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Battery Backup Sump Pumps: Why Every Midwest Home Needs One
If you live in the Midwest, you know the drill. The sky turns a bruised purple, the wind picks up, and the heavy rain starts pounding against the windows. Spring and summer storms in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin are fierce, and for homeowners with basements, they bring a familiar sense of dread: Is the sump pump working? Your primary sump pump is your home’s main defense against a flooded basement. But it has one massive, unavoidable flaw: it relies on electricity to function. At FloRyte
Jeff Curran Invitational 4: Night of Champions set for Sept. 19 at The MAC in Crystal Lake
Jeff Curran Invitational 4: Night of Championsset for Sept. 19 at The MAC in Crystal LakeTickets available now for contender-stacked event featuring six title boutsCRYSTAL LAKE — Saturday, Sept. 19, is the big night for the fourth in a series of Jeff Curran Invitationals, events which feature no-gi, submission-only superfights that are gaining acclaim in high-level Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu circles across the globe.Ticket holders will thrill to no fewer than six title bouts featuring everyone from local
Richardson Adventure Farm, home of the ‘World’s Largest’ Corn Maze, opens Sept. 12
Richardson Adventure Farm, home of the ‘World’s Largest’ Corn Maze, opens Sept. 12Maze design for 2026 celebrates America’s 250th SPRING GROVE — With new amenities, expanded play areas and all of the twists and turns to explore in 9.7 miles of tremendous trail, the Richardson “World’s Largest” Corn Maze and Adventure Farm begins greeting visitors Saturday, Sept. 12. Several points of entry and exit exist for those excited about tackling the maze, which this year features signers of the Declaration of
