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Chase Claypool healthy, eyeing 2025 deal
Yardbarker
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July 6, 2025
The Canadian wideout did not land an opportunity in 2024, however. As a result, Claypool spent the year rehabbing in preparation for his next NFL gig. A recent Instagram post confirmed he is now fully healthy as he eyes a contract in advance of...
Uninsured US musicians turn to crowdfunding as health crisis deepens
Malay Mail
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July 6, 2025
CHICAGO, July 6 — In 2019, American musician Jon Dee Graham suffered a heart attack that left him “dead” for several minutes—a scare that inspired his album, Only Dead For a Little While. Eighteen months later he had a stroke. And now, the...
Shane Van Gisbergen Wins 3rd Title As 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race Gets Underway
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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July 6, 2025
DOWNTOWN — Shane van Gisbergen took home another NASCAR Chicago Street Race title — his third since the Chicago event’s 2023 debut — winning Saturday’s The Loop 110 race. The 36-year-old New Zealander was favored to win both Saturday’s race and...
In already precarious industry, US musicians struggle for healthcare
eNCA
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About a month after Roan's statement, glam punk pioneer David Johansen died at 75 years old. His death came just weeks after he had started a GoFundMe to support his cancer treatment. In 2024, Matthew Sweet, the 1990s-era alt-rocker, suffered a...
In Already Precarious Industry, US Musicians Struggle For Health Care
International Business Times
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July 6, 2025
In 2019, American musician Jon Dee Graham suffered a heart attack that left him "dead" for several minutes -- a scare that inspired his album, "Only Dead For a Little While." Eighteen months later he had a stroke. And now, the 66-year-old is...
Illinois man on mission to put Declaration of Independence in every US school
WTVO - Illinois
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July 4, 2025
GENOA, Ill. (WTVO) — Mark Hill is determined to put copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution inside every school in America. Hill was inspired by Theodore Ohman, a man who had the same dream. “He was a Bohemian immigrant, and...
1 person taken to hospital after Monmouth house fire
KWQC - Iowa
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July 6, 2025
MONMOUTH, Ill. (KWQC) - One person was taken to a hospital after a house fire Saturday morning. Saturday at approximately 9:41 a.m., the Monmouth Fire Department responded to a home at 1033 East 8th Avenue for a report of a fire with a person...
3 Medical Dramas to Watch Now That ‘Pulse’ Is Canceled
PopCulture
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July 6, 2025
Netflix may have canceled medical drama Pulse, but there are many similar shows that fans can watch. The short-lived drama centered on a group of ER residents who navigate medical crises and personal drama amid a divisive allegation at their Miami...
Fans reflect on NASCAR’s (possibly) final street race in Chicago
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 6, 2025
As NASCAR fans from across the globe gathered for the 2025 Chicago Street Race on Saturday, some spectators reveled in the moment more than usual, knowing it may be the last time the city hosts the event. This is the third and final year of...
Connecticut Attorney General claims in lawsuit President Trump shared personal health data with ICE
WTIC-TV - Connecticut
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July 6, 2025
This week, CT AG William Tong joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a federal decision to potentially give ICE access to individual personal health data. HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined multiple coalitions of...
4 wounded in 2 separate shootings in East Chicago, Indiana
NBC 5 Chicago - Illinois
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Four people sustained injuries in two separate shootings on July 4th in East Chicago, Indiana, police stated. The first incident was reported in the 400 block of Vernon Street, according to authorities. A disturbance took place during a party in...
FBI Charges 13 in Illinois in Largest Healthcare Fraud Case Ever
KHMO 1070 AM - Illinois
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July 6, 2025
The numbers in this case are staggering. The FBI in Illinois has completed an operation resulting in more than 320 being charged nationwide including 13 in the Land of Lincoln in what they describe as the largest case of alleged healthcare fraud...
Mass Shootings Wound Eleven in Chicago Over Independence Day Weekend
Times News Global
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July 5, 2025
CHICAGO — Eleven people were wounded in two mass shootings on the Southwest Side late Friday and early Saturday during the Fourth of July celebrations. The gunfire erupted just days after a separate shooting incident outside a River North...
4 wounded in 2 shootings in East Chicago, Indiana
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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CBS News Live CBS News Chicago Live Four people, including a 12-year-old boy, were injured in a pair of shootings Friday night in East Chicago, Indiana. Police said both shootings happened around 9 p.m. In the first shooting, officers responded to...
'Chicago P.D.' Shocking Character Exit Could Spell Big Trouble for Season 13
Collider
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July 5, 2025
Big changes are being made to NBC's lucrative One Chicago franchise. As a whole, all three series that comprise NBC's Wednesday nights are getting a reduced episode count, a controversial decision that may very well be a harbinger of things to...
Illinois veterans, VA employees rally to protest expected Trump administration cuts
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Springfield, IL (Capitolnewsillinois.com) McHENRY -- John Gerend, a Vietnam War veteran from Lake Villa, Illinois, was exposed to Agent Orange while on duty. Suffering from diseases associated with exposure to the toxic chemical, he said he still...
Photos: 2025 NASCAR Chicago Street Race
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 5, 2025
Photos from the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on July 5-6 at Grant Park. Anthony Alfredo (42) races in the Nascar Infinity Series Practice & Qualifying ahead of the NASCAR Xfinity Series The Loop 110 on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Audrey...
Illinois woman stabs 3 children, sets house on fire, police say
WSVN 7 - Florida
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July 5, 2025
According to Chicago Police Department, a woman allegedly stabbed three children before setting a house on fire. “You can see the flames in between the trees.” said a witness on the cell phone video that captured smoke coming from the home where...
Chicago outdoors: Bass on pike, Grant Park redtail, a velvet buck & a working spider
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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July 5, 2025
Notes come from around Chicago outdoors and beyond. FISH OF THE WEEK Joe Szafoni messaged the photo above, taken by his brother-in-law, of a largemouth bass engulfing a northern pike, noting, “Bass must be hungry. Found this in a lake near the...
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Chicago lineup 2025: Starting order & pole for The Loop 110
Sportskeeda
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July 5, 2025
After the Focused Health 250, the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series has arrived at Chicago Street Course in Chicago, Illinois. The Loop 110 will be live on CW at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 5. The 18th race of the 2025 Xfinity Series season will be...