All Stories from December 17, 2025 (Change date)
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Bill on Tier 2 misses the pointDec 17, 2025 3:37 pm - This is in response to Chuck Sullivan of the AFFI and his tale of woe about why he needs SB1937 passed. I guess he hasn't heard the news about the dire straits the state ...
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Behind the bench: State Supreme Court Justice teaches St. Charles students about the law, public serviceDec 17, 2025 3:32 pm - St. Patrick seventh-graders learned about the value of civic engagement and respectful discourse during a visit by Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Rochford and St. Charles Mayor Clint Hull. Rochford’s talk was designed to inspire students and provide insight into the workings of the state supreme court.
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Trump pays respects to 2 Iowa National Guardsmen and interpreter killed in Syria as they return homeDec 17, 2025 3:30 pm - President Donald Trump on Wednesday paid his respects to two Iowa National Guard members and a U.S. civilian interpreter who were killed in an attack in the Syrian desert, joining their grieving families as their remains were brought back to the country they served.
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Will speed humps, stop signs solve Mount Prospect neighborhood’s cut-through traffic problem?Dec 17, 2025 3:24 pm - Mount Prospect will place temporary speed humps and carry out other traffic calming measures in the Hatlen Heights neighborhood.
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2 dead after plane crashes at DuPage Airport in West ChicagoDec 17, 2025 2:39 pm - A plane crash at DuPage Airport in West Chicago left two people dead Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
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Lake Zurich ‘Shop with a Cop’Dec 17, 2025 2:38 pm - On Dec. 10, the Lake Zurich Police Department held its 10th annual ‘Shop with a Cop’ event. Children from the Lake Zurich area were treated to a pizza party at the Lake Zurich police station before riding in a police squad car to the Lake Zurich Walmart store.
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Cold weather forces cancellation of bike camping outing at Deer GroveDec 17, 2025 1:52 pm - Arguing with Mother Nature can be a losing proposition, and, minimally, a high risk. So concluded Out Our Front Door, a Chicago-based bike camping organization that canceled its Dec. 13-14 biking/camping plans in Cook County’s Deer Grove Forest Preserve due to single-digit temperatures.
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Phillies add right-hander Brad Keller with a $22 million, 2-year contract, AP source saysDec 17, 2025 1:50 pm - The Philadelphia Phillies added Brad Keller to their pitching staff on Wednesday, agreeing to a $22 million, two-year contract with the right-hander, a person familiar with the deal confirmed to The Associated Press.
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Club Pilates Palatine Angel Tree donations to Palatine TownshipDec 17, 2025 1:48 pm - Members at Club Pilates Palatine brought the holiday spirit to life this season and came together to support children in the local community through the studio’s first Angel Tree opportunity.
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SpongeBob is back in madcap ‘Search for SquarePants’Dec 17, 2025 1:44 pm - SpongeBob SquarePants just wants to be a big guy. For our bubble-blowing, Bikini Bottom resident, that means reaching the coveted height of 36 clams tall so that he can finally ride the big roller coaster at Captain Booty Beard’s Fun Park in “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants.”