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Groom gambles away entire wedding fund, then sues DraftKings

Exclusive: ‘Once they put the product out there, they have an obligation to make it reasonably safe,’ attorney Yvonne Flaherty told The Independent of client Dane Miller, who also lost his job and considered suicide in the aftermath

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CrackAlert: Andrii Svynchak’s proprietary IoT system for sensor-based monitoring as a new standard for commercial vehicle safety

“To help commercial fleets avoid financial losses, transport downtime, delivery delays, and logistical disruptions, I recommend that commercial fleets switch to a modern auto glass monitoring system,” says Andrii Svynchak, entrepreneur, inventor and founder of Auto sklo LLC (Illinois, USA).

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Illinois woman tells mailman to stay off her grass. Then he turned around and danced across her lawn

Heartwarming, or a step too far?

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Lyme Disease Is Spreading into States That Rarely Saw It Before — Is Your County at Risk?

Deer ticks carrying Lyme disease are now reaching Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. ER visits for tick bites rose 25% in April 2026. Here's where the risk is growing and what to do.

Medical Daily

Pluto and the Love, Hate, Longing: What Our Relationship With a Demoted Planet Says About Us

We Gave It a Name, So It Became OursPluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh, a 24-year-old farm boy from Kansas working at the Lowell Observatory. An 11-year-old British girl named Venetia Burney suggested the name. Her grandfather passed it along. The International Astronomical Union accepted it. And just…

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Trump bashes Chicago over surge in shootings and spars with Illinois Gov. Pritzker. So how dangerous is the Windy City?

IN FOCUS: Donald Trump has long targeted Chicago crime rate in his posts. But, just how bad is it in the Windy City? Bruce Golding digs into the data to find out

The Independent UK

Capping Credit Card Fees Threatens To Hurt Consumers and Small Businesses

Lawmakers can’t change the fact that expenses must be offset somewhere.

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Twelve candidates compete for open Florida congressional seat as Donalds exits for governor's race

Madison Cawthorn (R), Chris Collins (R), Ola Hawatmeh (R), Catalina Lauf (R), Jim Oberweis (R), Jim Schwartzel (R), and six other candidates are running in the Republican primary for Florida's 19th Congressional District on August 18, 2026. As of June 2026, Cawthorn, Collins, Hawatmeh, Lauf, Oberweis, and Schwartzel led in…

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Illinois woman wishes Dunkin’ employee a good day. Then the same employee allegedly calls her a ‘weirdo’

The employee allegedly gave her “death stares” as well.

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First Thing: Judge thwarts Trump administration attempt to overthrow LA ‘sanctuary city’ policy

Central California US district court rejected claim policy was ‘unconstitutional’

The Guardian - UK

Trump says he can ‘fix’ Chicago crime with DC-style crackdown after weekend of violence

President Donald Trump urges Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker to request federal support to tackle urban crime but has been rebuffed so far and told to spend less time on social media

The Independent UK

Two killed and several injured as tornado rips through southern Illinois

Officials say Sarita Kimble, 62, and Delores Shelton, 83, killed in Mount Vernon as several buildings destroyed

The Guardian - US

Illinois EPA Declares Air Pollution Action Day for Chicago Metro Area Affecting 9.4 Million Residents in Eight Counties

Illinois EPA declared an Air Pollution Action Day for Chicago's 8-county metro area, affecting 9.4 million residents. Ground-level ozone at Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels.

Medical Daily

Illinois moves to ban smart glasses while driving

Illinois could become the first US state to enact a law banning the use of smart glasses while driving a vehicle, even when stopped at a red light, with a fine of US$150 and possible criminal charges in the event of an accident.

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Golf Monthly

The Forgotten US Open Venues That Have Never Been Used Again

All of these courses hosted the US Open just once, and then never again, for one reason or another

International Business Times UK

DOJ Wants To Block Illinois City's Program That Gives $25,000 Payments to Black Residents Only

The US Department of Justice challenges Evanston, Illinois' reparations programme, arguing it violates civil rights protections.

TechRadar

Illinois smart glasses driving ban continues ongoing efforts to restrict the tech’s usage — but I kinda agree with this one

Illinois smart glasses driving ban ‘gives cops license to pull over anyone’ fear some.

The Independent UK

Federal government seeks to halt the first U.S. reparations program for Black people

The federal government has asked a judge to halt the United States' first reparations program in Evanston, Illinois

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Bull Moose Tube Company Set to Acquire Hanna Steel Corporation

CHESTERFIELD, Mo., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bull Moose Tube Company ("Bull Moose"), a leading manufacturer of steel pipe & tubing products, announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Hanna Steel Corporation, a leading producer of structural and mechanical steel tubing with operations in Alabama and Illinois, a…

International Business Times UK

What is Project 2029? The Democratic Plan to Prosecute Trump Officials That's Already Shaping the 2028 Race

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has turned Project 2029 into a Democratic plan to prosecute Trump officials, raising the political stakes for the 2028 race.

Reason

Your Uber Driver May Soon Be Unionized. At What Cost?

It is in part an attempt to treat gig workers as full-scale employees rather than independent contractors. Drivers and riders will pay the price.

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Video shows large tornado tearing through Illinois

Eyewitness video on Thursday (June 11) captured a large tornado covering the whole sky and moving menacingly over a field in Illinois’ Livingston County toward the city of Streator. Reuters was able to confirm the location and date of the video from metadata in the original file. The field, road…

The Guardian - US

Tornadoes rip through central US while extreme heat and humidity creep into north-east

One man died in Iowa after a tree fell on him as nearly 700 severe weather events were recorded over three days

The Independent UK

Officials search tornado-damaged areas after strong storms hit Illinois and Indiana

Authorities and residents are assessing damage after storms hit areas south of Chicago

The Independent UK

Monster storms hammer Chicago as airports shut down and power fails

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings across Illinois, Kansas, northern Missouri and southern Iowa, while severe thunderstorm watches were in place for parts of the Great Lakes

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