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Cosmopolitan
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Love Island USA season 7 cast verdict: Confirmed line-up ranked and who should couple up
The days are getting longer and the temperatures hotter, which means it's time for Love Island USA to take another trip to Fiji. The American take on the UK's beloved dating show is returning for a new season this summer, and we finally have our first look at the season 7 cast! Love Island USA announced the season 7 cast of singles with a new promo on Thursday, 29th May. In the short clip, the singles are shown wearing their beachy best and declaring themselves ready for love - or at least, for hookups. (It's too early to predict who could be this season's Kordell and Serena, but I have a few early guesses.) According to an official Peacock press release, the season will feature new couples challenges, a lot of twists, and a few surprise guests. As always, viewers in the USA will vote to keep their favorite couples in Fiji and eventually crown a winner. Now, let's meet the Love Island USA season 7 contestants, shall we? For more on the cast, keep scrolling.
Cosmopolitan
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
‘Love Island USA' Season 7: Meet the Cast
The days are getting longer and the temperatures hotter, which means it's time for Love Island USA to take another trip to Fiji. The American take on the UK's beloved dating show is returning for a new season this summer, and we finally have our first look at the season 7 cast! Love Island USA announced the season 7 cast of singles with a new promo on Thursday, May 29. In the short clip, the singles are shown wearing their beachy best and declaring themselves ready for love—or at least, for hook-ups. (It's too early to predict who could be this season's Kordell and Serena, but I have a few early guesses.) According to an official Peacock press release, the season will feature new couples challenges, a lot of twists, and a few surprise guests. As always, viewers will vote to keep their favorite couples in Fiji and eventually crown a winner. (Remember, you need to download the Love Island USA app to vote!) Now, let's meet the Love Island USA season 7 contestants, shall we?
Chicago Tribune
22-05-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Lake Zurich's residents lead the state in green energy use because of clean energy program
In May, Lake Zurich announced its residents are the top green energy customers in the state, thanks to a specialty clean energy program available to ratepayers there. The project kicked off two years ago as a pilot program. It's up for renewal in August, and village leaders say, based on community support, it will be renewed. Since 2023, the village has offered residents the opportunity to buy into the Green Choice Program, a local version of a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) program. Community Choice Aggregation programs are available in communities nationwide, and they allow municipalities to buy renewable energy for residents as part of a collective buying co-op deal. The bulk buys lower rates that make them comparable to non-renewable sources. The program is currently operating in 10 states. In states allowing CCA, local authorities must vote to authorize the program. In the year since the plan debuted in Lake Zurich, Kyle Kordell, management services director for the village, said in the last two years, during the program's trial run, the participation has pushed Lake Zurich to No. 1 in Illinois and No. 10 in the nation for renewable energy certificate creation. Kordell said the rates for renewable energy could be a bit more than traditionally sourced power, but not always. 'Looking forward, the ComEd rate is going to be higher than the green rate,' Kordell said. ComEd has planned a price hike for this summer, while the green energy rate is locked in until renewal in August. If any household wants to get in and get slightly cheaper rates, they can call City Hall and opt in anytime, for free. They can opt out whenever they like, too. However, Kordell said even when the green rate was more expensive, it was marginally so. 'Looking backward, it was slightly more expensive than the ComEd rate,' he said, explaining that for the average four-person household in Lake Zurich paid less than $10 a month for renewable energy. 'They paid $5 to $8 more a month by supporting this program,' he said, adding that's not a bad bargain. 'It can help literally change the world and change the Midwest.' Taken as a whole village, that adds up. According to a village press release, in the last year, Lake Zurich residents bought 50 million kilowatt-hours per year in green energy, which they say is about the same as taking nearly 8,000 gasoline-powered cars off the road for a year. Kordell said the renewables come mostly from in-state sources like the wind and solar farms downstate, thus providing jobs to Illinoisans. 'Those are good-paying jobs right here in the Midwest,' he said. 'That's what people talk about and that's what people want.' If people want it, it's not going anywhere. Kordell said he expects the two-year pilot went so well, he expects the August renewal to be the first of many. 'I think it's here to stay,' he said. 'It's been embraced by the community and I think we'll keep it around.'
