All Stories from April 30, 2025 (Change date)
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Market manipulation?Apr 30, 2025 9:20 am - Were the Trump tariffs little more than a stock market manipulation? Declare tariffs, watch the market crash, buy in, pause tariffs, watch the market recover, sell off, i...
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Stop effort to eliminate townshipsApr 30, 2025 9:19 am - Townships in Illinois are our oldest form of government, operated by our neighbors and providing close-to-home services such as low-income energy assistance, assessor’s o...
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Wall Street storms back from early losses, echoing its manic moves through a historic AprilApr 30, 2025 8:55 am - U.S. stocks began Wednesday with a thud after a report suggested the U.S. economy may have shrunk at the start of the year. But the big losses soon eased in the latest sharp swings to hit Wall Street amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war will do to the economy.
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Softball notes: Wheaton North, South Elgin grab early leads in respective conference racesApr 30, 2025 8:52 am - The Wheaton North softball team is clicking on all cylinders. Coach Allie Ravanesi’s squad started the week 14-2 and 3-0 in the brutally tough DuKane Conference. A recent...
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Lucky ducks: Algonquin officers rescue ducklings from sewer drainApr 30, 2025 8:51 am - Algonquin police officers were able to save nine baby ducklings unharmed after they stumbled into a sewer drain Sunday.
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79-year-old who shot intruder won’t face chargesApr 30, 2025 8:50 am - Kane County authorities said they won’t charge a 79-year-old Elgin resident who shot an intruder on his home on the 800 block of Carr Street Sunday morning, setting off a SWAT response.
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Batavia plans to continue collecting grocery tax, despite state repealApr 30, 2025 8:46 am - Batavia is among hundreds of municipalities in Illinois considering whether to create a local grocery tax in response to the state’s decision to eliminate the current one after 2025.
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Barbra Streisand announces new duets album with Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Mariah Carey and moreApr 30, 2025 8:43 am - Barbra Streisand is still a woman in love, and she’ll do anything to get you into her world. That includes a new collection of duets with some of the biggest names in music.
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Cook softball notes: Barrington’s Kenny slams her way into elite companyApr 30, 2025 8:31 am - Load the bases and watch out when Shannon Kenney comes to plate. Her bat was making quite a bit a noise in a period of five days. The Barrington senior shortstop clubbed ...
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U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt businessApr 30, 2025 7:56 am - The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3% annual pace from January through March, first drop in three years. It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs.