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2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (342+ words) A powerful solar flare erupted from the sun this week, sending a coronal mass ejection toward Earth that could spark visible northern lights across parts of the northern United States over the July 4 weekend, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction…...

13+ hour, 7+ min ago  (458+ words) July 2, 2026 / 7: 02 AM MDT / CBS Colorado As fire danger remains top of mind across Colorado, the sale and use of certain fireworks in Aurora is allowed until July 4. The city normally operates under Stage 1 fire restrictions, but temporarily lifts them from…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (286+ words) A Route 66-themed celebration will headline this summer's Illinois State Fair in Springfield, with entries now open for the event's kickoff parade. The fair's theme, "Miles of Smiles," marks the 100th anniversary of Route 66, according to a community announcement, highlighting Illinois…...

16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (792+ words) Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch on Wednesday called on a Democratic lawmaker from Plainfield accused of improper conduct to resign from the General Assembly after an internal investigation revealed what Welch said were "clear patterns" of behavior that are…...

5+ hour, 34+ min ago  (428+ words) The forecast from space weather experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the most activity will occur as it gets dark in North America on Thursday, July 2. The potential for a display of aurora comes as an Earth-directed,…...

1+ day ago  (387+ words) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) called President Donald Trump's controversial multi-million dollar Washington renovation projects "disgraceful" in a sit-down with CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday." Collins asked Pritzker if he would "reverse" the changes that Trump has made to the White…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (324+ words) This week Illinois will see several new laws going into effect, and the minimum wage will be on the rise in Chicago and Cook County, as Christian Farr reports. A number of new laws went into effect in Illinois Wednesday,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (514+ words) Cody Chomiak, VP of Marketing at Travel Manitoba, leads the brand's marketing and its move into AI-driven discovery. I put 100 questions related to the aurora into the seven AI models that I know my visitors use to plan their trips,…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (917+ words) More than a dozen new laws take effect'in Illinois on Wednesday, touching everything from'transportation and education to prisons and liquor licenses. The spending plan also shifts'$12. 5 million per month for one year from the state's separate 6. 25% sales tax on gasoline…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (289+ words) Long daylight hours in the wake of last week's solstice, coupled with the light of the waning Strawberry Moon in the south after midnight, may make aurora harder to see. A G2-rated geomagnetic storm is not a major aurora outbreak…...