All Stories from February 27, 2026 (Change date)
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No end in sight for battles over eligibility and player contracts in college sports, experts sayFeb 27, 2026 8:12 pm - Without federal legislation codifying rules on athlete compensation and eligibility or an entirely new structure, there is likely no end in sight for the stream of lawsuits being filed by schools and athletes looking out for their interests in college athletics.
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Trump raises the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover of Cuba’ coming out of talks with HavanaFeb 27, 2026 7:52 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. is in talks with Havana and raised the possibility of a “friendly takeover of Cuba” without offering any details on what he meant.
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Trump’s ‘pretty much’ decided whom to endorse in Texas’ Senate primary but isn’t yet saying a nameFeb 27, 2026 7:43 pm - President Donald Trump — who has long seemed like he just can’t seem to choose among friends in the Texas Senate Republican primary — says he's “pretty much” decided whom to endorse in the critical March 3 contest.
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FAA moves to block overloading at O’Hare this summerFeb 27, 2026 7:39 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration is acting to reduce flights at O’Hare International Airport this summer, warning that a planned surge in operations will strain the system.
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Trump moves toward Iran attack as mediator says nuclear deal is closeFeb 27, 2026 7:12 pm - A U.S. military attack on Iran could result in regime change, President Donald Trump said Friday. “Nobody knows. … It would be nice if we could do it without” military force, Trump said, “but sometimes you have to do it with.”Trump, speaking with reporters before his morning departure from the White House for Texas and Florida, said he was “not thrilled” with how negotiations with Iran were going over his demand that it “not have nuclear weapons.”
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Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and ’70s, dies at age 86Feb 27, 2026 6:43 pm - Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n' roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.
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3 administrators demoted at Hersey High School amid wrestling program probeFeb 27, 2026 6:22 pm - John Hersey High School’s athletic director and two deans have been reassigned from administrative to teaching positions on the heels of an investigation into the school’s wrestling program.
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US stocks sink and oil prices rise as worries about AI, inflation and possible war hit Wall StreetFeb 27, 2026 6:19 pm - NEW YORK — U.S. stocks sank Friday as Wall Street kept punishing companies that could become losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. A surprisingly discouraging...
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Wheaton League of Women Voters sponsors ‘Declaration 1776’ exhibit, opening March 4Feb 27, 2026 6:16 pm - The League of Women Voters of Wheaton is sponsoring "Declaration 1776: The Big Bang of Modern Democracy," a traveling exhibition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute marking America's 250th anniversary.
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Brace for delays on I-80 as IDOT digs into bridges, key interchanges near JolietFeb 27, 2026 6:15 pm - It’s the final phase of the multiyear project to modernize the interstate and a surge in construction will impact drivers.