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Proposal to expand federal drug discount could cost Illinois millions, agency head says
May 17, 2026 3:41 pm - A proposal that would expand access to a federal program that discounts the price of prescription drugs could end up costing Illinois employers an additional $89 million a year, including more than $12 million a year for the state of Illinois itself.
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Lake in the Hills approves ‘forever chemical’ settlements
May 17, 2026 3:40 pm - One of the wells that serves Lake in the Hills has been offline for about five years because of PFAS, and officials hope to remediate it by the end of the year.
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Pedestrian struck, seriously injured in crosswalk near Mount Prospect parkMay 17, 2026 11:42 am - A 42-year-old man was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle while walking in a pedestrian crosswalk near a Mount Prospect park Saturday night.
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Video showing Trump stumbling out of hospital is AIMay 17, 2026 4:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that President Trump was photographed stumbling out of a hospital, British police arrested a mannequin and more.
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Trump-backed Letlow advances to Louisiana Senate runoff as Cassidy faces political reckoning
May 16, 2026 10:04 pm - Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming and U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow will face each other in a June 27 runoff for the Republican Senate nomination in Louisiana.
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US is starting to see heavy job losses in roles exposed to AI
May 16, 2026 9:13 pm - Several US occupations expected to be impacted by artificial intelligence saw heavy job losses for a second year in 2025, led by customer service representatives and certain types of secretaries and salespeople.
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District 300 holds graduation ceremonies for Dundee-Crown, Jacobs and Hampshire seniorsMay 16, 2026 8:15 pm -
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Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US
May 16, 2026 7:41 pm - Venezuela’s government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro facing several criminal investigations in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap.
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Trump’s description of Taiwan as a ‘good negotiating chip’ with China raises anxieties
May 16, 2026 6:35 pm - Recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump that arms sales to Taiwan are a “very good negotiating chip” in the United States’ dealings with China are heightening anxieties on the island democracy that Beijing claims as its own.
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North America’s largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike
May 16, 2026 6:27 pm - The Long Island Rail Road, North America’s largest commuter rail system, was shut down Saturday after unionized workers went on strike for the first time in three decades.