All Stories from May 16, 2025 (Change date)
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Storms knocked power for thousands around Great Lakes region, with more tornado risk comingMay 16, 2025 11:41 am - After widespread thunderstorms and some tornadoes knocked power out to hundreds of thousands of customers in the Great Lakes region, a continued severe weather outbreak is expected through Friday night. It will be the third-straight day of significant severe weather, with more threats through the weekend.
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After three-year expansion project, Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin ready for its debutMay 16, 2025 11:39 am - After a three-year, $14.4 million expansion, the Hemmens Cultural Center will hold a celebration marking the completion of the project Saturday afternoon.
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Cubs bullpen power rankings: Which Chicago relievers are the most reliable?May 16, 2025 11:37 am - Here’s a power ranking of the Cubs’ bullpen group as presently constructed. Like relievers themselves, this list is volatile and could shift from day to day. But heading into play Friday, here’s a subjective look at the current trustworthiness of each reliever in the Cubs bullpen.
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Chicago Sky expecting Courtney Vandersloot to help growth of Angel Reese, Kamilla CardosoMay 16, 2025 11:19 am - Courtney Vandersloot wanted a seat. She had just finished a long practice (more than two hours) and then followed that up with a 3-point shooting drill. If she was going ...
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Bahama Breeze in Schaumburg among 15 locations abruptly closed nationwideMay 16, 2025 10:42 am - Bahama Breeze Island Grille restaurant in Schaumburg is among 15 nationwide that were closed recently by Darden Restaurants, Inc.
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Kids author Mo Willems and The Pigeon stare down the future in a new bookMay 16, 2025 10:41 am - Author Mo Willems has sold millions of books and won many awards, but the accolade that means most to him is when a parent says their child read aloud for the first time from one of his books. His latest book, “Will the Pigeon Graduate?,” addresses Pigeon’s fear of failure.
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Schaumburg hosting Public Works Open House May 31May 16, 2025 9:42 am - The village of Schaumburg invites the public to attend its free Engineering & Public Works Open House from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31 at the Engineering & Public Works Facility, 714 S. Plum Grove Rd.
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‘Deaf President Now!’ amplifies the birth of a rights movementMay 16, 2025 9:39 am - The events depicted in “Deaf President Now!” — a documentary revisiting the 1988 protest by students at Gallaudet University that led to the selection of the school’s first deaf president in its 124-year history — may seem like an incremental advancement for representation in the deaf community. But it was so much more.
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The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ is a surrealist vanity projectMay 16, 2025 9:19 am - In “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the tedium of an incoherent first act paints charismatic performer The Weeknd — one of the last few decades’ most popular — as an unempathetic protagonist in a nonlinear and nonsensical world.
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Libertyville man charged with possessing child sex abuse materialsMay 16, 2025 8:59 am - A Libertyville man is facing charges of possessing and disseminating of child sex abuse materials following a lengthy investigation by the Illinois State Police and the Illinois Attorney General’s office.