All Stories from June 21, 2025 (Change date)
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Minnesota shooting suspect and wife were ‘preppers,’ FBI affidavit saysJun 21, 2025 6:04 pm - Hours after a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband were fatally shot in their home, Vance Boelter, the man charged by authorities with the killing, texted his wife in...
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‘It was horrific’: Elgin immigrants advocates say ramped-up deportation push brings fear, uneaseJun 21, 2025 5:30 pm - The federal government’s expanded mass deportation operations in the Chicago area and other large cities are taking a toll on the immigrant community in Elgin, advocates said.
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Mercury set franchise record for 3-pointers in a game in 107-86 win over SkyJun 21, 2025 5:24 pm - Sami Whitcomb hit five of the Mercury's franchise-record 17 3-pointers and finished with 17 points, Kahleah Copper scored 16 and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Chicago Sky 107-86. Kalani Brown hit a 3 — the second of the 6-foot-7 center's career — with 25.6 seconds left Saturday to break the Mercury's previous record of 16. Six different Phoenix players hit at least two 3-pointers, tying the WNBA single-game record.
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Catcher to manager, with a 20-year wait, natural fit for Barrington native WilsonJun 21, 2025 5:02 pm - Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson returned home this weekend, providing a chance to reminisce about his wildly successful baseball years in Barrington.
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Hot-air balloon in Brazil catches fire and falls from the sky, killing 8 and injuring 13Jun 21, 2025 3:39 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO — A hot-air balloon caught fire and tumbled from the sky on Saturday in Brazil ’s southern state of Santa Catarina, killing eight people, firefighters said...
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A tornado that swept through a rural town in North Dakota left at least 3 people deadJun 21, 2025 3:36 pm - ENDERLIN, N.D. — Powerful winds — including a tornado — that swept across parts of the upper Midwest left three people dead and a regional airport heavily damaged, while ...
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The US commemorates 250th anniversary of the ‘great American battle,’ the Battle of Bunker HillJun 21, 2025 3:30 pm - NEW YORK — As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, it might take a moment — or more — to remember why. Start with the very name. “There's so...
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Belarus releases dissident after highest-level US visit in yearsJun 21, 2025 3:24 pm - A prominent Belarusian opposition leader, Sergei Tikhanovsky, was unexpectedly released from prison after almost five years in jail following a meeting Saturday in Minsk ...
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More transparency will support small businesses in IllinoisJun 21, 2025 3:08 pm - In my opinion, most politicians care deeply about their constituents. It also seems policymakers across Illinois, regardless of their party affiliation, want to support s...
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Sunrise at Stonehenge draws druids, pagans and revelers to celebrate the summer solsticeJun 21, 2025 2:49 pm - LONDON — As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers at Stonehenge where the ancient monument in souther...