by GLC Staff | Oct 18, 2025 | art, art + food, business, business, culture, economy, education, education, election, entertainment, environment, environment, events, health, healthcare, housing, housing, illinois, immigration, indiana, infrastructure, legal, michigan, minnesota, nevada, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, politics, retail, technology, technology, united states, washington, wisconsin
(Photo: Mobilize) Great Lakes Region — June–October 2025 — In what became one of the most widely felt protest movements of the year, the No Kings rallies rippled across the Great Lakes region in 2025, drawing thousands into the streets to oppose what demonstrators...
by GLC Staff | Oct 7, 2025 | business, business, canada, economy, environment, environment, illinois, indiana, marketing, michigan, minnesota, new york, ohio, ontario, pennsylvania, politics, quebec, quebec city, retail, STEM, technology, united states, wisconsin
(Photo: Great Lakes Trees) October 2025 — Québec City, Québec — Leaders from the United States and Canada’s Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region gathered October 4–6, 2025, to launch a sweeping regional Agenda for Growth, signaling a renewed phase of binational cooperation...
by GLC Staff | Sep 15, 2025 | chicago, culture, events, illinois, sports, united states
(Photo: Kevin Morris) Chicago, IL — September 15, 2025 One of the world’s premier road races is set to return this fall as the 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon prepares to take over the city’s streets on Sunday, October 12, 2025, drawing elite athletes and tens...
by GLC Staff | Jun 17, 2025 | culture, events, illinois, lake forest, sports, united states
(Photo: GLASA) Lake Forest, IL — June 17, 2025 Athletes from across the Great Lakes region gathered in northeastern Illinois last week for the 2025 GLASA Great Lakes Games, a multi-day adaptive sports competition that highlighted elite performance, inclusivity, and...
by GLC Staff | Jun 1, 2025 | chicago, education, illinois, politics, springfield, STEM, united states
(Photo: IASB) Springfield, Illinois — June 1, 2025 The Illinois General Assembly concluded its 2025 spring session with several significant actions affecting K–12 education funding, including allocations for Evidence-Based Funding, mandated categorical programs, and...
by GLC Staff | May 30, 2025 | environment, illinois, joliet, politics, Uncategorized, united states
(Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) Joliet, Illinois / Great Lakes Region — May 2025 Efforts to protect the Great Lakes from invasive species took a major step forward in May 2025 as key milestones were reached for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a...
