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Family holds memory of Indiana native killed in Afghanistan

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary DeBoer was unable to join her husband and other family members recently in a seven-mile hike along the Appalachian Trail to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the military death of her stepson and Valparaiso-native Daane DeBoer. Rather, the judge arranged to have American flags posted on each of her neighbor's mailboxes in memory of her son.
Kayakers race in front of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, June 19, 2020. Dubai has begun allowing organized sports competitions to take place after locking down over the coronavirus pandemic and the COVID-19 illness it causes. Competitions held Friday at the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club were among the first events to be held. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

UAE orders government shakeup as virus erodes economic gains

The United Arab Emirates has announced a wide-ranging government shakeup
Pope Francis waves to faithful from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, as he leaves at the end of the Angelus prayer, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

The Latest: Pope praises UN efforts for worldwide cease-fire

Pope Francis is praising U.N. Security Council efforts for worldwide cease-fires to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic

Palatine police officer ID'd as man who drowned in Petite Lake

Lake County authorities confirmed Sunday that the man who died Friday after being pulled from the Chain O' Lakes was a Palatine police officer.
Cook County’s Department of Public Health has a website that breaks down cases of COVID-19 suburb by suburb.
July 5 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP code
Since the outbreak began, there have been 75,160 cases in the suburbs as of Sunday, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health as of Saturday. There have been 3,583 deaths in the suburbs, representing 51% of all deaths in Illinois.
A car stands vertically on a muddy road after being washed away by flood, in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto prefecture, southwestern Japan, Sunday, July 5, 2020. Heavy rain in the Kumamoto region triggered flooding and mudslides Saturday and left dozens still being stranded at their homes and other facilities. (Kyodo News via AP)
Japan floods leave up to 34 dead, many at nursing homes
Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead are hampering search and rescue operations in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities where more than a dozen died and scores are still stranded
Veterans of Foreign War 8081 in Warrenville posted over 500 flags in the ground around their facility for people to purchase to honor a family member who has served time in the military.
Take a look at the color we found in The Week in Pictures
Daily Herald photographers found the color of the suburbs in The Week in Pictures photo gallery
Then-Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Sen. Tammy Duckworth during a mock swearing in ceremony Jan. 3, 2017, in Washington. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee is strongly considering Illinois’ junior senator to be his running mate, sources close to the campaign say.
Duckworth emerges as contender for VP nod
Sources close to the Biden campaign say that Sen. Tammy Duckworth is a top contender to be his running mate.
Chicago police officers investigate the scene of a shooting in Chicago on Sunday, July 5, 2020. At least a dozen people, including a 7-year-old girl at a family party and a teenage boy, were killed in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend, police said. Scores of people were shot and wounded. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
7-year-old among 13 killed in weekend shootings in Chicago
Chicago police say a 7-year-old girl at a family party and a 14-year-old boy were among 13 people shot and killed in the city over the Fourth of July weekend
'Killed a baby:' 8-year-old girl killed in Atlanta shooting
Police say an 8-year-old girl was shot and killed in Atlanta on the Fourth of July after at least two people in a crowd opened fire on a car she was in
CORRECTS THE SOURCE TO KEN RUINARD WITH THE GREENVILLE NEWS - Yellow police tape can be seen outside of the Lavish Lounge in Greenville, S.C., Sunday, July 5, 2020, following a deadly shooting. (Ken Ruinard/The Greenville News via AP)
Sheriff: 2 dead, 8 hurt in South Carolina nightclub shooting
A sheriff's official says a shooting at a South Carolina nightclub left two people dead and eight wounded
Luis Abinader, presidential candidate of the opposition Modern Revolutionary Party, greets the crowd while he is surrounded by journalists at a voting center during the presidential elections, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sunday, July 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Tatiana Fernandez)
Dominican Republic chooses leader amid rising COVID-19 cases
The Dominican Republic is holding presidential elections that had already been delayed by the pandemic, even as the count of new infections continues to rise
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Veterans of Foreign War 8081 in Warrenville posted over 500 flags in the ground around their facility for people to purchase to honor a family member who has served time in the military.
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Matt Jaeger of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10236 carries the colors during an impromptu parade along Cherry Lane in Northbrook on Independence Day Saturday.
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Matt Ciciora-Gold, of Des Plaines swims laps Saturday June 20, 2020 at the Des Plaines Park District Iroquois pool. Ciciora-Gold was not able to practice swimming until Friday because his gym was closed due to COVID. He is training for a half Ironman and a full Ironman race. “I am really grateful this is open,” Ciciora-Gold said. The Des Plaines Park District is scheduled to have its two outdoor neighborhood pools open Saturday for adult lap swim and team practice, with the possibility of hosting open public swimming as soon as a week later. At the Iroquois pool, lap swimming is scheduled daily from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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Server Donna Larson brings out a tray of food at The Original Granny’s Friday June 26, 2020 in Wheeling.
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Large kites are flown at Gallery Park at The Glen in Glenview Saturday, June 13, 2020.
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