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New German leader Friedrich Merz will meet Trump at the White House next week
May 31, 2025 5:23 pm - BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in Ukraine and trade tensions among the it...
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Death toll reaches 151 in north-central Nigerian town submerged in floods, with thousands displaced
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Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices
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States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back
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Des Plaines library’s summer reading program starts June 7May 31, 2025 3:40 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library’s summer reading program launches Saturday, June 7.
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Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come
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Hamas seeks amendments to Gaza ceasefire proposal but US envoy calls it ‘unacceptable’
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Trump fast-tracks Utah uranium mine, but industry revival may wait for higher prices
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Naperville hosts Soap Box Derby, top racers qualify for world championshipMay 31, 2025 2:17 pm - Boys and girls between 7 and 20 years old competed Saturday in the gravity-powered soap box derby car races in Naperville. Racers competed in three core divisions — Stock, Superstock and Masters — and the winners qualified to compete in Akron, Ohio at the World Championship race on July 14.
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Algonquin landowner wants to create a public riverfront park. Village says no thanks
May 31, 2025 2:12 pm - Along North River Road in Algonquin is a vacant property with more than 400 feet of frontage on the Fox River that a local resident is hoping to sell to the village for use as a public park — but officials have said they’re not interested.