All Stories from April 30, 2024 (Change date)
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Spring plant sale and farm festivalApr 30, 2024 7:42 am - An organic spring plant sale will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Prairie Crossing Conservation Farm, 550 Harris Road, Grayslake. Shop for native food plants and o...
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Naperville announces new grants to benefit mental healthApr 30, 2024 7:41 am - The city of Naperville is making two new grant opportunities available to agencies that provide mental health and opioid remediation programs. The grants were announced M...
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Cash stolen out of wallet at Rivers CasinoApr 30, 2024 7:41 am - Someone stole $400 out of a patron’s wallet inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines early Monday, police said. The theft occurred shortly before 2 a.m. The victim had left hi...
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4 officers killed in North Carolina were at disadvantage as shots rained from above, police sayApr 30, 2024 7:41 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Four law enforcement officers in North Carolina who were killed while trying to capture a man immediately faced gunfire as they approached, unable to wi...
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Protesters take over Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall in escalation of anti-war demonstrationsApr 30, 2024 7:07 am - NEW YORK — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a...
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McDonald’s plans to step up deals, marketing to combat slower fast food trafficApr 30, 2024 7:02 am - McDonald's plans to step up deals and value messaging to combat slowing sales. The Chicago burger giant said inflation-weary customers are eating out less often in many b...
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Netanyahu vows to invade Rafah ‘with or without a deal’ as cease-fire talks with Hamas continueApr 30, 2024 7:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of P...
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Is the Bears’ wide receiver curse real?Apr 30, 2024 6:00 am - The new Bears offense looks good, but this team has a troubling history of getting the least out of good wide receivers.
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Pump up your tires — May is National Bike MonthApr 30, 2024 6:00 am - National Bike Month launches May 1, and with it plenty of opportunities to shake the dust off your bike.
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Rhubarb is popping up in markets, gardens. Here’s one way to enjoy itApr 30, 2024 5:30 am - Fresh rhubarb is already appearing in backyard gardens and markets. Try using your crop to make a compote, which can be spooned on oatmeal, swirled with Greek yogurt, spread on crepes or dolloped on vanilla ice cream. It’s a nostalgic treat that pleases palates young and old.