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Girls flag football is booming in suburbs, with pipeline that begins in kindergartenMay 22, 2026 5:05 pm - Women's flag football will debut at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles but on fields across the region, the future is closer to home and growing fast.
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Memorial Day forecast: Gas a painful $5.14 a gallon, O’Hare expects 1.75 million passengersMay 22, 2026 4:56 pm - The cheapest gas in neighboring states may be found in Indiana where the average for a gallon of regular is $4. Here’s other long weekend travel tips.
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A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the betterMay 22, 2026 4:47 pm - After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family’s Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world.
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‘Broadview Six’ charges dropped as Chicago's top federal prosecutor admits case was tainted by misconduct
May 22, 2026 4:37 pm - Chicago’s top federal prosecutor announced the permanent dismissal Thursday of charges against the remaining members of the“Broadview Six” in a stunning hearing that revealed apparent misconduct by his staff before a grand jury during Operation Midway Blitz.
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Ex-prosecutor and other Trump critics sue to block payouts from $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fundMay 22, 2026 4:20 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of President Donald Trump's critics, including a fired prosecutor and a college professor acquitted of assaulting federal agents at a protes...
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Trump administration rule to force foreigners in the US to apply for a green card abroadMay 22, 2026 4:14 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will need to leave and apply in their home country, the Trump administration announced Friday, in a surpris...
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Aurora plans massive dredging of Mastodon LakeMay 22, 2026 4:06 pm - Mastodon Lake at Phillips Park in Aurora will soon get an overdue clean-out that will improve its quality and usefulness.
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Flotilla activists describe beatings, tasers and mistreatment by Israeli forcesMay 22, 2026 3:27 pm - Activists detained when their flotilla attempted to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza say they have been mistreated at the hands of Israeli soldiers, describing beat...
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Judge dismisses human smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deportedMay 22, 2026 3:18 pm - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to President Donald Trump's immigratio...
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Fenton school board facing second suit over allegations about former teacherMay 22, 2026 3:13 pm - The Fenton High School District 100 school board is facing a second lawsuit accusing it of failing to protect a student from a former teacher and coach she says sexually harassed her.