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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs the White House in Washington en route to Grand Island, Neb., to campaign ahead of the midterm elections, on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. President Trump reversed course on Monday and announced that his super PAC would now pay for the television ads promoting him that have been airing nationwide at taxpayer expense. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Facing backlash, President Trump says his super PAC will pay for taxpayer-funded ads

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

October 5, 2026 at 7:03 p.m.

President Donald Trump reversed course Monday and announced that his super political action committee would...

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago after sentencing on April 27, 2016. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)

Dennis Hastert, the disgraced former US House speaker who went to prison, dies at 84

By Rick Pearson

October 5, 2026 at 6:36 p.m.

Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in...

A lawsuit accuses Starbucks of mislabeling 8 ‘sugar-free’ protein drinks

By Dee-Ann Durbin

October 5, 2026 at 5:47 p.m.

Starbucks is facing a consumer lawsuit over claims that the protein drinks labeled “sugar-free” on...

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Supreme Court to weigh whether oil companies can be forced to pay for climate damage

By David G. Savage

October 4, 2026 at 2:21 p.m.

The Supreme Court will open its new term Monday by hearing arguments on whether the...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speak to media with National Academy of science building damaged after a Russian drone strike, on the background, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Germany’s Merz announces new aid for Ukraine in Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks

By Susie Blann

October 4, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth more than €1.3...

Greta Gerwig appears at the 37th annual Producers Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 28, 2026, left, and Meryl Streep appears at The Albies in London on Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo)

A familiar figure, a new voice: Meryl Streep’s Aslan stirs gender debate over Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’

By Peter Smith

October 4, 2026 at 11:23 a.m.

The public hasn’t viewed a frame from director Greta Gerwig’s movie adaptation of the classic...

In this photo released by U.S. Coast Guard, crew members search by air and on the water for a Boston-bound air ambulance that vanished off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Search suspended for 6 people on missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston

By John Raby

October 4, 2026 at 8:04 p.m.

Authorities on Sunday suspended the search off the Massachusetts coast for six people on an...

This photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike on Jan. 12, 2023. (TDOC via AP)

Christa Pike’s lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution

By Jeffrey Collins

October 4, 2026 at 11:10 a.m.

Christa Pike has remained unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital in the four...

FILE – Jay Clayton testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)

President Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force

By Associated Press

October 4, 2026 at 9:41 a.m.

President Donald Trump on Sunday tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead...

FILE – U.S. MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft are parked at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, on the main island of the Okinawa archipelago, southern Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

US Marine arrested for alleged murder of a woman on Okinawa, triggers outrage from Japan

By Mari Yamaguchi

October 4, 2026 at 9:38 a.m.

Japanese police arrested a U.S. Marine in the alleged robbery and murder of a woman...

Candidates in District 19 differ on ways to fix property tax reform law

By Jim Masters

October 4, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The race for Indiana House District 19 pits five-term incumbent Rep. Julie Olthoff, R-Crown Point,...

Dale Obrochta, of Orland Hills, presents a program recently at the Palos Heights Public Library. He will bring his presentation “Strange, Dark & Funny: The Origins of Everyday Sayings” to the Midlothian Public Library on Oct. 8. (Dale Obrochta)

Orland Hills entertainer offers insight into history of everyday sayings

By Jim Dudlicek

October 4, 2026 at 5:05 a.m.

“Magical Balloon-Dude" Dale Obrochta will present a program on the Origins of Everyday Sayings at...

Dixmoor's water infrastructure is over 100-years-old, which has caused many issues over the years. (Elena Tittel/Daily Southtown)

Dixmoor hopes meter replacement effort will help solve village’s water woes

By Elena Tittel

October 4, 2026 at 5:01 a.m.

The village of Dixmoor’s approximately 100-year-old water infrastructure might finally getting a major overhaul through...