All Stories from August 7, 2025 (Change date)
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Boomers swept by FlorenceAug 07, 2025 3:57 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers lost 16-6 to Florence on Thursday.
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Soldiers hailed as heroes for tackling armed assailant at Georgia Army baseAug 07, 2025 3:51 pm - Sgt. Aaron Turner was helping lock down a supply warehouse on Fort Stewart after gunshots were reported in a neighboring office building. Then he saw a fellow soldier walking past, wearing a hooded sweatshirt over his uniform and holding a handgun.Instead of ducking for cover, Turner said, he approached the gunman and started talking — asking what he was doing there and where he was heading.
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FBI fires senior officials, including former acting headAug 07, 2025 3:32 pm - The FBI has forced out at least two senior officials, including the bureau’s former acting director, in its latest purge of leaders who drew the ire of right-wing supporters of President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the dismissals.
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Dean Cain, former TV Superman, will be sworn in as honorary ICE officerAug 07, 2025 3:30 pm - Dean Cain, the actor best known for portraying Superman on a 1990s television show, wants to join the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
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Maybe it’s time for Cubs to hoist a mug and wave white flagAug 07, 2025 3:19 pm - The Cubs could snap out of their hitting slump and get healthier on the mound. But it may be futile, since their top competition is winning at a 74% rate.
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Lombard Historical Society to host herbal body care workshopAug 07, 2025 2:56 pm - Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh returns to the Lombard Historical Society on Thursday, Aug. 28, to discuss “Powdered Perfection: Crafting Herbal Body Care with Dry Ingredients with Backyard Patch Herbs.”
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Indian Prairie District 204 to hold forums as part of superintendent searchAug 07, 2025 2:45 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials plan to host two forums to collect feedback from stakeholders on the qualities they want to see in the next superintendent of the Aurora-based school system.
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Britain’s Royal Mail celebrates Monty Python with stamps featuring iconic sketches and charactersAug 07, 2025 2:35 pm - And now for something completely different: Britain’s Royal Mail has issued stamps celebrating the absurdist comedy of Monty Python.
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Elgin’s Voices Unlimited Chorus welcomes new singersAug 07, 2025 2:27 pm - Voices Unlimited Chorus, a non-audition choir, is accepting new members for their holiday concert season.
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Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and former manager, dies at 48Aug 07, 2025 2:26 pm - Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and talent manager, has died of cancer, his family said Thursday. He was 48.