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  • WLS – Chicago

    Pro-Palestinian protest held at Art Institute of Chicago

    A small encampment was set up Saturday in the garden area outside of the Art Institute of Chicago. Dozens of protesters were arrested as officers dismantled the encampment, Chicago police said.

  • The Bemidji Pioneer, Minn.

    Bemidji rue21 location to close after retailer files bankruptcy

    May 4—BEMIDJI — The rue21 store in Bemidji's Paul Bunyan Mall is one of about 540 locations that will close in the next four to six weeks. That's according to court documents filed Thursday, May 2, by the retailer in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The retailer, based in Pennsylvania, once had 1,000 brick-and-mortar stores before previously seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2003 and 2017, ...

  • The Bemidji Pioneer, Minn.

    Longtime Bemidji greenhouse Perkins Plants is blooming for its final season

    May 4—BEMIDJI — Perkins Plants, the longest continuously running greenhouse in Bemidji, opened for its final season this week. Dorothy Carpenter, who has operated the business at 1327 Roosevelt Road SE for 34 years, said she will miss her many loyal customers. But "it's time," she added. "It's just been long enough. I'm getting tired." Newlyweds Orville and Margaret Perkins moved to Bemidji ...