All Stories from May 7, 2026 (Change date)
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for April 2026May 07, 2026 12:43 pm - The images by our top finishers in April’s amateur photo contest capture moments of both humor and serenity.
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Fire that injured 15 in Des Plaines still under investigationMay 07, 2026 12:25 pm - The cause of an explosion and fire at a Des Plaines apartment building remained under investigation Thursday.
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Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court historyMay 07, 2026 11:17 am - The first baby boomer on the Supreme Court hit a milestone on Thursday, becoming the second-longest serving justice in history at a time when his influence has never seemed greater.
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Santa’s Village is set open May 16 and the parakeets are coming backMay 07, 2026 10:49 am - Santa’s Village in East Dundee will open for its 2026 season on May 16, followed by the opening of Santa Springs Water Park on May 23.
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Billie Eilish and James Cameron make concert movie magic with ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’May 07, 2026 10:30 am - Billie Eilish is levitating. Or so it seems in “Billie Eilish — Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D),” the new concert film co-directed by Eilish and three-time Academy Award winner James Cameron.
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How the Chicago Bears plan to maximize rookie speedster Zavion ThomasMay 07, 2026 10:08 am - General manager Ryan Poles had a look about him on the second night of the NFL draft last month as he sold Zavion Thomas, a third-round pick from LSU, as a dangerous retu...
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Unplugged and unbothered: Best spots in the Tri-Cities to sit and relaxMay 07, 2026 9:55 am - Peace and quiet: Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun shares some of his favorite spots in the Tri-Cities to sit and relax.
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Changing minds, one millimeter at a timeMay 07, 2026 9:32 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel:
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Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offerMay 07, 2026 9:07 am - Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv’s ceasefire earlier in the week and tension mounted over safety at Russia's upcoming Victory Day celebrations.
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Glen Ellyn Historical Society recruits baton twirlers of all ages for Fourth of July paradeMay 07, 2026 8:55 am - The Glen Ellyn Historical Society wants to form a marching unit of baton twirlers to join “seventy-six trombones” or so in a big Independence Day parade.