All Stories from December 17, 2025 (Change date)
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Man charged in connection to recent Streamwood bomb threatDec 17, 2025 5:39 pm - A Hoffman Estates man was arrested and charged Tuesday in connection with an unfounded bomb threat at a Streamwood Walmart on Dec. 1.
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How the Bears are managing an injured wide receiver roomDec 17, 2025 5:33 pm - Bears coordinators met with reporters Wednesday at Halas Hall in Lake Forest as the team prepared for Saturday night’s rematch with the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field.
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Investigators seek older video that might show the Brown campus shooter days before the attackDec 17, 2025 4:43 pm - With the search for the Brown University shooter in its fifth day Wednesday, authorities were asking the public to review any security or phone footage from the week before the attack in the hopes it might help investigators identify the person, believing the attacker may have cased the scene ahead of time.
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Rob and Michele Reiner’s son appears in court on murder charges while siblings speak of their lossDec 17, 2025 4:34 pm - Nick Reiner made his first court appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents, actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, while the couple's other two children made their first public statement on their crushing loss.
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Trump officials say they will dismantle ‘global mother ship’ of climate and weather forecastingDec 17, 2025 4:26 pm - The Trump administration said Tuesday it was breaking up one of the world’s preeminent earth and atmospheric research institutions, based in Colorado, over concerns about “climate alarmism” — a move that comes amid escalating attacks from the White House against the state’s Democratic lawmakers.
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Foreigner, Air Supply highlight Elk Grove’s record $1.1 million summer concert lineupDec 17, 2025 4:15 pm - Elk Grove Village’s 16th summer concert series featuring Jake Owen, Fitz and the Tantrums, Foreigner, Smash Mouth and Air Supply will cost $1.1 million - the town’s priciest ever.
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Trump administration admits to targeting blue states for energy grant cutsDec 17, 2025 4:08 pm - The Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing this week that a decision to cut energy grants during the government shutdown was influenced by whether the money would go to a state that tended to elect Democrats statewide or nationally.
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Elgin woman sentenced to 20 years for starving a 7-year-oldDec 17, 2025 3:39 pm - Eulalia Vences, of Elgin, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the starvation, torture and neglect of a child.
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Fire at Prospect Heights restaurant extinguished without injuries Wednesday morningDec 17, 2025 3:38 pm - Firefighters extinguished a fire at a restaurant in Prospect Heights within 10 minutes of arrival Wednesday morning, with all involved escaping injury.
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The heart is missingDec 17, 2025 3:37 pm - I just read Rachel Kurzius's article about A White House Christmas. The theme this year is “Home is Where the Heart Is.” Excuse me, but where is the heart within this hol...