All Stories from May 7, 2026 (Change date)
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Israel strikes Beirut suburbs, threatening already shaky ceasefireMay 07, 2026 6:53 pm - Israeli forces said they killed the commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Forces on Wednesday in an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, in the first attack near the Lebanese capital since the start of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire last month.
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Too soon? Cubs join elite company as home win streak hits 15May 07, 2026 6:35 pm - Michael Conforto homered and Shota Imanaga struck out 10 as the Cubs beat the Reds 8-3 on Thursday at Wrigley Field, stretching their home win streak to 15.
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Mount Prospect Fatpour still on tap, as developer’s criminal history surfacesMay 07, 2026 6:16 pm - Mount Prospect officials say a proposed Fatpour Tap Works location for the downtown remains a priority, even as the project sits in a holding pattern — and with information surfacing about the developer's checkered legal history.
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Federal prosecutors drop conspiracy charge against remaining ‘Broadview Six’ defendantsMay 07, 2026 6:15 pm - After accusations flew in dueling legal filings earlier this week, a federal judge on Thursday officially dismissed the main conspiracy charge against the remaining “Broadview Six” immigration protesters indicted last fall.
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Pen pups: Why more police dogs are going to work in jailsMay 07, 2026 6:12 pm - We’re used to seeing police dogs out on the street alongside officers and deputies, but these days a growing number of K-9 units are at work out of the public eye and behind steel doors in jails.
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NCAA Tournaments get supersized makeovers that could affect Cinderella and your bracketsMay 07, 2026 5:48 pm - The NCAA increased the fields for its men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments to 76 teams apiece on Thursday. That means there will be eight more games — 12 total involving 24 teams — squeezed into the highly popular bracket without substantially changing the overall format.
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After taste of success in 2025, Schaumburg Boomers seek championship in 2026May 07, 2026 5:42 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers open their 2026 season this weekend in search of the league championship that barely eluded them in 2025.
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Homeowners association wants Arlington Heights to end pool attendant requirementMay 07, 2026 5:41 pm - Arlington Heights officials may eliminate a 40-year-old ordinance that requires attendants at the outdoor pools of hotels, condos and apartments.
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‘It always led here’: She started teaching at 47 and is now a Golden Apple Award winnerMay 07, 2026 5:34 pm - Kristina Lancaster, who teaches fourth graders at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside, was honored Thursday with a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. She took a circuitous route to teaching, starting at age 47 in 2017.
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Could Illinois follow Alabama’s lead in splitting public and private school competition?May 07, 2026 5:03 pm - Interesting news emerged early this year when the central board of control of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (the equivalent of our Illinois High School Association) voted overwhelmingly to separate public and private schools into different championship competitions.