All Stories from May 15, 2025 (Change date)
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Hoffman Estates legislator Crespo ousted from Democratic caucus, loses committee chairMay 15, 2025 3:26 pm - House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch made the extraordinary move of removing suburban state Rep. Fred Crespo as appropriations committee chair on Wednesday with two weeks left in the legislative session.
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Gene editing helped a desperately ill baby thrive. Scientists say it could someday treat millionsMay 15, 2025 3:13 pm - A baby born with a rare and dangerous genetic disease is growing and thriving after getting an experimental gene editing treatment made just for him. Researchers describe...
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Putin spurns Zelenskyy meeting but lower-level Ukraine-Russia talks are still onMay 15, 2025 3:09 pm - ANKARA, Turkey — Russia and Ukraine are set to hold their first direct peace talks in three years, both countries said Thursday, but hopes for a breakthrough remained dim...
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Hospital tells family brain-dead Georgia woman must carry fetus to birth because of abortion banMay 15, 2025 3:03 pm - ATLANTA — A pregnant woman in Georgia was declared brain-dead after a medical emergency and doctors have kept her on life support for three months to allow enough time fo...
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Bird-friendly rules extended to new residential construction in unincorporated Lake CountyMay 15, 2025 2:59 pm - Lake County has extended requirements for bird-friendly design to include new residential construction.
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Cassie forced to read aloud explicit messages with Sean 'Diddy' Combs at his sex trafficking trialMay 15, 2025 2:58 pm - NEW YORK — R&B singer Cassie was forced under cross-examination Thursday to read aloud explicit messages with her former boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs, some of which expre...
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Singer Chris Brown arrested in UK for alleged attack at London club in 2023May 15, 2025 2:54 pm - Singer Chris Brown was arrested Thursday in England for allegedly hitting someone with a bottle in a London nightclub in 2023.
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Consumer advocates tell regulators to slash rate hike requests from Nicor, AmerenMay 15, 2025 2:30 pm - Natural gas customers in the Chicago suburbs and downstate Illinois are likely to see an increase in their monthly bills next year, but it’s up to state regulators to decide how big a hike, if any, to approve.
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No sweep for you: White Sox fail in bid for four-game winning streakMay 15, 2025 2:28 pm - Elly De La Cruz, Will Benson and Matt McLain homered, Nick Martinez pitched seven shutout innings and the Cincinnati Reds snapped a three-game losing streak with a 7-1 win over the White Sox.
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Schaumburg Boomers strike in top of the ninth inning for road victoryMay 15, 2025 2:11 pm - Anthony Calarco recorded a game-winning opposite-field single with two strikes and two outs in the top of the ninth inning as the Schaumburg Boomers swept the Windy City ...