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Fox River, Chain O’ Lakes crest at major flood stage; water levels expected to begin slowly fallingApr 23, 2026 6:40 pm - As floodwaters finally top out and begin slowly to recede along the Fox River and Chain O’ Lakes, McHenry County officials are asking people to document and report flood damage.
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What a 5,000-mile-long marine heat wave means for summer in the USApr 23, 2026 4:32 pm - A massive ocean hot spot is stretching across a 5,000-mile swath of the Pacific — from Micronesia to the coastal waters of California. Across this zone, waters are as much as 6 to 8 degrees above average.
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Debris from Hurricane Helene is helping fuel Georgia’s wildfiresApr 23, 2026 4:13 pm - The destructive wildfires tearing through Georgia this week are being fed by not only a persistent drought, but also by fallen trees and limbs scattered across the South by Hurricane Helene well over a year ago.
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EU approves a $106B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its vetoApr 23, 2026 4:06 pm - The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years after oil began flowing through a key pipeline to Hungary and Slovakia, ending months of political deadlock.
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Justice Department’s watchdog is reviewing compliance with the law mandating Epstein files releaseApr 23, 2026 3:49 pm - The Justice Department's internal watchdog announced a review Thursday of the department’s compliance with the law mandating the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, stepping into a politically sensitive saga that has shadowed the Trump administration for the past year.
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An Instagram DM changed everything for Rachel Reid, Jacob Tierney and ‘Heated Rivalry’Apr 23, 2026 3:13 pm - Since the first episode of “Heated Rivalry” dropped last November, Jacob Tierney’s adaptation of Rachel Reid’s “Game Changer” series featuring star-crossed hockey greats has become a phenomenon that boosted the sport’s popularity and made Reid a leader of the thriving genre of sports romance fiction.
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Millionaire tax amendment fails to gain enough support from House DemocratsApr 23, 2026 2:31 pm - A “millionaire tax” proposal floated in the Illinois House failed to gain enough traction in Springfield this week, making it increasingly unlikely that voters will be asked to approve the measure in November.
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The Iran war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayonsApr 23, 2026 12:28 pm - It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings are not immune when oil shipments from the Middle East are constrained.
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Moving but sometimes cloying, Tourette’s tale ‘I Swear’ soars on superb actingApr 23, 2026 12:15 pm - Perhaps the saddest thing about “I Swear,” the moving if also occasionally cloying film about Tourette’s activist John Davidson, is that a movie aimed at forging understanding ended up unwittingly causing division and horror — at a ceremony where it was being celebrated.
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Underwood proposes $1.2M in funding for Metra expansion between DeKalb, ElburnApr 23, 2026 12:03 pm - U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood has proposed $1.2 million in federal funding, which, if approved, could support efforts to expand Metra rail from Elburn to DeKalb.