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Plan to overhaul higher education funding meets U of I oppositionMay 02, 2025 12:35 pm - A proposed Illinois public university funding formula aims to distribute $1.7B over 10-15 years based on need, but the U of I system objects as it would get only 28% of new funding.
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Soviet-era spacecraft once bound for Venus expected to crash to Earth in MayMay 02, 2025 12:24 pm - Part of a spacecraft that launched in 1972 and has been orbiting Earth for 53 years is due to reenter Earth’s atmosphere in the next two weeks and could crash to the ground intact, scientists say.
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Examining the Chicago Bears’ depth chart following the NFL draftMay 02, 2025 11:50 am - The 2025 Bears roster is nearly complete. The Bears could make another free-agent addition or two before the season begins. But for the most part, this is what the team will look like Week 1.
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Wall Street loses ground, breaking a 9-day winning streak, and crude oil prices tumbleMay 02, 2025 11:30 am - Wall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day Friday, marking the stock market's longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his trade war in early April.
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CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 yearsMay 02, 2025 11:02 am - More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago, according to a federal report released Friday.
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Trump re-ups his threat to strip Harvard University’s tax-exempt statusMay 02, 2025 10:38 am - President Donald Trump on Friday re-upped his threat to strip Harvard University of its tax-exempt status, escalating a showdown with the first major college that has defied the administration's efforts to crack down on campus activism.
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‘Groundhog Day’ inn gets another role, this time in upcoming Christmas movie shot in WoodstockMay 02, 2025 10:29 am - Although the Easter Bunny just visited McHenry County, the Cherry Tree Inn in Woodstock recently was decorated for Christmas. The Cherry Tree Inn played host to filming for another holiday movie during the week of April 21.
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Tina Fey’s reboot of ‘The Four Seasons’ feels like a throwbackMay 02, 2025 10:13 am - “The Four Seasons” might look at first glance like a knockoff of “The White Lotus.” Here, too, wealthy vacationers, played by the likes of Tina Fey and Steve Carell, agonize over first-world problems in opulent settings. But “The Four Seasons” comes out of a different comedic strain entirely.
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Do yourself a favor: Decline ‘Another Simple Favor’May 02, 2025 9:19 am - “Another Simple Favor” is a textbook example of what I call the Location Vacation Movie: a film so dreadful that it’s a mystery why actors of any credibility would have signed on — until you realize they’re getting paid to spend time in a gorgeous setting.
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Six hospitalized in Hampshire following two carbon monoxide scares this weekMay 02, 2025 9:12 am - Hampshire Fire Protection District responded to two separate carbon monoxide incidents this week that have sent a total of six people to the hospital.