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Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands

By SUMAN NAISHADHAM
May 08, 2026 4:38 pm - Spanish authorities on Friday were preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said they will perform careful evacuations.
Prosecutors: Digital audio recording captured Schaumburg woman’s torture, slaying

By Barbara Vitello
May 08, 2026 4:18 pm - Describing Kevin D. Motykie as a “controlling and conniving predator,” a Cook County judge granted prosecutors' motion to detain the 56-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend in the Schaumburg home they shared.
Schaumburg to study potential of local history museum at current site of Trickster Center

By Eric Peterson
May 08, 2026 4:16 pm - Schaumburg officials intend to embark on a yearlong feasibility study for a local history museum occupying the village-owned building the Native American-themed Trickster Cultural Center has leased for $1 a year since 2005.
US stocks rise to records after a solid jobs report overshadows higher oil prices

By STAN CHOE
May 08, 2026 4:16 pm - The U.S. stock market rose to records Friday following the latest sign that the nation’s job market is doing better than economists expected.
White House prepares to replace FDA leader Marty Makary amid agency turmoil

By Dan Diamond and Rachel Roubein
May 08, 2026 4:12 pm - The White House has signed off on a plan to replace Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary after months of turmoil at the agency and criticism of some of his decisions, according to two individuals who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal operations.
World’s largest teddy bear to visit Waukegan Municipal Beach

Daily Herald report
May 08, 2026 4:06 pm - Xonita, the world’s largest teddy bear, will be on display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in a free public event at Waukegan Municipal Beach, 201 E. Sea Horse Drive.
Officers were justified in shooting Aurora man, Kane state’s attorney rules

By Susan Sarkauskas
May 08, 2026 3:59 pm - Aurora police officers who shot a man to death last year were justified in their use of deadly force, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser announced Friday.
Evidence points to human remains at home linked to Kristin Smart's killing, sheriff says

By HAVEN DALEY and JANIE HAR
May 08, 2026 3:45 pm - A California sheriff said Friday that evidence suggests human remains were present at a home connected to the man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student who went missing in 1996.
34th annual Elgin Area Firefighter Memorial Service to be held May 16

Daily Herald report
May 08, 2026 3:35 pm - The Elgin Fire Department will host the 34th Annual Elgin Area Firefighter Memorial Service on Saturday, May 16, at 10 a.m. at the Illinois Firefighter Memorial Plaza in George Van De Voorde Firefighter Memorial Park.
Roadwork in Elgin on U.S. 20 to cause lane closures starting May 18

Daily Herald report
May 08, 2026 3:18 pm - An Illinois Department of Transportation project on U.S. 20 and Shales Parkway/Bluff City Boulevard in Elgin will require intermittent daytime lane closures beginning Monday, May 18, weather permitting.

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