All Stories from May 14, 2026 (Change date)
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Why the U.S. job market is so hard, especially for recent college graduatesMay 14, 2026 2:34 pm - The American job market is behaving in a way that economists are struggling to explain. The economy is growing. Unemployment is low. And yet, for millions of workers, finding a job has become harder than at almost any other point in decades.
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US Border Patrol chief Michael Banks is resigning, in latest DHS leadership changeMay 14, 2026 2:11 pm - The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation's frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American cities, announced his resignation Thursday.
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Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorialMay 14, 2026 2:07 pm - When Kash Patel visited Hawaii last summer, the FBI took pains to note the director was not on vacation, highlighting his walking tour of the bureau's Honolulu field office and meetings with local law enforcement.
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‘Makes us all better people’: Naperville orchestra teacher wins Golden Apple AwardMay 14, 2026 1:14 pm - Scullen Middle School orchestra teacher Matthew White was announced as the winner of a Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Naperville school Thursday.
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State Rep. Mussman hosting trio of town halls in JuneMay 14, 2026 11:46 am - State Rep. Michelle Mussman, a Democrat from Schaumburg, will hold three town halls in her district in June to update community members on new legislation and accomplishments in Springfield.
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Palatine approves new liquors license for Cook Cork & ForkMay 14, 2026 11:46 am - The Palatine Village Council this week approved shifting the liquor license for Cook Cork & Fork, 34 W. Palatine Road, to a newer class that allows limited spirits and packaged wine sales.
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Baby bison born at Kane County forest preserveMay 14, 2026 11:45 am - Huddled close to its mother, the first bison calf born in a Kane County tallgrass prairie in over 200 years represents more than restoration: Something lost. Something returned. Something reborn.
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Brittany Russell, with husband Sheldon riding, could make Preakness history with Taj MahalMay 14, 2026 11:11 am - Brittany Russell is the latest woman with a chance to etch her name into horse racing history.
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Greenberg: How much is a beer, hot dog at Wrigley Field and The Rate? I did the math (’26 edition)May 14, 2026 10:52 am - One thing you won’t find at either Wrigley Field or Rate Field: a lot of cheap food options. Aside from the White Sox’ long-running $5 Tuesday promotion, prices inside the ballpark keep going up and up. It’s not a Chicago problem; it’s nationwide.
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Can ‘Off Campus’ capture the hockey romance hole left by ‘Heated Rivalry’?May 14, 2026 10:32 am - Thanks to “Heated Rivalry,” hockey hunks — and their love stories — are having a moment. Prime Video’s “Off Campus” is the next show hoping to score with viewers.