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Sickness, cold killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida import warehouse in 2024 and 2025

By TODD RICHMOND
Apr 26, 2026 4:54 pm - Disease and cold temperatures killed nearly 30 sloths at a Florida animal import warehouse in 2024 and 2025, according to a report from state wildlife authorities. The F...
Sound of gunfire carries eerie echoes of Reagan's shooting outside the same Washington hotel

By DEL QUENTIN WILBER
Apr 26, 2026 4:43 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Ronald Reagan left the Washington Hilton Hotel and headed for his waiting limousine on a gray March afternoon, he was exposed for mere se...
Mid-May ruling set for special prosecutor demand to investigate alleged ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ abuses

By HANNAH MEISEL
Apr 26, 2026 4:40 pm - Cook County Judge Erica Reddick on Friday heard arguments for and against appointing a special prosecutor to investigate alleged wrongdoing by federal immigration agents during last fall’s “Operation Midway Blitz.” While petitioners pushing for a special prosecutor say Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has “abdicated her responsibility” by not opening any investigations, the state’s attorney maintains she has limited authority to do so. Reddick will deliver her ruling during a May 11 hearing.
Lake in the Hills extends time for solar farm construction

By Claire O'Brien
Apr 26, 2026 4:38 pm - Lake in the Hills officials have granted another extension for construction of a planned solar farm.
After mayor’s remarks, Geneva rethinking its support for chamber of commerce fests

By Brenda Schory
Apr 26, 2026 4:37 pm - In a rare display of public ire, Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns last week accused the Geneva Chamber of Commerce of lying about its finances and questioned how — or if — the city should continue to provide funds for the organization’s festivals.
Chicago police officer killed in hospital shooting identified, second officer in critical condition

Apr 26, 2026 4:30 pm - CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholom...
Sugar Grove fire district hopes for $2 million in federal funding for training center

By Kelsey Rettke
Apr 26, 2026 11:41 am - Plans to build a regional fire training facility in Sugar Grove could get a significant boost through a funding request made by U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood.
Suspicious device leads to evacuations, closed streets in downtown St. Charles

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 26, 2026 11:08 am - The FBI is investigating the discovery of a suspicious device Saturday night in a flower planter in downtown St. Charles.
Accused gunman at correspondents’ dinner was believed to be targeting top officials, Blanche says

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Apr 26, 2026 8:38 am - WASHINGTON — The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives traveled across the country bef...
Fire leaves Antioch-area home uninhabitable

Daily Herald report
Apr 26, 2026 7:56 am - An Antioch-area home was left uninhabitable after a fire Saturday afternoon.

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