All Stories from April 24, 2026 (Change date)
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‘A need for speed’: Pritzker backs Bears bill with caveats as GOP rival Bailey blasts itApr 24, 2026 7:03 pm - The House bill offering incentives for the Chicago Bears and property tax relief for suburbanites, isn’t ready for the Super Bowl, Gov. JB Pritzker says.
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East State Street reconstruction in Geneva enters new phaseApr 24, 2026 6:50 pm - IDOT will begin Stage 1 of East State Street reconstruction in Geneva the week of April 27, shifting traffic to the north side with one lane open in each direction between East Side and Whitfield drives.
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Cubs find their power stroke and stay hot even as injuries pile upApr 24, 2026 6:35 pm - The Cubs are third in baseball with 139 runs scored and tied for second with a 122 wRC+. They’re third in batting average, second in on-base percentage and have the 23rd lowest strikeout rate in the game — all great signs. The one area where they hadn’t been among the best in baseball was the power department.
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Man who helped fellow runner across Boston Marathon finish line says it was natural instinct to helpApr 24, 2026 6:22 pm - One of two men who helped carry a fellow runner across the finish line of the Boston Marathon said he had been struggling earlier himself but drew strength from the supportive crowd.
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Appeals court rules that Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegalApr 24, 2026 6:04 pm - An appeals court on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border of the U.S., a key pillar of the Republican president’s plan to crack down on migration.
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White House loosens rules for preserving presidential recordsApr 24, 2026 5:51 pm - The White House quickly embraced a new records-preservation policy after the Justice Department deemed a presidential records law unconstitutional, dismissing decades-old requirements in favor of discretionary guidelines.
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‘Everything that we’re looking for’: Thieneman’s ability to make big plays stood out to BearsApr 24, 2026 5:28 pm - Why the Bears decided to take Oregon safety Dillon Thieneman in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night.
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Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homesApr 24, 2026 4:57 pm - A volunteer firefighter died battling a wildfire in northern Florida while more than 120 homes have been destroyed in southeast Georgia and thousands more remain threatened by two large blazes, one of which investigators suspect was sparked by an aluminum party balloon touching power lines, officials said Friday.
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Violent tornado tears through Oklahoma town, damaging 40 homes but sparing livesApr 24, 2026 4:44 pm - Raeann Hunt scrambled to her cellar as a tornado bore down on her Oklahoma community. “It is headed right for us,” she recalled thinking, as she peeked outside, unable to contain her curiosity. Huddled inside the dark 8-by-8 foot concrete shelter with her husband, brother-in-law and a neighbor, she heard roaring, metal slapping on the door and glass breaking.
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Elgin man gets 10 years for sexual abuseApr 24, 2026 4:27 pm - A man from Elgin has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing a minor.