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Israeli minister prays at flashpoint holy site as officials say 33 aid-seekers killed in Gaza

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY
Aug 03, 2025 2:14 pm - A far-right Israeli minister visited and prayed at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Sunday, triggering regional condemnation and fears that the provocative move could further escalate tensions. The visit came as hospitals in Gaza said 33 more Palestinians seeking food aid were killed by Israeli fire.
Maury Ettleson, Elmhurst car dealer whose catchy commercials made him a star, has died at 93

By Mitch Dudek
Aug 03, 2025 12:29 pm - Maury Ettleson, who rose to local fame through television commercials for his Elmhurst auto dealership “Where you always save more money,” has died at 93.
Prospect Heights City Administrator Joe Wade retiring after a decade of service

By Eric Peterson
Aug 03, 2025 12:15 pm - Prospect Heights City Administrator Joe Wade will retire Monday after 10 years of service there and a three-decade career in municipal government.
No injuries after vehicle crashes into Libertyville strip mall

Daily Herald report
Aug 03, 2025 7:25 am - No injuries were reported Saturday after a vehicle crashed into an exterior wall of a strip mall in Libertyville, authorities said.
Fire leaves Des Plaines home uninhabitable

Daily Herald report
Aug 03, 2025 7:09 am - Fire investigators are searching for the cause of a blaze Saturday evening that left a Des Plaines home uninhabitable.
India indicates it will keep buying Russian oil despite Trump’s threats

Aug 02, 2025 9:25 pm - India has indicated that it would continue buying oil from Russia despite threats by U.S. President Donald Trump.The Indian foreign ministry said its relationship with Russia was “steady and time-tested,” and should not be seen through the prism of a third country.
Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Aug 02, 2025 9:22 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate left Washington Saturday night for its monthlong August recess without a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump's nominees, calling it q...
Aurora building evacuated after reports of falling bricks

By Lisa Miner
Aug 02, 2025 7:51 pm - A building on Galena Boulevard in Aurora was evacuated Saturday night after the fire department — responding to calls about crumbling bricks hitting the sidewalk — deemed the structure unsound.
The Trump economy. The latest financial figures offer warning signs; White House says ‘best is yet to come’

By JOSH BOAK and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 02, 2025 7:29 pm - For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators this week told a potentially worrisome story as the impacts of his policies are coming into focus.
Rare aerial imagery shows displacement and destruction in Gaza

By Heidi Levine, Joshua Yang, Evan Hill, Sammy Westfall
Aug 02, 2025 7:14 pm - Blocks upon blocks of crumbling buildings, punctuated by vast tent encampments. Scenes of devastation where neighborhoods once stood.A chance to ride along on a Jordanian aid flight Wednesday carrying out airdrops over the Gaza Strip offered a rare opportunity for low-altitude aerial views of the scale of destruction and displacement in the territory.

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