All Stories from May 15, 2026 (Change date)
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Ask the doctors: Diet and hydration can slow kidney stone developmentMay 15, 2026 9:59 am - Kidney stones are bits of hard, pebblelike debris formed from the salts and minerals contained in the kidney. They range in size from smaller than a grain of sand to (yes, this is a Guinness World Records rarity) as large as a golf ball.
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Get more vitamin D without taking a supplementMay 15, 2026 9:57 am - Vitamin D is not just a nutrient found in food. It’s a hormone that plays a critical role in your health. Nearly every cell in your body has receptors for vitamin D, and studies suggest that it has a variety of effects in your body.
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Popular retailer UNIQLO opens in Oak BrookMay 15, 2026 9:56 am - Popular Japanese retailer UNIQLO opened its newest location on Friday at Oakbrook Center.
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Polystyrene foam drop off in Lake ZurichMay 15, 2026 9:48 am - A drop off for expanded polystyrene, commonly referred to by the trademarked name Styrofoam, will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, at the rear lot of the American Legion hall, 51 Lions Drive in Lake Zurich.
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Sandra Oh, Tammy Duckworth, Kumail Nanjiani and Bowen Yang are in a HBO doc on being Asian American, Pacific IslanderMay 15, 2026 9:06 am - Director Eugene Yi has always been interested in the term Asian American and Pacific Islander and which ethnicities it includes. So Yi, who is Korean American, was beyond excited when approached to helm the new HBO documentary “The A List: 15 Stories From Asian and Pacific Diasporas,” which dropped Wednesday on HBO Max.
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McHenry’s Rooted Ritual Apothecary offers handmade, refillable, sustainable productsMay 15, 2026 8:42 am - Carrie Ozog, born and raised in McHenry, spent nine years in Colorado building a business delivering frozen, organic and plant-based food to customers on the Western Slope. She came back to Illinois in 2024 to be closer to family, including her daughter, Saige Alexander. Ozog restarted her Colorado business, Mindful Roots, in McHenry, delivering foods to customers in McHenry, Lake and parts of Cook counties.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson takes on aliens and how we should greet them in ‘Take Me to Your Leader’May 15, 2026 8:39 am - Neil deGrasse Tyson has had a lifelong fantasy of being abducted by aliens. That’s right, he actually wants to be taken. America’s favorite astrophysicist has turned that lifelong fascination into a book, “Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter.”
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Next stop, CharlestonMay 15, 2026 8:37 am - It’s been a busy week for girls track and field athletes at sectional meets around the area trying to qualify for next weekend’s state meet at Eastern Illinois University...
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Shakira and Burna Boy release official 2026 FIFA World Cup Anthem, ‘Dai Dai’May 15, 2026 8:26 am - As the song demands: “Let’s go!” The Colombian superstar Shakira and Afrobeats icon Burna Boy have teamed up for “Dai Dai,” the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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North America’s largest commuter rail system faces a potential shutdownMay 15, 2026 8:14 am - North America’s largest commuter rail system is facing a potential shutdown as a deadline nears to reach a deal with unionized workers to avert a strike.