All Stories from December 9, 2025 (Change date)
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Matching core competencies with ideal customers: The recipe for business successDec 09, 2025 4:33 pm - How do you define success in business? “Revenue” will factor into the definition somewhere. But a larger question looms — namely, how can a business become the best version of itself?
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Another layer of government in Lake County to be dissolvedDec 09, 2025 4:33 pm - Another layer of government in Lake County appears to be on the way out and off the tax rolls with the pending dissolution of the Avon-Fremont Drainage District.
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How ineffective is the Bears’ pass rush?Dec 09, 2025 4:22 pm - What do the numbers say about the Bears’ pass rush?
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Man accused of murdering woman in ElmhurstDec 09, 2025 4:05 pm - An Elmhurst man has been accused of beating and stabbing to death a woman he lured to his home.
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The EPA is wiping mention of human-caused climate change from its websiteDec 09, 2025 3:58 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency has removed references to human-caused climate change from its website - tweaking some pages to focus on the “natural processes” driving climate change and wiping other pages from the internet.
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Border Patrol agent from Pingree Grove accused of sexual assaults, robbery in federal indictmentDec 09, 2025 3:56 pm - A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent from Pingree Grove is accused of sexual assault and robbery dating back to 2022 in a federal indictment released Tuesday.
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Pope criticizes US bid to ‘break apart’ US-Europe alliance, insists on Europe role in Ukraine peaceDec 09, 2025 3:46 pm - Pope Leo XIV insisted Tuesday that Europe must have a role in any Ukraine peace deal and criticized what he said was the Trump administration’s effort to “break apart” the long-standing U.S.-European alliance.
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Seasonal sips: Suburban bars and restaurants offer up festive holiday cocktailsDec 09, 2025 3:38 pm - Many suburban bars and restaurants have added some holiday spirit to their spirits, offering special cocktails for you to enjoy with friends and family in between the hustle and bustle of the season.
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MAGA influencers urge Trump to kill Netflix deal over streamer’s Obama tiesDec 09, 2025 3:30 pm - As the Trump administration eyes dueling bids by Netflix and Paramount to buy the entertainment giant Warner Bros. Discovery, a cadre of right-wing influencers are launching broadsides against Netflix for its ties to former president Barack Obama.
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Silver prices just smashed a new record. What does this mean for the economy?Dec 09, 2025 3:03 pm - Silver is giving gold a run for the money. The precious metal has more than doubled in value since the start of the year and broke a fresh record on Tuesday, rising above $60 per troy ounce on New York’s Commodity Exchange for the first time ever.