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Prairie Farms donates 250,000 milk servings for June Dairy Month
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Prairie Farms Family of Companies is donating 250,000 servings of fresh whole milk to Feeding America partner food banks in 20 states to mark June Dairy Month and America’s 250th anniversary.
Bankole Thompson calls Obama Presidential Center a monument to hope
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Detroit journalist and author Bankole Thompson praised the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago on June 22, 2026, calling it a civic landmark that preserves a story about leadership, inclusion and democratic possibility.
NCHE spotlights 5 years of community-led racial healing policy wins
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The National Collaborative for Health Equity released a policy paper on Juneteenth in Washington that catalogs five years of local and state actions advancing racial healing and health equity.
Ingantec names former UW-Madison engineering dean to advisory board
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Ingantec appointed Dr. Ian M. Robertson, former UW-Madison engineering dean and former NSF materials research director, as the first member of its new Technical Advisory Board, effective Aug. 4, 2026. The move adds a high-profile materials…
Janet Walker spotlights PTSD survival story in 'Unholy Alliances'
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Janet Walker is marking National PTSD Awareness Month with a new push for her nonfiction memoir, ‘Unholy Alliances: A True Crime Story,’ which centers on survival, abuse, and an alleged criminal cover-up. She also highlighted continued awards…
Stephen L. Keller releases memoir on life settlements, politics and prison
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Stephen L. Keller has released Pay to Play, a memoir that recounts the rise and collapse of his role in the life settlements industry and his later redemption.
Mesothelioma Victims Center pushes legal options for former mechanics with asbestos cancer
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The Mesothelioma Victims Center is urging former auto and truck mechanics nationwide who have mesothelioma or asbestos-related lung cancer to explore compensation options and legal representation.
National Collaborative honors 16 lead pipe replacement leaders
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The Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative recognized 16 people and programs in Washington, D.C., during the American Water Works Association’s annual convention, marking the group’s 10th anniversary.
Wacom and Hanwang resolve U.S. patent disputes in principle
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Wacom says it and Hanwang Technology have reached an in-principle resolution of two patent infringement lawsuits in U.S. federal court in Illinois.
TTH Communications launches Connected Insights analytics offering
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Tele-Town Hall parent TTH Communications has launched Connected Insights, a new analytics and intelligence product designed to help organizations turn campaign engagement data into recommendations for future outreach.
School Nutrition Foundation awards 2026 equipment grants to schools nationwide
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The School Nutrition Foundation named 2026 equipment grant recipients to help school meal programs expand scratch-made menus, improve efficiency and ease staffing and budget pressures.
Pekin dispensary opens on Court Street ahead of June 27 grand opening
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Pekin’s Local Dispensary & Supply is now open at 359 Court St. in Pekin and will celebrate its grand opening June 27 with a ribbon cutting, live music, vendor popups and limited-time discounts for adults 21 and older.
Macomb plans all-day July 4 celebration for America 250 and county bicentennial
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Macomb, Illinois, will host a full day of July 4 programming across its historic downtown, museum and courthouse square to mark America’s 250th anniversary and McDonough County’s bicentennial.
Walk USA for Health Equity heads into final 760-mile push to Seattle
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A five-year, cross-country health equity walk is entering its final leg, with founder Dennis Godby set to cover 760 miles from Bozeman to Seattle before a public finale on Sept. 24. The project is built to spotlight how ZIP code, discrimination…
Texas tops new ranking of best states for homesteading
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A new DeerBusters study ranks all 50 states on homesteading feasibility, putting Texas first and Montana and Wyoming close behind.
Crowley to demo Zeutschel CAM at ALA 2026
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The Crowley Company will showcase the new Zeutschel CAM and OS A1 overhead scanner at the American Library Association annual conference in Chicago June 26-29. The live demos will spotlight a new cultural heritage digitization system built for…
SVS elects new vice president and treasurer for 2026
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The Society for Vascular Surgery named William Shutze, MD, vice president and Bernadette Aulivola, MD, treasurer during its 2026 Annual Business Meeting in Boston.
Cook County property tax bills delayed again, pushing payments to October
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Cook County’s second installment property tax bills will arrive two months late, moving the bills from July to September and the payment deadline to October.
Inspiring Workplaces names North America’s top 100 PeopleFirst employers for 2026
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Inspiring Workplaces Group, in association with Engagedly, has announced its 2026 North American winners, ranking the Top 100 organizations for PeopleFirst cultures built on trust, purpose and belonging.
Surveil adds AI financial control and opens early access
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Surveil launched Surveil for AI and an Early Access Program on June 9, 2026, giving enterprises new tools to track, allocate, forecast, govern and measure ROI across AI services including Azure AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot and Claude.
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