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GOP candidates for state offices will host discussion in St. Charles Saturday morningMay 16, 2025 11:53 am - Republican candidates for Illinois governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general will host a discussion in St. Charles on Saturday, May 17.
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Conservatives block Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill in a stunning setbackMay 16, 2025 11:45 am - In a massive setback, House Republicans failed Friday to push their big package of tax breaks and spending cuts through the Budget Committee, as a handful of conservatives joined all Democrats in a stunning vote against it.
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Storms knocked power for thousands around Great Lakes region, with more tornado risk comingMay 16, 2025 11:41 am - After widespread thunderstorms and some tornadoes knocked power out to hundreds of thousands of customers in the Great Lakes region, a continued severe weather outbreak is expected through Friday night. It will be the third-straight day of significant severe weather, with more threats through the weekend.
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Cubs bullpen power rankings: Which Chicago relievers are the most reliable?May 16, 2025 11:37 am - Here’s a power ranking of the Cubs’ bullpen group as presently constructed. Like relievers themselves, this list is volatile and could shift from day to day. But heading into play Friday, here’s a subjective look at the current trustworthiness of each reliever in the Cubs bullpen.
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Chicago Sky expecting Courtney Vandersloot to help growth of Angel Reese, Kamilla CardosoMay 16, 2025 11:19 am - Courtney Vandersloot wanted a seat. She had just finished a long practice (more than two hours) and then followed that up with a 3-point shooting drill. If she was going ...
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Kids author Mo Willems and The Pigeon stare down the future in a new bookMay 16, 2025 10:41 am - Author Mo Willems has sold millions of books and won many awards, but the accolade that means most to him is when a parent says their child read aloud for the first time from one of his books. His latest book, “Will the Pigeon Graduate?,” addresses Pigeon’s fear of failure.
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‘Deaf President Now!’ amplifies the birth of a rights movementMay 16, 2025 9:39 am - The events depicted in “Deaf President Now!” — a documentary revisiting the 1988 protest by students at Gallaudet University that led to the selection of the school’s first deaf president in its 124-year history — may seem like an incremental advancement for representation in the deaf community. But it was so much more.
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The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ is a surrealist vanity projectMay 16, 2025 9:19 am - In “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the tedium of an incoherent first act paints charismatic performer The Weeknd — one of the last few decades’ most popular — as an unempathetic protagonist in a nonlinear and nonsensical world.
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Israeli strikes kill at least 93 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visitMay 16, 2025 8:56 am - At least 93 people were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up his regional trip.
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US stocks power within 3% of their record as Wall Street closes out a winning weekMay 16, 2025 8:54 am - U.S. stocks rose again to close out their winning week. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% Friday for a fifth straight gain and pulled within 3% of its record set in February. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 331 points, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%.