All Stories from October 17, 2025 (Change date)
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Trump says he has commuted sentence of former US Rep. George Santos in federal fraud caseOct 17, 2025 5:43 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday he had commuted the sentence of former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who is serving more than seven years in federal prison aft...
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Trump can win a Nobel Peace PrizeOct 17, 2025 5:38 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that President Trump has been banned from eligibility for the Nobel Peace Prize, Erika Kirk has been banned from Romania and more.
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With Santos still injured, Bears will turn to Moody for kicks again SundayOct 17, 2025 5:33 pm - The Chicago Bears will be without their starting kicker Cairo Santos for a second straight game Sunday when they host the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field.
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Border Patrol agents step up enforcement efforts in Lake County with raids at car washes, nurseriesOct 17, 2025 5:31 pm - U.S. Border Patrol agents targeted several businesses in Lake County Friday, briefly detaining several individuals at nurseries and arresting others at a car wash.
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Developer revises data center plans, Naperville residents still concernedOct 17, 2025 5:28 pm - In the latest iteration of plans for a controversial data center in Naperville, a developer has backed off a proposed second phase of the project.
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John Bolton pleads not guilty in classified documents caseOct 17, 2025 4:29 pm - John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he mishandled classified materials.
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Israel received coffin of missing hostage handed over to Red Cross, prime minister's office saysOct 17, 2025 4:22 pm - Hamas announced plans to hand over the remains of an additional hostage late Friday, as the militants tried to shore up a tenuous ceasefire with Israel by bringing out bulldozers in Gaza to search for bodies they say remain trapped under rubble.
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Orbán celebrates Hungary as ‘the only place in Europe’ where a Trump-Putin meeting can be heldOct 17, 2025 4:19 pm - Hungary's nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday celebrated his country's status as the host of upcoming talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, a meeting where the two leaders are expected to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine.
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Aurora offers buyouts to workers, as it plans 2026 budgetOct 17, 2025 4:15 pm - Aurora is offering incentives for workers to quit to reduce the city’s workforce, as Mayor John Laesch has unveiled a proposed 2026 budget that he says eliminates much of a $29 million deficit in the general fund he projected two months ago.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago areaOct 17, 2025 4:15 pm - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump's conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on U.S. soil.