All Stories from December 4, 2025 (Change date)
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US filings for jobless benefits fall to 191,000, lowest since September of 2022Dec 04, 2025 8:04 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in more than three years during Thanksgiving week, potentially complicating the Federal Reserve's upcoming decision on interest rates.
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Man accused of planting pipe bombs before Jan. 6 Capitol attack is charged with explosives offensesDec 04, 2025 7:57 am - The FBI made an arrest on Thursday in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
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Admiral says there was no ‘kill them’ order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakersDec 04, 2025 7:55 am - A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as Congress scrutinizes an attack that killed two survivors of an initial strike on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela.
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Putin says there are points he can't agree to in the US proposal to end Russia's war in UkraineDec 04, 2025 7:51 am - Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin, indicating in comments published Thursday that any deal is still some ways off.
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Three people killed in fiery crash on I-290Dec 04, 2025 7:15 am - Three people were killed in a one-car crash Wednesday night on I-290, the Illinois State Police said.
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Holiday light shows dazzle across the suburbsDec 04, 2025 6:56 am - If you haven’t seen one of the many light shows happening across the suburbs this season, now is the time. Here are the shows currently on display or opening soon.
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Silvy: Will the Bears finally back up their fans’ chants about Green Bay?Dec 04, 2025 6:15 am - It doesn’t matter whom the Bears play; fans chant away about Green Bay. It’s Chicago sports poetry. I’m not sure who and when this tradition started during random games against opponents not named Green Bay, but fans always have the Packers on their mind.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 7-13Dec 04, 2025 4:30 am - Upcoming events for various garden clubs in the Chicago suburbs, as well as workshops and classes offered at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Morton Arboretum.
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Requiem for a scandalDec 04, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York:
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Today’s editorial cartoonDec 04, 2025 4:00 am -