All Stories from May 6, 2026 (Change date)
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ICE plans to scrap shortened training program for new immigration officersMay 06, 2026 4:41 pm - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is preparing to return to a longer training program for new deportation officers, two Department of Homeland Security officials said Wednesday, restoring previous standards after dramatically shortening the instruction period for recruits last year.
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How ‘church guy’ restored 101-year-old Elgin landmark after devastating stormMay 06, 2026 4:11 pm - Jeremy Bates was on his way to Kentucky last March when he learned about a historic church in Elgin devastated by the previous night’s storms. The McHenry man who’s built a reputation for restoring storm-ravaged churches turned around that day and helped restore the the church to its former glory.
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Lutnick’s testimony about Epstein draws praise from GOP chair and derision from DemocratsMay 06, 2026 4:11 pm - Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, trying to explain to lawmakers his contact with the financier after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.
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Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journeyMay 06, 2026 4:00 pm - Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.
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Cook County baseball notes: Conant’s Szpiganowicz earns exciting opportunity playing international baseballMay 06, 2026 3:55 pm - With the popularity of the World Baseball Classic, more countries are looking ahead with the hopes of qualifying. Many of those countries are reaching into the United Sta...
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Cruise ship with hantavirus outbreak heads to Canary Islands after 3 are evacuatedMay 06, 2026 3:55 pm - Two patients with hantavirus and one suspected of infection were evacuated Wednesday from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly outbreak, the U.N. health agency said. The ship then departed Cape Verde with nearly 150 people on board — isolated in their cabins — and headed to Spain’s Canary Islands.
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Elgin panel endorses plan to complete subdivision on city’s west sideMay 06, 2026 3:38 pm - Elgin’s Planning and Zoning Commission has approved plans for the final phase of the Ponds of Stony Creek, setting the stage for another 140 single-family homes to be built on the city’s far west side.
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Six Round Lake middle school students hospitalized after ingesting THC gummiesMay 06, 2026 3:36 pm - Six Round Lake Middle School students were hospitalized Wednesday morning after apparently ingesting THC gummies.
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Five candidates for 3 open seats means condo board must hold electionMay 06, 2026 3:34 pm - Our association has always had three candidates for the three open seats on the board every year. This year, we have five candidates for the three positions.
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Model the behavior you want to seeMay 06, 2026 3:32 pm - Annettee Budzban says we should provide good examples for young people.