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Amazon today introduced a new music benefit for Prime Student members as students get ready to head to campus this fall.

Nearly a quarter of respondents to the survey, conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of ACI, picked laundry as the cleaning task they enjoyed doing most. Other items at the top of the list included cleaning countertops (21%), vacuuming (21%) and doing dishes (17%).

Tarpon Cellars, a Napa-based wine label focused on bringing people together through events, music and philanthropy, announces its partnership with Spotify. Through the collaboration, every Tarpon Cellars bottle includes a link to a specific Spotify playlist of the music that inspired the wine and its flavors.

Students from kindergarten through college soon will head back to school. As families prepare for the new academic year, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and local emergency management agencies are encouraging parents to include emergency preparedness in their back-to-school plans.

82nd Annual Gladiolus Festival August 7 - August 11th The 82nd Annual Gladiolus Festival in Momence kicks off later this week and runs August 7th to August 11th featuring...

“We are committing the largest per-person allocation of any state in the country this year to ensure an accurate and complete count in the 2020 census,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “These resources will go directly to outreach and education, ensuring we reach all of our communities and countering attempts by the federal government to force immigrant families into the shadows and ensure an undercount. With our federal funding and representation in congress on the line, this administration is committed to a comprehensive and aggressive effort to ensure all of our residents are counted.”