All Stories from May 17, 2025 (Change date)
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The Biz Week That Was: Sears’ HQ nearly razed, Dick’s buys Foot Locker, and Walmart warns of higher pricesMay 17, 2025 1:35 pm - The demolition of Sears campus in Hoffman Estates is almost done The demolition of Sears’ former 2.4 million-square-foot headquarters in Hoffman Estates is entering ...
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Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in storm-battered KentuckyMay 17, 2025 1:29 pm - LONDON, Ky. — At least 27 people have been killed by storms systems that swept across part of the U.S. Midwest and South, with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announcing Satur...
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Illinois’ motor fuel tax is working as intended: Fixing roads and keeping up with costsMay 17, 2025 1:28 pm - Every July 1 since 2019, Illinois’ motor fuel tax ticks upward with the rate of inflation. And every year, the same talking heads emerge attacking it as some evidence of broken government.
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People on the move: Fehr Graham; Pulse TechnologiesMay 17, 2025 1:26 pm - Fehr Graham hiring and promotions Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, recently hired Josh Elmore as an engineer. Based in the firm...
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Pope Leo XIV not registered as a Republican in IllinoisMay 17, 2025 1:23 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that the new pope is a registered Republican, three European leaders were caught with drugs and more.
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AI poses new moral questions. Pope Leo says the Catholic Church has answers.May 17, 2025 1:15 pm - Artificial intelligence might not seem like an obvious focus for a new pope taking over the world’s largest Christian church. AI is developing faster than most people can...
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Boys track and field: Batavia defends its DuKane Conference title in storm-delayed meetMay 17, 2025 12:40 pm - It surely wasn’t the best day for track and field. From a dust storm that turned into a 90-minute storm delay, to high powered winds that caused the pole vault to be post...
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Rare dust storm that raced through Chicago area caused by strong winds from cluster of thunderstormsMay 17, 2025 11:19 am - A rare dust storm swept in from the southwest and enveloped the Chicago metropolitan area Friday evening, darkening the sky and creating eerie images.
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Indy 500 driver Marcus Armstrong taken away on stretcher after heavy crash in qualifying practiceMay 17, 2025 10:55 am - Marcus Armstrong was taken away on a stretcher after a heavy crash in practice for Indianapolis 500 qualifying. The 24-year-old from New Zealand hit the wall going into Turn 1 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. Dr. Julia Vaizer, the medical director for IndyCar, said that Armstrong was awake and "doing well."
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PGA Championship gets storms and a late startMay 17, 2025 10:50 am - The PGA Championship is going to threesomes for the third round because of weather. It was a stop-and-start morning at Quail Hollow. Storms caused the warm-up session to be halted for 17 minutes. And right when Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele were close to teeing off, play was stopped again.