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Death toll reaches 151 in north-central Nigerian town submerged in floods, with thousands displaced
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...
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Spike in steel tariffs could imperil Trump promise of lower grocery prices
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States are rolling out red carpets for data centers. But some lawmakers are pushing back
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Des Plaines library’s summer reading program starts June 7May 31, 2025 3:40 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library’s summer reading program launches Saturday, June 7.
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Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come
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Hamas seeks amendments to Gaza ceasefire proposal but US envoy calls it ‘unacceptable’
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Trump fast-tracks Utah uranium mine, but industry revival may wait for higher prices
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Naperville hosts Soap Box Derby, top racers qualify for world championshipMay 31, 2025 2:17 pm - Boys and girls between 7 and 20 years old competed Saturday in the gravity-powered soap box derby car races in Naperville. Racers competed in three core divisions — Stock, Superstock and Masters — and the winners qualified to compete in Akron, Ohio at the World Championship race on July 14.
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Algonquin landowner wants to create a public riverfront park. Village says no thanks
May 31, 2025 2:12 pm - Along North River Road in Algonquin is a vacant property with more than 400 feet of frontage on the Fox River that a local resident is hoping to sell to the village for use as a public park — but officials have said they’re not interested.
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Trump’s week shows the risks of his full-speed-ahead approach
May 31, 2025 1:34 pm - President Donald Trump’s second term has been marked by volatility, brought about in part by his insistence on bulling forward in search of maximum gain, even if that heightens the risk of ultimate failure. This week crystalized just how rapidly his fortunes can rise and fall.