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Monday, May 17, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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People inspect the the rubble of the Yazegi residential building that was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Sunday, May 16, 2021. The 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation held an emergency virtual meeting Sunday over the situation in Gaza calling for an end to Israel's military attacks on the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israel says Gaza tunnels destroyed in heavy airstrikes

The Israeli military has unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip
FILE - This file booking photo provided by the Hennepin County, Minn., Sheriff shows Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer. Potter faces a pretrial hearing Monday, May 17, 2021, for charges of manslaughter in Daunte Wright's death during a traffic stop April 11 in Brooklyn Center. (Hennepin County Sheriff via AP, File)

Officer charged in death of Daunte Wright to appear in court

A former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright's death is scheduled to appear in court via videoconference
Shannon Keeler poses for a portrait in the United States on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. A series of online messages from a long-ago schoolmate has Keeler, a Gettysburg College graduate, trying again to get authorities to make an arrest in her 2013 sexual assault. (AP Photo)

'˜So I raped you.' Facebook message renews fight for justice

A series of online messages from a long-ago schoolmate has a Gettysburg College graduate trying again to get authorities to make an arrest in her 2013 sexual assault
Libby Jones, right, with her colleague Shannon Maiden, both nurses from Great Ormond Street hospital who have just finished an overnight shift, have a pint of cider at the Shakespeare's Head pub, which will be reopening for the first time to serve indoor customers since the end of the latest coronavirus lockdown, in London, Monday, May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Joy for UK pubs and hugs tempered by rise in virus variant

Pubs and restaurants across much of the U.K. are opening for indoor service for the first time since early January even as the prime minister urged people to be cautious amid the spread of a more contagious COVID-19 variant
Members of the police department salute the two wounded officers after they were discharged from Mt. Sinai, in Chicago, May 16, 2021. |(Tom Schuba/Sun-Times/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
2 Chicago police officers wounded in shooting, suspect shot
Two Chicago police officers who were shot and wounded after responding to reports of gunfire have been released from the hospital
FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2021 file photo, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb delivers his State of the State address virtually, in Indianapolis. Indiana's attorney general Todd Rokita took aim Friday, May 1, 2021, at Gov. Holcomb's attempt to block a new law giving state legislators more authority to intervene during public emergencies declared by the governor. A lawsuit filed by the Republican governor on Tuesday, April 27, 2001, challenged the law enacted over his veto two weeks ago giving legislative leaders the power to call the General Assembly into what it calls an "emergency session." (AP Photo/Darron Cummings File)
Indiana ending enhanced pandemic jobless aid next month
Indiana is dropping out of a federal program that provides an extra $300 in weekly payments to unemployed workers and other programs that expanded unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic
A firefighting helicopter prepares to drop water onto a wildfire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, Sunday, May 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
1K LA residents still under evacuation orders amid wildfire
About 1,000 Los Angeles residents are still under evacuation orders as firefighters protect canyon homes from a smoky wildfire that churned through vegetation that hasn't burned in half a century
Indiana casino's next owner expects to retain 700 employees
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians plans to retain all 700-plus employees at a southern Indiana casino if state regulators approve its ownership of the casino later this year
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, shown in Lake County, says new mask policies are coming soon to Illinois that will reflect CDC guidelines relaxing face covering rules for vaccinated people.
Pritzker: Mask guidelines will change soon -- if you're vaccinated
Illinois will update its mask rules soon to reflect recent CDC guidelines for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said, but the state won't provide IDs for proof. Others say they're worried about unmasking.
Sign up for a day of golf, a Chick-fil-A lunch, and a reception on the patio with Batavia Chamber of Commerce’s 47th annual golf outing on Friday, June 25.
Tee off with Batavia Chamber's 47th annual golf outing June 25
The Batavia Chamber of Commerce will host its 47th annual golf outing on Friday, June 25, at Orchard Valley Golf Course in Aurora. This fun day of golf, raffles, prizes, and games is open to the community.
A three-acre portion of turf grass in the northeast corner of Lords Park in Elgin has been designated pesticide- and herbicide-free and will be maintained with a natural lawn care approach.
Portion of Lords Park in Elgin designated as pesticide-free
Elgin has designated three acres of turf grass at Lords Park as herbicide- and pesticide-free.
Police: Man touched Arlington Heights girl walking to school
A girl walking to school Monday morning in Arlington Heights says she was approached and touched by a man who police are now trying to identify.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Gianna Saverino, 18, of Bloomingdale gives two thumbs up during Saint Viator’s graduation ceremony at Arlington Park on Sunday, May 16 in Arlington Heights.
Seniors give thumbs up during graduation ceremonies on Sunday, May 16
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 3,165, Larry Cameron photo: Chicago Blackhawks hockey legend Bobby Hull greeted fans at the Novak and Parker store in Mount Prospect in February of 1966.
Images:Through the Film Magnifier: Bobby Hull, Peter O'Toole, Ted Nugent, aerobics classes for kids and more
12-year-old Geneva Dadabo, of Elgin holds her mom’s hand as she receives the Pfizer vaccine from pediatric NICU nurse Yesi Velazquez at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin Thursday. She was the first 12-year-old to be vaccinated at the hospital, which had 101 appointments Thursday for kids aged 12-15 who can now get the Pfizer vaccine.
More people got vaccinations and several deserving teachers received awards in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for May 8-14, 2021.
Glenbrook North setter Louie Batang leaps for the ball during Friday’s home game against Vernon Hills.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL: Glenbrook North defeats Vernon Hills 2-0
Meet the newest graduates from Harvest Christian Academy in Elgin.
Harvest Christian Academy graduation
Lu Semenzin and Sharon Hower, both from Itasca jump the fence to scour the woods behind the Itasca Public Library for trash, both ladies are environmentalists who want to pick up garbage to keep their town clean one scrap piece of paper at a time.
People showed their concern for the environment and their lost classmates in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for May 1-7, 2021.
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