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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
May 31, 2025 3:14 pm - Americans are losing a vast array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy. Gone are specialists who were confronting a measles outbreak in Ohio, workers who drove a van to schools in North Carolina to offer vaccinations and a program that provided free tests to sick people in Tennessee.
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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.
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Trump’s week shows the risks of his full-speed-ahead approach
May 31, 2025 1:34 pm - President Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by volatility, brought about in part by his insistence on bulling forward in search of maximum gain, even if that heightens the risk of ultimate failure. This week crystalized just how rapidly his fortunes can rise and fall.
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Confused by fluid federal COVID-19 shot policies? Experts offer guidanceMay 31, 2025 12:45 pm - As federal COVID vaccine guidance shifts, experts encourage talking to doctors and making personal medical decisions based on risks and benefits.
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Student journalist’s investigation into Prospect’s first principal prompts review of honorary namingMay 31, 2025 12:45 pm - A student journalist at Prospect High School uncovered former Principal Alvin Kulieke’s ties to a fringe religious group that embraced eugenics principles, and has prompted the school district to consider removing his name from the school theater.
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Three-point seat belts to be required on new school buses in IllinoisMay 31, 2025 12:40 pm - Newly purchased school buses in Illinois must have torso and lap safety belts for riders starting in July 2031.