the day would never come, or maybe with all the other things you've had to think about and deal with over the last four years you've completely forgotten about Illinois' REAL ID. Either way, it's okay. For now, anyway.
Illinois Walmart Shoppers Should Run and Call 911 if You Hear “Code Brown”
I just learned big box stores have a color-coded intercom announcement system they keep private to not cause panic when an audible warning must be given to staff. Discover what each of the 7 color-coded messages means. Color-Coded Warning System. We've watched enough medical shows to to know that when...
Black bear spotted in southern Illinois
A black bear was sighted this week traveling through southern Illinois. The Carrier Mills Police Department is urging people in and around the village to be on alert. They said the Illinois Department of Natural Resources has been contacted and conservation officers are monitoring the situation. The public is strongly...
IRS Issues Stern Warning to Illinois Residents about Tax Credits
There are few organizations in the world more feared than the Internal Revenue Service. They're like the strict parent that you don't want to tick off. That's why many in Illinois are now concerned about stern warnings being issued to residents of the state about illegitimate tax credits being claimed.
IHSA football schedules officially released
WCIA — The 2024 IHSA football schedules are officially out with the countdown to kickoff on. The Friday night lights return in 50 days with Week 1 games kicking off across the state. Here’s a look at the composite schedule for all WCIA 3 viewing area teams this fall: Week 1 Big Twelve Bloomington at […]
Nap? Study Claims 1 Out of Every 3 in Illinois ‘Always Tired’
Boy, do I identify with this one. There's a new study that claims that one out of every three people in Illinois are 'always tired'. I need a nap. How about you?. This is an interesting new study from Talker which sampled a huge amount of people to learn about their energy level (or lack thereof). The big picture takeaway from their questions is that one out of every 3 people say they often or always feel tired even after a good night's sleep. Something is very wrong here.
Illinois: Mayor cancels Wind Creek casino job fair at last minute
Illinois: Mayor cancels Wind Creek casino job fair at last minute. Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark canceled a Wind Creek Chicago Southland casino job fair in Harvey Thursday just as it was to begin, sending more than 286 hopeful job seekers home, according to casino and Park District officials. Story continues...
Sigma Nu recognized for fostering leadership
Sigma Nu was named NIU’s leading fraternity for leadership development on June 12. They received this recognition from the Center for Fraternal Excellence. The Theta Eta chapter aims to foster leadership. Members of Sigma Nu have held many leadership positions at NIU within the Student Government Association and Interfraternity Council.
On the market: 1941 Jesse Barloga home in Rockford has modern amenities
Property description: This Jesse Barloga-designed home built in 1941 has more than 3,500 finished square feet of living space. The living room has dentil molding, gas fireplace and French doors to screened porch. The den has a corner fireplace, built-ins and a private powder room. The dining room has bayed window, wainscoting, hardwoods with inlay border and more French doors to the porch. The renovated kitchen has stainless steel appliances, inset cabinetry with soft close drawers, quartz counters with breakfast bar, coffee station with beverage refrigerator and butcher block counter, pantry cabinets, tile backsplash, recessed lighting, beamed ceiling and a window seat. Sliders to rear patios. Upstairs are four bedrooms (two with ensuites), an office and a full hall bathroom. The fourth bedroom has a private entrance. New carpeting from the central stairway into the bedrooms (hardwoods underneath). A private staircase joins bedrooms to the kitchen. The finished lower level has a family room with a third fireplace, more built-ins, a recreation area, half-bathroom and storage. The home is on a landscaped half-acre lot with an irrigation system on a tree-lined street with county taxes. Attached three-car garage.
Premier Boxing Event Kicking Off This August in Downtown Rockford
This August, the Rockford Boxing Classic returns to Downtown Rockford. Here's everything you need to know. Ever since I was young, I've loved watching boxing, MMA, and wrestling. After going to the Fight or Flight Classic in Rochelle back in February, I'm excited to see a boxing classic coming to Rockford!
Mom of missing Taylor Casey who vanished on yoga retreat hid daughter's trans identity over bias fears
The family and friends of a missing woman who disappeared in the Bahamas as she attended a yoga retreat hid her trans identity over fears that her gender identity would lead to biases in the desperate search for her
Lee Co. deputies arrest 2, allegedly involved in rural Dixon burglary
LEE COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - Two Monmouth men face multiple charges for allegedly robbing a rural Dixon residence. Michael E. Miller, 42, faces residential burglary, theft, driving while license suspended, criminal trespass to real property and operating a motor vehicle with registration suspended. Julian J. Belmonte, 30, faces residential burglary,...
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