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A home for sale in Barrington is under contract. A recent Illinois Realtors report showed home sales for the Chicago area slowing, but prices rising. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com Homebuyers in the Chicago area may have had more choices in April than the year prior, but that didn’t translate to more sales — or lower prices. … Read more
A new Metro policy to ban violent and sexual offenders from the system goes into effect on Monday. Under the policy, anyone who commits a sex crime or a sex-related crime, violates Metro’s Passenger Conduct Rule or a person who commits any assault on a Metro employee, contractor or customer will be unable to enter … Read more
One of the stars of CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” Lesley Stahl, is going public with her criticism of the network’s parent company, Paramount Global, and its nonexecutive chairwoman, Shari Redstone, for their efforts to settle President Trump’s $20 billion lawsuit against the venerable news magazine. Ms. Stahl told David Remnick on a recent episode of … Read more
Let’s be real — a lot of people are hoping for some kind of financial boost in 2025. Prices are still high, bills don’t stop, and any extra cash would go a long way right now. You might’ve even heard rumors about a new round of federal stimulus checks — especially something called the “DOGE … Read more
1.On May 12, President Trump reached a deal with China that cut tariffs on imported goods from the country from 145% to 30% for 90 days. But for companies that had to restock while the higher tariffs were in effect, like the open-source hardware retailer Adafruit, the costs of the highest tariffs are still being … Read more
While Atlanta doesn’t host its official Pride festival and parade until October, queer Atlantans don’t have to wait to celebrate. Pride organizations across Georgia are celebrating this month with festivals, parades, parties, and more. Facing challenges like a lack of funding and harassment, smaller Pride organizations are fighting to provide safe and celebratory spaces for … Read more
“It was more important to Tom to be right than to be famous — ‘right’ meaning not just factually accurate but also morally correct. Tom was not a prophet or zealot; he lived in a complicated city like the rest of us. But he knew that when encountering moral ambiguity, you had to think harder, … Read more
President Donald Trump on Saturday night reposted a baseless claim on Truth Social that former President Joe Biden was executed in 2020 and replaced with clones or robots. The original post, made by an anonymous Truth Social user that often spreads outlandish claims, suggested that Biden was replaced with “clones, doubles” and “robotic engineered soulless … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron invited his wife to stand by his side Sunday to celebrate the Parisian soccer team winning the Champions League at the Elysee Palace, just a week after the first lady was caught slapping the president on video. Macron gently took his wife Brigitte’s hand in front of dozens of cameras as … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough limited baseball’s best offense to four hits over six innings, Ben Rice hit a… LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough limited baseball’s best offense to four hits over six innings, Ben Rice hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 on … Read more