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Counties with the warmest summers in Illinois

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

(Stacker) -- It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in Illinois using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.Canva#25. Williamson County- Summer 2022 average temperature: 77 degrees- Historic average summer temperature: 76 degrees-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.1 degreesCanva#24. Edwards County- Summer 2022 average temperature: 77 degrees- Historic average summer temperature: 76 degrees-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.1 degreesMichael Rolands // Shutterstock#23. Calhoun County- Summer 2022 average temperature: 77 degrees- Historic average summer temperature: 75 degrees-- 2022 difference from historic average: 1.3 degreesJason Patrick Ross // Shutterstock#22. Clinton County- Summer 2022 average temper...

KC family struggling to pay for 7-year-old son's funeral after several health issues

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A big smile is one of the few ways 7-year-old Damario Smith could communicate. "He had the biggest smile ever," said his mother, Irene Roades, who dedicated her life to taking care of him.Roades told FOX4 that weeks after she gave birth to her twin boys, Damario and Damariae, in 2016, she woke up to the latter's cries. When she went into their room, she said Damariae was fine, but that's when she noticed Damario was not. She described him as "seizing" with "blood coming out of his nose" and that he "couldn't breathe." Missouri town prepares for thousands coming to see exhumed nun’s body She rushed him to a hospital where doctors resuscitated him, Roades saying it was due to RSV and pneumonia. "Ever since then he lost a lot of oxygen to his brain, so he couldn't do a lot of things that normal kids could do like walking and talking," she said. Damario, she said, eventually required a feeding tube and help from different nursing assistants."He was happy no matter w...

Illinois towns among US cities with fewest homes for sale

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

April is typically the beginning of the spring homebuying season, but this year, fewer sellers than usual are putting their homes on the market. Homeowners who were able to lock in record-low mortgage rates in 2020 and 2021 aren't inclined to shop for a new house if that means getting a new mortgage. Institutional investors also snapped up huge numbers of single-family homes to turn into rental properties in recent years, while simultaneously, many older Americans are choosing to age in place.The end result? About 20% fewer homes are being listed compared to the same time last year, according to Realtor.com data.Of course, some cities and towns have lower inventory than others. To find out which metropolitan areas had the fewest homes for sale in April, Stacker consulted data from Realtor.com. Rankings were determined by the number of homes for sale per 10,000 residents. In the event of a tie, the total number of homes for sale was used. To be included, each metro had to have at lea...

Keanu Reeves’ excellent adventure with Dogstar at BottleRock Napa 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Keanu Reeves had a big day at BottleRock Napa Valley on Saturday.First off, the A-list celebrity’s band Dogstar — which also features former Los Gatos resident Bret Domrose on vocals and guitar as well as Robert Mailhouse on drums — performed its first show in over 20 years for a huge crowd of curious festival-goers at the big Verizon Stage.Then Reeves, who plays bass in the alt-rock act, and fellow bandmates took to the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage for a cooking demonstration with famed chef Roy Choi and host Liam “Foodie Chap” Mayclem that ended up turning into a burrito tossing party that featured San Francisco 49er George Kittle.Yeah, more on that later.Of course, many of the attendees might not have even released that the “John Wick” star was part of a band, given that Dogstar’s heyday came back in the mid-’90s with the release of the EP “Quattro Formaggi” and opening act stints for both David Bowie and Bon Jov...

Man dies after drowning in Lake Del Valle south of Livermore

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

A man’s body was recovered from the waters of Lake Del Valle south of Livermore on Saturday night – five-and-a-half hours after he jumped in the water to retrieve an oar off his family’s boat.The man began to struggle immediately after jumping overboard, according to a statement by the East Bay Regional Park District’s public safety division. Minutes later, officers were summoned to the scene, and divers began to search for the man in a cove across the lake from the East Beach.Police were flagged down by the man’s family at 3:51 p.m. Saturday afternoon, park authorities said. At 9:21 p.m., divers from the Alameda County Sheriff Office’s dive unit located the man’s body.The man has not been publicly identified.

