With temperatures nearing 100 degrees, a helicopter hoisted gargantuan air conditioning units to the roofs of two Loudoun County, Virginia, high schools on Tuesday. The first delivery was at Freedom ...

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker announced the sixth annual winner of the “Makers Madness” contest Wednesday in Springfield. Chosen in a bracket-style competition from a field of more than 250 products, ...

MTH Pumps, which makes its products in a non-descript metal building in Plano, may not sound like that cool of a company. But the aerial firefighting helicopter refill pump that’s produced there has ...

The Aerial Firefighting Helicopter Refill Pump made by MTH pumps in Plano. Alongside Gov J.B. Pritzker, left, MTH Pumps President Tim Tremain, right, speaks at the Governor’s Mansion at the annual ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — An aerial firefighing helicopter refill pump has been named 2025’s “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” in the sixth annual Makers Madness contest. According to the state, ...