All Stories from April 13, 2026 (Change date)
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LFOLA to screen ‘Bring Them Home’ April 22 at Gorton CenterApr 13, 2026 2:01 pm - In celebration of Earth Day, Lake Forest Open Lands Association will screen “Bring Them Home” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, at the Gorton Center in Lake Forest.
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Elgin man gets 12 years for drug homicideApr 13, 2026 1:52 pm - A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for the drug-induced homicide of a man he met in treatment.
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Already under financial pressure, Midwest soybean farmers are squeezed further by tariffs, Iran warApr 13, 2026 1:45 pm - Midwest soybean farmers are facing an array of compounding issues. Costs, such as equipment, have crept up over time while soybean prices have stayed low. Tariffs levied by the Trump administration last year and the resulting monthslong trade war with China in 2025 only made things worse, they say. Then the Iran war bottled up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sending fertilizer prices sky high.
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Stand Up for Des Plaines VIII, a fundraiser April 22 at Zanies in RosemontApr 13, 2026 1:43 pm - Zanies Comedy Club and the Whalen family are celebrating the eighth year of working together to raise money to support the Des Plaines Community Foundation at Stand Up for Des Plaines VIII, a special benefit comedy night Wednesday, April 22.
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Softball Top 20Apr 13, 2026 1:38 pm - Barrington, St. Charles East and Palatine are the top three teams in this week’s Daily Herald softball Top 20.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell resigning from Congress amid investigation into sexual misconduct allegationsApr 13, 2026 1:09 pm - Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California announced Monday he will resign from Congress following multiple sexual assault allegations that prompted loud bipartisan calls for him to step down.
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Tailors age out of the workforce even as demand for their skills growsApr 13, 2026 1:02 pm - Like engraving, repairing musical instruments and many other skilled trades, creating and fitting garments to individual specifications hasn't attracted enough entry-level workers over the years to replace the professionals retiring their pincushions after decades of performing their craft.
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Citadel Theatre’s ‘Ruthless! The Musical’ gives two young north suburban performers a chance to be starsApr 13, 2026 1:02 pm - In “Ruthless! The Musical,” which will be performed at Citadel Theatre in Lake Forest from April 15 to May 17, an 11-year-old girl goes homicidal after losing the lead in a school musical to a classmate she feels is less worthy of the part.
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Trump administration agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at New York’s Stonewall monumentApr 13, 2026 12:43 pm - The Trump administration said Monday it will keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, reversing course after removing the banner in February.
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Things to do April 17-23: Rick Springfield, Central States Numismatic Society Convention, Earth Day events and moreApr 13, 2026 12:30 pm - Add these to your calendar this week: Rick Springfield at the Genesee Theatre, the Central States Numismatic Society Convention at the Schaumburg Convention Center, Earth Day events in several suburbs and more.