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Illinois residents hoping to see the Northern Lights this week could have a golden opportunity as the Space Weather Prediction Center issued a “very rare” G4-class geomagnetic storm watch.

Thousands of runners will be heading to Chicago this week in preparation for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, but before they can hit the course for race day, they’ll need to pick up their packets.

Team president Kevin Warren held a news conference at the team’s hotel outside London ahead of Chicago’s game on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

President Joe Biden sped up a mandate for Chicago to replace its more than 400,000 lead service lines, cutting in half the deadline — and now requiring that the city get the job done in about 20 years.

In less than a week, more than 50,000 runners will hit the pavement for the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon — and more than one million spectators are expected to line the streets.

The first of Hurricane Milton’s impacts started to be felt across parts of Florida Wednesday with the potentially devastating storm set to make landfall in a matter of hours.

At least 10 tornadoes touched down in Central Florida Wednesday afternoon as Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, with as many as 15 counties under mandatory evacuation orders.

A Powerball player in Illinois is feeling a lot richer after capturing a $2 million prize in Monday’s drawing.

Hurricane Milton continued to fluctuate in intensity as it neared landfall in Florida, but what time could the massive storm hit Florida’s coast?

Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would stay after millions of people across 15 different Florida counties were told to evacuate as officials warned that stragglers would face grim odds of surviving.

A striking image from a NASA astronaut showed just how big Hurricane Milton is.

In addition to Wendy’s, the SpongeBob SquarePants”Kollab” takes place across hundreds of restaurants in select cities — including Chicago — with SpongeBob-inspired menu items ranging from burgers, to dumplings, falafel, ice cream and more

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