All Stories from April 23, 2025 (Change date)
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Local independent restaurants tell a storyApr 23, 2025 9:11 am - In the first four months this year, I have been to 11 states, 20 cities and three countries, and wherever travel I ask the same question: “Can you recommend your favorite local restaurant?”
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Style surpasses substance in Drury Lane’s visually arresting ‘Da Vinci Code’Apr 23, 2025 9:10 am - Stylish design and solid acting make up for an overly long, excessively plotty “Da Vinci Code,” running through June 1 at Drury Lane Theatre.
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Wall Street rises in a worldwide rally after Trump softens his tough talk on trade and the FedApr 23, 2025 9:06 am - U.S. stocks are rising Wednesday as a worldwide rally comes back around to Wall Street after President Donald Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk in his trade war.
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Uncharted’s new Wheaton store promises ‘any gift for any occasion’Apr 23, 2025 8:53 am - Uncharted, which offers popular brands representing fashion and accessories, home decor, beauty products, candy, toys and more, opened April 4 in Wheaton with a grand opening planned for June 7-8.
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Downers Grove police arrest six involved in armed robberyApr 23, 2025 8:42 am - Six people are in custody after Downers Grove police say a woman was the victim of an armed robbery Tuesday night.
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Yemen's Houthi rebels fire a missile at northern Israel, the first time for the group to reach thereApr 23, 2025 8:20 am - Yemen's Houthi rebels launched a missile early Wednesday toward northern Israel, the first such attack by the group to reach the area as a monthlong intense U.S. airstrike campaign continues to target them. The Houthis separately claimed shooting down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen.
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‘The Accountant 2,’ with Ben Affleck, isn’t quite a write-offApr 23, 2025 7:44 am - On the heels of tax season comes “The Accountant 2,” Gavin O’Connor’s sequel to the 2016 film that did not, exactly, leave audiences clamoring for another. But in a movie world where anything successful immediately gets a second one, “The Accountant 2” has the benefit of not having much to live up to. Just balancing the books a little would count as a win.
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Baseball notes: Warren, Lakes off to fast starts in conference playApr 23, 2025 7:16 am - The returns continue to be positive for the Warren Township baseball team. Coach Clint Smothers’ squad started the week 13-3 overall and was off to a 4-1 start in the Nor...
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5 NFL Draft scenarios for Bears at No. 10: From Ashton Jeanty to an edge rusherApr 23, 2025 7:01 am - As Bears general manager Ryan Poles began his predraft news conference Tuesday, one that is quite limiting in what he can say, he offered a preview of what we can expect ...
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Milk Street’s latest cookbook an adventure through Italy’s back roads and kitchensApr 23, 2025 5:55 am - “Milk Street: Backroads Italy” is the rare cookbook you will want to read from cover to cover. In it, Christopher Kimball and J. M. Hirsch crisscross Italy, visiting farms, local markets, hole-in-the-wall trattorias, and home kitchens to interview cooks, eat their food and share their recipes.