All Stories from May 6, 2025 (Change date)
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‘Sour’ cocktails are more varied — and familiar — than you might thinkMay 06, 2025 4:07 pm - It’s long baffled me how two of the most essential flavors — sour and salty — came to be associated with bad moods. A sour person is someone to avoid. A sour in the cocktail world, though, is something to embrace.
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Dining out: Italian beef deals, new restaurants, heart-shaped dishes for momMay 06, 2025 4:06 pm - Celebrate National Italian Beef day all month long at a pair of local chains, while in St. Charles a Chicago chef is bringing her barbecue talents to a burger collaboration with The Graceful Ordinary for a limited time.
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Elgin seeks resident input to improve sidewalks, bike lanes and accessible pathwaysMay 06, 2025 3:52 pm - Elgin is inviting residents to participate in a community survey as part of its planning process to improve sidewalks, bicycle lanes and accessible pathways throughout the city.
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US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffsMay 06, 2025 3:33 pm - The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses alike tried to get ahead of President Donald Trump's latest and most sweeping tariffs — with federal data showing an enormous stockpiling of pharmaceutical products. The deficit — which measures the gap between the value of goods and services the U.S. sells abroad against what it buys — has roughly doubled over the last year.
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Sen. Durbin wants DOJ to probe anonymous pizza deliveries to judgesMay 06, 2025 3:31 pm - The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday called on the Justice Department and FBI to investigate a series of anonymous pizza deliveries made to the h...
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Wheaton house fire closes stretch of Roosevelt RoadMay 06, 2025 3:25 pm - A Wheaton house fire closed a portion of Roosevelt Road for about two hours on Tuesday.
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Trump says the US will stop bombing Yemen’s Houthis after rebels say they’ll stop targeting shipsMay 06, 2025 3:18 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he's ordering a halt to nearly two months of U.S. airstrikes on Yemen's Houthis, saying that the Iran-backed rebels ...
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After 36 years and more than 1,200 meetings, Palatine village clerk retiresMay 06, 2025 3:09 pm - Monday nights won’t be the same for Palatine Village Clerk Marg Duer, who swore in her successor, Maureen Pasqualucci, at Monday’s village council meeting.
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O’Donnell: Sports talk radio in Chicago slipping into darknessMay 06, 2025 3:06 pm - Columnist Jim O’Donnell details how sports talk radio continues to struggle in Chicago.
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The ‘perfect fit’: Former Buffalo Grove deputy hired as Lisle’s police chiefMay 06, 2025 2:02 pm - It didn’t take long for new Lisle Mayor Mary Jo Mullen to name a new police chief — one of her first official moves since being sworn into office. Village trustees have confirmed Mullen's appointment of Michael Rodriguez to the long-vacant post.