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A pilot dropped the atomic bomb, then journaled: ‘My God what have we done’

By Michael E. Ruane
Mar 01, 2026 6:15 am - Shortly after dawn on Aug. 6, 1945, Capt. Robert A. Lewis, co-pilot of the Enola Gay, wrote in his notebook that the clouds below him were dispersing and the weather looked good for the rest of the flight to Hiroshima.
Suburban Skyview: Cary business sells a variety of industrial lift equipment

By Paul Valade
Mar 01, 2026 6:00 am - Suburban Skyview: Cary business sells a variety of colorful industrial lift equipment and parts.
Trump: ‘Freedom’ for Iran is goal of ‘major military operation’

By Natalie Allison and Tara Copp
Feb 28, 2026 8:47 pm - President Donald Trump told The Washington Post early Saturday that his main concern is “freedom” for the Iranian people as the U.S. launched military strikes in the country.
World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes, death of Ali Khamenei

By CLAUDIA CIOBANU, SAM McNEIL and SAM METZ
Feb 28, 2026 7:45 pm - How long will it last? Will it grow? What will the conflict and the reported death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. mean to us — and to global security overall? Those questions echoed across the Middle East and the planet Saturday as world leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.
War powers debate intensifies after Trump orders attack on Iran without approval by Congress

By LISA MASCARO
Feb 28, 2026 7:39 pm - Key members of Congress are demanding a swift vote on a war powers resolution that would restrain President Donald Trump's military attack on Iran unless the administration wins their approval for what they warn is a potentially illegal campaign that risks pulling the United States into a deeper Middle East conflict.
Even amid partial DHS shutdown, Illinois remains on edge over ICE coming back

BY SAM FREEMAN
Feb 28, 2026 5:22 pm - Illinois and Chicago leaders are considering their legislative options while remaining on guard for another round of immigration raids, even as the Department of Homeland Security partially shuts down. A new bill introduced to the Illinois Senate would prohibit law enforcement agencies in Illinois from hiring individuals who serve as federal immigration officers for the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs between Jan. 20, 2025 and Jan 20, 2029.
DHS shutdown could go on for a while — because voters aren’t paying attention

By Paul Kane
Feb 28, 2026 5:22 pm - Government shutdowns usually need a pressure point to force a compromise that brings them to their end.There’s no sign of any such pressure point in the current shutdown, which has left the Department of Homeland Security shuttered.
Pakistan carries out airstrikes inside Afghanistan as ‘open war’ on border continues

By MUNIR AHMED and ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN
Feb 28, 2026 5:15 pm - Pakistan’s military, backed by artillery and air power, struck more military installations deep inside Afghanistan overnight after Pakistan said it was in “open war” with its eastern neighbor.
A Supreme Court case over whether marijuana users can own guns is creating unusual alliances

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Feb 28, 2026 5:05 pm - Gun rights and cannabis legalization are usually on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but both movements have brought about seismic shifts in the United States in recent decades.
Man charged with murder of woman found outside Elk Grove Village hotel

Daily Herald report
Feb 28, 2026 3:56 pm - A Fox Lake man has been charged with the murder of a 50-year-old woman found dead outside an Elk Grove Village hotel, police said Saturday.

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