All Stories from May 8, 2025 (Change date)
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Joel Quenneville hired by Anaheim Ducks for his 1st head coaching job since Blackhawks abuse scandalMay 08, 2025 12:47 pm - Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since the second-winningest coach in league history resigned and was banned from the league for his handling of a sexual assault scandal. The 66-year-old Quenneville was hired by Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek for his first coaching job since his resignation from the Florida Panthers 3½ years ago in the wake of his handling of the sexual assault scandal during his tenure with the Blackhawks.
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Last-place Pirates fire manager Derek Shelton, a Gurnee nativeMay 08, 2025 12:42 pm - The Pittsburgh Pirates fired manager Derek Shelton following a rocky opening month to the season that saw Pittsburgh quickly slip into last place in the NL Central. General manager Ben Cherington made the announcement Thursday. Bench coach Don Kelly will take over for Shelton, a Warren Township High School graduate.
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Kane County judge releases man accused of sexually assaulting minors to home monitoringMay 08, 2025 12:37 pm - A Kane County judge changed his mind and, over the prosecutor’s objections, returned a man accused of aggravated criminal sexual assault to electronic home monitoring.
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Shakespeare gets malled in ‘Juliet & Romeo’May 08, 2025 12:07 pm - Panning a movie like “Juliet & Romeo” is a little like kicking a puppy. This maladaption of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” only wants to please its target audience of early-middle-school girls by replacing iambic pentameter with lots and lots of pop songs. This isn’t a movie, it’s a prom theme.
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Can we please forgive Trae Taylor for a momentary lapse in judgment?May 08, 2025 11:18 am - Yes, Carmel Catholic sophomore quarterback Trae Taylor made a poor decision last week. But can we please just forgive him?
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The Picklr opening in Wheaton this summerMay 08, 2025 11:09 am - The Picklr, North America’s fastest-growing indoor pickleball franchise, will open its Wheaton club in June.
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West Chicago mayor faces pushback after appointing new city administrator, attorneyMay 08, 2025 11:09 am - West Chicago’s new mayor announced the appointment of an interim city administrator and an interim city attorney this week, despite objections from city council members who argued he didn’t have the authority to make those decisions.
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Plan for supported living center rejected in Des PlainesMay 08, 2025 11:09 am - The Des Plaines City Council this week rejected a plan for a four-story, supported living center on the suburb’s northeast side.
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USWNT’s Mallory Swanson, Cubs’ Dansby Swanson expecting first childMay 08, 2025 11:08 am - USWNT star forward Mallory Swanson and her husband, Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson, are expecting their first child. The couple announced the news in posts on their personal Instagram accounts on Wednesday.
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The Who will perform one last time in Chicago Sept. 7May 08, 2025 10:54 am - British rock band The Who are saying their final goodbye to North America this summer with “The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour,” playing Chicago’s United Center Sunday, Sept. 7. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m Friday, May 16.