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An airborne assist: Drones becoming new first responders in suburban policingMay 03, 2026 8:45 pm - Drone technology is being embraced with growing frequency by suburban police departments that are looking to the airborne devices as automated first responders.
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Endless Route 56 construction? Road test mystery? Here are answers to your transportation questionsMay 03, 2026 8:45 pm - “This mess has been ongoing for over two years,” one reader says of IDOT’s Route 56 project. Plus, we delve into Illinois tollway and DMV quandaries.
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Rudy Giuliani hospitalized in critical condition, his spokesman saysMay 03, 2026 7:42 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — Rudolph Giuliani, the ex-mayor of New York City and a former adviser to President Donald Trump, is in critical but stable condition at a hospital, his spo...
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Waste not, want not: Palatine opens food scrap drop-off siteMay 03, 2026 7:07 pm - Palatine unveiled a community food scrap drop-off site and special materials recycling center at its Public Works facility, 148 W. Illinois Ave.
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Trump keeps us up in the air with his hints of what’s coming in a new batch of UFO filesMay 03, 2026 4:59 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the Pentagon is preparing to release some “very interesting” UFO files uncovered by his administration, generating a mix of ...
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2 US service members missing after military exercises in MoroccoMay 03, 2026 4:51 pm - CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Two U.S. service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African ...
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OPEC+ countries agree modest rise in production as Iran retains chokehold on key Strait of HormuzMay 03, 2026 4:49 pm - VIENNA (AP) — Seven countries in the OPEC+ grouping of oil-producing countries — including Saudi Arabia and Russia — say they've decided to a modest increase in productio...
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Austrian police detain suspect in case of rat poison found in baby food jars on supermarket shelvesMay 03, 2026 4:45 pm - VIENNA (AP) — Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in centr...
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Hoax calls prompt evacuations and closures at several US zoosMay 03, 2026 4:10 pm - Hoax calls involving alleged bomb threats and even claims of active shooters have prompted evacuations and closures at several zoos around the U.S. in recent days, disrup...
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Firefighters battle blaze on balcony of Glendale Heights apartment buildingMay 03, 2026 4:05 pm - Firefighters from several departments battled a blaze Sunday morning that broke out on a third-story balcony and spread into the attic of a Glendale Heights apartment building.