Among California Republican likely voters, new poll shows Donald Trump tops Ron DeSantis

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

In California, 44% of Republicans likely to vote in next year’s March presidential primary support Donald Trump, according to a new poll from the Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies.Just 26% backed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who only three months ago edged out the former president 37% to 29%.While support for DeSantis, who after months of speculation formally started his campaign last week with a botched Twitter announcement, has plummeted, the governor and Trump are the two candidates to beat. No other Republican got more than 4% support, according to the poll. The poll was conducted online in English and Spanish between May 17-22, and has a sampling error of approximately +/-2 percentage points.In the San Francisco Bay Area, support for Trump among likely Republican voters rose to 51%, the third highest figure in the state after Orange and Los Angeles counties.The swell of support for the former president comes despite multiple investigations in the last few month...

Man found in Livermore lake identified by authorities

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

(KRON) -- The body of a man who drowned attempting to retrieve an oar in Lake Del Valle Saturday afternoon has been recovered, according to the East Bay Regional Parks Police Department. The man was identified as Daniel Cullison, 26, of San Jose by the Alameda County Coroner's Office. Santa Rosa cemetery employee arrested after shooting on Saturday morning Police said officers were flagged down by Cullison's family, who went into the water in search of an oar that fell out of his family's boat around 3:51 p.m. The family reported he started searching in a cove across the lake from East Beach, just outside of the guarded area. Witnesses at the scene told police that a man jumped into the water and immediately began to struggle before his head dipped underwater. Police were summoned several minutes later. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container ob...

Sakura-Ren performs Japanese traditional Awa-Odori dance

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

(KRON) -- Kaori Suzuki joined KRON4 anchor Stephanie Lin to discuss the performance and rich history of Japanese traditional dance. Awa-Odori is one of “Bon-Odori”, traditionally mourning death and celebrating the spirit of ancestors every summer.  Awa-Odori was developed into a “dancing festival” about 400 years ago in Tokushima (country of “Awa”). Today, it is one of the largest festivals in the world, and over 1.3 million tourists head to Tokushima to watch and dance together. Everyone is welcome to join in to Awa-Odori in their own way, regardless of age or gender. The greatest part of Awa-Odori is its main philosophy that "everybody is welcome to dance and have fun together."

Man arrested in serial flower shop burglaries, police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

(BCN) -- A man was arrested early Saturday at a San Mateo florist shop where a burglar shattered the glass front door and took two cash registers -- just about like at another shop the night before, police said. Homeless man arrested after assault on Santa Rosa hiking trail Andre Murphy, 51, of Oakland was taken into custody about 3 a.m. at Ah Sam Floral Co. when officers on patrol were alerted by a burglar alarm, police said. The burglar had shot out the front glass door with a BB gun and left two cash registers on the sidewalk, police said. The scene was less than 800 feet from San Mateo Florist & Gift, where someone shattered the glass door and made off with a cash register Thursday night, police said. KRON On is streaming now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height:...

BuildSubmarines.com to be featured on RFK Racing cars after multiyear partnership

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:00:00 GMT

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — RFK Racing on Sunday announced a multiyear partnership with BlueForge Alliance, the nonprofit integrator for the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base program. BuildSubmarines.com will be featured as a primary partner for 10 races across RFK’s two NASCAR Cup Series teams this year and for 18 races per season beginning in 2024.BuildSubmarines.com will make its debut on co-owner and driver Brad Keselowski’s No. 6 Ford at the Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 16. It will debut on Chris Buescher’s No. 17 Ford on Labor Day weekend at Darlington.“I’m proud to support a cause of such vital significance to our country with this new partnership,” Keselowski said. “The synergies between a NASCAR team and our military’s needs to stay on track fast are countless. We hope to inspire the workforce of the next generation across the country when they see RFK race and hear our message.”The partnership will showcase the wide array of desirable careers across...