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New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Democrats pass $55.2B budget

By Ben Szalinski and Jerry Nowicki
Jun 01, 2025 7:58 am - Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes on sports bets, nicotine products and businesses.
US defense secretary warns Indo-Pacific allies of ‘imminent’ threat from China

By TARA COPP and DAVID RISING
May 31, 2025 5:40 pm - SINGAPORE — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic...
Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins

By SETH BORENSTEIN and GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA
May 31, 2025 5:37 pm - WASHINGTON — With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swir...
Illinois bill aims to lower cost of prescriptions, rein in pharmacy benefit managers

By Peter Hancock
May 31, 2025 5:30 pm - A bill that seeks to control the rising cost of prescription drugs while also offering financial help for many small, independent pharmacies in Illinois cleared the General Assembly on Saturday and will soon be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
2 killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine as prospects for talks remain uncertain

May 31, 2025 5:27 pm - KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine on Saturday killed at least two people, including a 9-year-old girl, officials said, as uncertainty remains a...
New German leader Friedrich Merz will meet Trump at the White House next week

May 31, 2025 5:23 pm - BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in Ukraine and trade tensions among the it...
Death toll reaches 151 in north-central Nigerian town submerged in floods, with thousands displaced

By TAIWO ADEBAYO and CHINEDU ASADU
May 31, 2025 5:15 pm - ABUJA, Nigeria — The death toll from devastating flooding in a market town in Nigeria’s north-central state of Niger rose to at least 151 on Saturday, the local emergency...
Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices

By MATT SEDENSKY
May 31, 2025 5:08 pm - NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s doubling of tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could hit Americans in an unexpected place: grocery aisles. The announcement Friday ...
States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back

By MARC LEVY
May 31, 2025 5:02 pm - HARRISBURG, Pa. — The explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America's fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing platforms has spur...
Des Plaines library’s summer reading program starts June 7

Daily Herald report
May 31, 2025 3:40 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library’s summer reading program launches Saturday, June 7.

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