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Israeli drone strikes near Beirut kill 4 and southern airstrikes kill at least 13

By BASSEM MROUE
May 09, 2026 8:20 pm - Three Israeli drone strikes on vehicles just south of Beirut on Saturday killed four people while a series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed at least 13, including a man and his 12-year-old daughter, state media and the Health Ministry said.
‘I had to come back and do something’: How Arlington Heights deacon made it his mission to help mothers and babies in Africa

By Christopher Placek
May 09, 2026 6:43 pm - After witnessing mothers and babies dying from malaria in a Ugandan clinic, an Arlington Heights deacon was inspired to start a foundation to help local villagers. Proceeds from agribusinesses supported by the foundation go toward medical clinics that serve mothers and babies.
Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security

May 09, 2026 6:24 pm - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence in a victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II — a show that didn't include heavy weapons for the first time in nearly two decades.
Eight children killed in Louisiana mass shooting remembered at funeral

By JOHN RABY
May 09, 2026 6:16 pm - Faith leaders and politicians paid tribute at a funeral Saturday to eight children who were killed in a mass shooting last month in Louisiana.
Person dies after being hit by Frontier Airlines plane that was taking off at Denver airport

By MICHAEL CASEY
May 09, 2026 6:07 pm - A person who jumped a fence and was on a runway at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff, airport authorities said. The collision sparked an engine fire and forced passengers to evacuate.
Rejecting church and state separation is on the wish list for Trump’s religious liberty commission

By PETER SMITH
May 09, 2026 6:03 pm - The chair of the Religious Liberty Commission is calling for a federal hotline with this automated recording: “There is no separation of church and state.” Another calls for court interventions by the Department of Justice on behalf of Amish parents fighting New York vaccine requirements.
Antioch reduces property tax levy, OKs budget

By Shaw Local News Network
May 09, 2026 5:42 pm - The village of Antioch has approved a voluntary reduction in its property tax levy and adopted its fiscal 2027 budget.
Obama Presidential Center helped by $123 million in public infrastructure improvements

By Lee Bey
May 09, 2026 4:52 pm - When the Obama Presidential Center opens next month, and its funders are honored and congratulated, there are two major financial contributors worthy of a bow or two: Chicago and Illinois taxpayers.
Millions of taxpayers could be eligible for refunds of covid-era late fees

By Julie Z. Weil
May 09, 2026 4:50 pm - A federal court issued a ruling that could affect tens of millions of taxpayers: Nobody should have been required to file their taxes on time for a stretch from 2020 to 2023, the judge declared, because timely tax collecting should have been suspended during the coronavirus pandemic.
Plan for 280 single- and multifamily units on Cary Maplewood land advances over neighbor objections

By Michelle Meyer
May 09, 2026 4:05 pm - Developers are one step closer to transforming the former Maplewood School property in Cary into a multi- and single-family residential area, despite significant resident pushback.

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