All Stories from May 5, 2026 (Change date)
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Did you find an animal nesting near your house? Here's what to doMay 05, 2026 10:56 am - Did you find an animal nesting near your house? Here's what to do.
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Dining out: New limited-time offerings at Portillo’s and Lou Malnati’sMay 05, 2026 10:51 am - Portillo’s is now serving the new Hot and Saucy Italian beef sandwich while Lou Malnati’s is debuting the Italian Combo Beef-Za, both for a limited time. Plus, Geneva Wine Cellar and Tasting Room is reopening under new ownership.
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How to make cut flowers last well beyond Mother’s DayMay 05, 2026 10:48 am - There’s nothing quite like receiving a fresh bouquet of cut flowers. With proper preparation and care, you can greatly increase the life span of your bouquets.
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U.S. says ceasefire with Iran is holding despite attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the UAEMay 05, 2026 10:46 am - U.S. military leaders said Tuesday that a ceasefire with Iran remains in effect a day after Tehran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates.
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South Barrington launching new emergency alert systemMay 05, 2026 10:40 am - South Barrington will launch a new electronic emergency alert system June 1.
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O’Donnell: $$$ status as a global lottery has to be in the future of the Kentucky DerbyMay 05, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about the Kentucky Derby and other sports news.
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Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ is a harrowing descent into horror. The cast had a ball.May 05, 2026 9:56 am - Put 40 boys alone on an island and what do you get? Harmony or chaos? British author William Golding predicted not good things in his harrowing 1954 classic novel “Lord of the Flies,” and a new powerful, kinetic TV adaptation on Netflix makes an inspired case that he was probably right.
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Trump’s drugmaker deals may save economy $529B over 10 years, White House saysMay 05, 2026 9:09 am - White House economists estimate that President Donald Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries could save $529 billion over the next 10 years.
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Oprah Winfrey selects Scottish author Douglas Stuart’s ‘John of John’ for her book clubMay 05, 2026 8:56 am - After growing up in a Glasgow household without books, Douglas Stuart didn’t know much about the literary world as a young man beyond the recommendations given by a favorite of daytime television watchers — Oprah Winfrey. On Tuesday, Winfrey announced the selection of Stuart’s “John of John” as her book club pick.
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Zelenskyy slams Russia’s ‘utter cynicism’ as strikes kill 5 in Ukraine before announced ceasefireMay 05, 2026 8:53 am - Russian drone and missile strikes carried out overnight and later on Tuesday killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 80 others, Ukrainian authorities said, hours before Kyiv was due to enact a ceasefire and three days before Moscow promised its own pause in hostilities.