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UN says 68 African migrants died when a boat capsized off Yemen
Aug 03, 2025 4:13 pm - A boat capsized Sunday in waters off Yemen's coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the U.N.’s migration agency said.
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Ukrainian drone attack sets Russian oil depot on fire as Zelenskyy announces prisoner exchange
Aug 03, 2025 4:08 pm - An overnight Ukrainian drone attack on an oil depot near Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi sparked a major fire, Russian officials said Sunday, as the two countries traded strikes and the Ukrainian president announced a prisoner exchange.
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Pope Leo XIV tells 1 million Catholic youths that they are ‘the sign a different world is possible’
Aug 03, 2025 4:06 pm - ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told more than a million Catholic youths at a closing Mass for a weeklong encounter with the next generation of faithful that they are “the ...
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Express lanes? Dynamic pricing? Here’s what tollway plan could mean for your commuteAug 03, 2025 4:00 pm - Trying to get your head around congestion pricing in Chicagoland? We have perspective on the Illinois tollway’s latest idea.
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Texas Democrats flee to the suburbs to block Trump-backed redistrictingAug 03, 2025 3:58 pm - Democratic Texas state lawmakers fled Austin for the Chicago suburbs Sunday to block a controversial redistricting plan that likely would hand Republicans more seats in Congress.
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How marina purchase will help keep the Chain O’ Lakes flowingAug 03, 2025 2:38 pm - The Chain O' Lakes is well known as a tourism magnet and economic engine for Lake County but keeping the good times flowing requires some help.
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Carpentersville hopes special taxing district lures developersAug 03, 2025 2:37 pm - Carpentersville trustees recently annexed roughly 100 acres in the Randall Road corridor near Huntley Road. The village is considering approving a tax increment finance district to encourage development in the area.
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Trump economic adviser defends firing of labor official after soft jobs report
Aug 03, 2025 2:34 pm - President Donald Trump’s longtime economic adviser on Sunday defended the president’s decision to fire the top labor official responsible for compiling jobs numbers, but ...
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‘Everybody is welcome here’: Martini Room celebrates 20 years in downtown ElginAug 03, 2025 2:29 pm - Martini Room has been a staple of downtown Elgin for 20 years.
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Israeli minister prays at flashpoint holy site as officials say 33 aid-seekers killed in Gaza
Aug 03, 2025 2:14 pm - A far-right Israeli minister visited and prayed at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site on Sunday, triggering regional condemnation and fears that the provocative move could further escalate tensions. The visit came as hospitals in Gaza said 33 more Palestinians seeking food aid were killed by Israeli fire.