All Stories from October 11, 2025 (Change date)
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Appeals court bars Trump from deploying National Guard in IllinoisOct 11, 2025 4:14 pm - A federal appeals court said Saturday that it will not allow President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard in Illinois, largely preserving a ruling that had suspended his administration’s campaign to send troops into the Chicago area.The Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, however, said that the president could federalize the Guard for now, as the appeals court said it will later decide on that question. It is unclear what the Guard will be doing without the ability to deploy.
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Bears pick a left tackle, get some good news on injury frontOct 11, 2025 3:53 pm - Head coach Ben Johnson announced Saturday that Theo Benedet would make his first start at left tackle Monday. Benedet earned the job after he replaced Braxton Jones against the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 4. Jones had been the team’s starter at left tackle after a competition for the spot during training camp.
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Reports: Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79Oct 11, 2025 3:45 pm - LOS ANGELES — Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of “Annie Hall,” “The Godfather” films and “Father of the Bride,” whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one o...
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Scarecrow building, pumpkin decorating draw families to Autumn Harvest festOct 11, 2025 3:36 pm - A scarecrow-building contest was among the highlights of the four-hourlong annual Autumn Harvest festival Saturday at North School Park in Arlington Heights.
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How to see two bright, once-in-a-lifetime comets with your naked eyeOct 11, 2025 3:12 pm - Two rare bright comets are visiting our neighborhood this month, making for once-in-a-lifetime viewing. The comets, C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (SWAN), are already s...
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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bearsOct 11, 2025 2:53 pm - BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.'s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales...
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A long-lost ancient Roman artifact reappears in a New Orleans backyardOct 11, 2025 2:36 pm - NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans family cleaning up their overgrown backyard made an extremely unusual find: Under the weeds was a mysterious marble tablet with Latin characte...
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Man killed in drive-by shooting at Ingleside birthday partyOct 11, 2025 2:20 pm - A 19-year-old Round Lake man was shot and killed Friday after an argument at a birthday party in Ingleside, police said.
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French tech company announces new headquarters at Chicago quantum research parkOct 11, 2025 2:04 pm - French quantum computing company Pasqal plans to build its U.S. headquarters in Chicago at the state’s new tech research park.
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Daily Herald opinion: A celebration of Chicago: The disparagement in our national politics of our city by the lake sadly obscures all that its fabulous about itOct 11, 2025 2:00 pm - As frequent visitors to our neighboring metropolis to the east and occasional tourists elsewhere around the country and around the globe, we would -- with pride and witho...