All Stories from April 9, 2026 (Change date)
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Exhibition of oil paintings opens at Des Plaines libraryApr 09, 2026 6:40 am - A selection of artist Bill Pagan’s oil paintings are on display through May at the Des Plaines Public Library.
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Arlington Heights offering free smoke alarms for residentsApr 09, 2026 6:39 am - The Arlington Heights Fire Department is offering free smoke alarm inspections, battery changing and new smoke alarm installations for residents.
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Jittery, edgy and magnetic, Riz Ahmed takes ‘Hamlet’ for a spinApr 09, 2026 5:15 am - “Hamlet” is a pared-down, engaging, if spotty, rendering of the world’s most famous play. Jittery, tense, fast-talking and always on edge, this is a Hamlet, above all, in a rush.
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‘Exit 8’ is the video game adaptation to see right nowApr 09, 2026 5:15 am - Hallways, generally speaking, are not places you want to be in the movies. But “Exit 8,” a new film by the Japanese director Genki Kawamura, lands in a hallway and stays there.
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Beyond ho-hum: Finding excitement in today’s space advancesApr 09, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: I don’t like to constantly revisit “the olden days” of my youth as if they were some halcyon time of simpler pleasures and more meaningful excitements. But there are times when comparisons just can’t be avoided.
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When military allegiance is blindApr 09, 2026 4:00 am - While the war with Iran rages, our “secretary of war,” Mr. Hegseth, has turned his guns on a total of 15 high-level management people in the Armed Forces. It was no secre...
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Today’s editorial cartoonApr 09, 2026 4:00 am -
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Move unreliable news insideApr 09, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald, stop treating Donald Trump as a reliable news source deserving of front page coverage. He is not consistent and is prone to lying. I look to the Herald for ...
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Can Trump cut through fog and focus on Iran goal?Apr 09, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York:
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Why not go electric?Apr 09, 2026 4:00 am - The article from Ben Szalinski about the aging patrol cars fleet of the State Polices sparks the following questions: 1. Illinois has pushed for EVs, so why not replace t...