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Harper’s Job Placement Resource Center prepares students for jobs, internshipsOct 19, 2025 6:10 pm - With resume workshops, interview coaching and employer partnerships, Harper College’s Job Placement Resource Center equips students and alumni with skills and connections to launch their careers.
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Pope gives Venezuela reason to celebrate by canonizing its beloved 'doctor of the poor' as 1st saintOct 19, 2025 4:32 pm - VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV canonized Venezuela’s beloved “doctor of the poor” Sunday before tens of thousands of people, offering the South American nation its firs...
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Traditionalists push Pope Leo to resurrect the Latin MassOct 19, 2025 4:20 pm - ROME - Inside the frescoed nave of a church near the Colosseum, women in black veils and clean-cut young men listened in reverent silence to a largely forbidden rite: a R...
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State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at riskOct 19, 2025 4:14 pm - State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money inte...
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ICE agents search for detainee through Mount Prospect neighborhoodOct 19, 2025 4:14 pm - Armed and masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted operations Sunday in the area of Mount Prospect’s Owen Park, witnesses and local police said.
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Trump calls Colombia's Petro an ‘illegal drug leader’ and announces an end to US aid to the countryOct 19, 2025 4:00 pm - PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The United States will slash assistance to Colombia because its leader, Gustavo Petro, “does nothing to stop” drug production, President Donald Tr...
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Ukrainian drones strike major Russian gas plant as Trump says Kyiv may have to trade land for peaceOct 19, 2025 3:53 pm - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drones struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, sparking a fire and forcing it to suspend its intake of gas from Kazakhstan,...
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Learn about Diwali, the Festival of Lights
Oct 19, 2025 12:34 pm - Diwali is the most important festival of the year in India — and for Hindus in particular. It is celebrated across faiths by more than a billion people in the world’s mo...
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St. Charles seeking developers for First Street redevelopment
Oct 19, 2025 9:56 am - The city of St. Charles is seeking developers with proposals that contribute to an ongoing plan to redevelop a portion of First Street downtown.
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Out of grief, hope for others: Suicide prevention organizations work together to spur dialogue, reduce rates in schoolsOct 19, 2025 9:03 am - In 2023, suicide was the second-leading cause of death of those between ages 10 and 34 in America. Larry and Mary Jo Butz of Hawthorn Woods know personally the impact of that statistic. Now, through Megan Butz Legacy of Hope and Elyssa’s Mission, they are working with schools to educate and identify at-risk students.