All Stories from May 20, 2026 (Change date)
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All about joy: Mýa returns with her first album in 8 years, the throwback ‘Retrospect’May 20, 2026 9:42 am - To know where the R&B singer Mýa is headed in 2026, it is best to look backward. Her 10th studio album, “Retrospect,” out Friday, threads the needle from then to now, which fans can hear live during her performance Sunday, May 24, at the Forever Mine Music Festival at Chicago’s Union Park.
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American Legion names World War II vet as grand marshal for Park Ridge Memorial Day paradeMay 20, 2026 9:37 am - Don Hurst, a 96-year-old WWII veteran, has been selected as the Park Ridge Memorial Day Parade grand marshal. During his service in 1945, Hurst survived a B-17 crash behind enemy lines, rescued injured crew members, and defended them from German soldiers, earning him the Silver Star and Distinguished Flying Cross.
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‘More and more vibrant’: New shop brings event space, French style to downtown WheatonMay 20, 2026 9:23 am - Fran Rouse has opened a second Stonehouse store in Wheaton — this one in downtown with a dedicated event space, an outdoor cafe setup and the same air of hospitality that defines her first shop.
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District 203 wants to put the brakes on rideshares during school hoursMay 20, 2026 9:19 am - With teen rideshare services becoming more popular, Naperville Unit District 203 wants to put some guardrails in place for students.
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Best Bets: Rosemont’s Rockin’ in the Park and Morton’s Wonder Woods Mini Golf returnMay 20, 2026 9:12 am - Summer will be rocking with outdoor concerts at Rosemont’s Parkway Bank Park and the Elmhurst History Museum, mini golf resumes at the Morton Arboretum, and Brookfield Zoo Chicago debuts its larger-than-life Dinos! experience.
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Lake County baseball notes: Libertyville completes comeback to win NSC; Lakes nears school wins recordMay 20, 2026 8:45 am - The Libertyville baseball team played the role of the comeback kids this week. Coach Matt Thompson’s squad started the week 9-3 in North Suburban Conference action, sitti...
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Spotlight: Chicago Shakes stages North American premiere of ‘Brokeback Mountain’May 20, 2026 8:21 am - Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents the stage adaptation of “Brokeback Mountain,” adapted from Annie Proulx’s 1997 novella that inspired the Academy Award-winning film.
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In Iran’s capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remainsMay 20, 2026 8:20 am - Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran in an increasing show of defiance. This comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens he could restart the war with Iran should negotiations break down and the Islamic Republic refuses to release its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
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Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jittersMay 20, 2026 7:44 am - Residents of Vilnius were told to take shelter and Lithuania's president and prime minister were taken to safe locations Wednesday because of an alarm over drone activity near the border with Belarus, underlining jitters on NATO's eastern flank over incursions related to Russia's war with Ukraine.
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Cook County baseball notes: Maine South, St. Viator celebrate conference titlesMay 20, 2026 7:36 am - Northwest Cook County is home this season to champions. The area boasts traditional division champions Barrington and Schaumburg in the Mid-Suburban League. And with the ...