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On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intentionally breached the Birds Point Levee in southeast Missouri. The goal was to relieve rising flood waters in parts of southern Illinois. The breach has already lowered water levels in some parts.

Private-sector employers added 179,000 jobs in April, according to payroll processing firm ADP. That's lower than the 195,000 analysts had expected and the 207,000 private jobs ADP says were created in March.

The Bulls may have the best record in the league. But that stat didn’t seem to impress the Atlanta Hawks. On Monday the Hawks outplayed the Bulls to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series.

Six Borders bookstores have disappeared from Chicago, and that’s bad news for several neighborhoods that depended on them for more than just something to read.Borders outlets sometimes secured other stores.That was especially true in the Southwest Side neighborhood of Beverly, where Borders spurred

Perhaps the biggest economic news this week will be the monthly report on unemployment, due out Friday.   Unemployment has been edging down – and that's sure to be something of a relief to worried college seniors.   But one group among those stressed-out graduates may surprise you.

The American Friends Service Committee and the North Shore Peace Initiative present "Guns or Bread: The War Economy Comes Home."