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Softball: Kaneland struggles to slow Hallahan, SycamoreMay 07, 2025 8:29 pm - Ellison Hallahan’s first home run gave Sycamore a first-inning cushion in a 16-1 win against Kaneland on Wednesday in an Interstate 8 battle. Her second home run pushed t...
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Illinois regains access to $77M in federal education funds after judge’s orderMay 07, 2025 4:46 pm - A federal judge in New York issued a preliminary order Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from cutting off states’ access to hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds for public schools, including more than $77 million for Illinois.
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Strikes across Gaza kill at least 92 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensiveMay 07, 2025 3:57 pm - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 92 people, including women, children and two journalists, officials said Wednesday, as Israel prep...
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Lake Forest mountaineer battling cancer dies climbing fifth-tallest mountain on EarthMay 07, 2025 3:41 pm - Lake Forest resident Alexander Pancoe, an alpinist and philanthropist battling cancer, died doing what he loved, his wife Nina Laski Pancoe said.
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3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stopMay 07, 2025 3:38 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three former Memphis officers were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ra...
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Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemploymentMay 07, 2025 3:30 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump’s demands to lower borrowing costs, and said that the...
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Lovie Simone leads new series that adapts Judy Blume’s ‘Forever’ for TVMay 07, 2025 1:39 pm - While cutting together scenes for the new Netflix series “Forever,” creator Mara Brock Akil recalls asking her video editor to pause for a moment. Was there a problem? No. Akil was watching someone very right: the show’s female lead, Lovie Simone.
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Book Review: Nate Bargatze tries to bring his comedy from screen to page with ‘Big Dumb Eyes’May 07, 2025 12:41 pm - It’s a rite of passage for all comedians: Work like crazy on the stand-up circuit, hit it big, record live specials for a streaming platform, and then write a book that can never quite measure up to your live act. Consider “Big Dumb Eyes: Stories From a Simpler Mind” by Nate Bargatze.
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Geneva mayor, council members take oaths of officeMay 07, 2025 12:40 pm - Family and supporters packed the Geneva Council Chambers as newly elected and reelected council members, Mayor Kevin Burns and the city clerk were sworn in on Monday night.
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Actor Michael Pitt charged with sex abuse, assault of ex-girlfriend in New YorkMay 07, 2025 12:31 pm - Actor Michael Pitt, known for his TV roles on “Boardwalk Empire” and “Dawson’s Creek,” is accused of sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend, according to a grand jury indictment.