All Stories from December 26, 2025 (Change date)
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A lifetime of giving: Buffalo Grove woman marks 400th blood and platelet donationDec 26, 2025 4:13 pm - Just days before the end of 2025, Nancy Prater of Buffalo Grove marked a remarkable milestone — celebrating her 400th blood and platelet donation during a special recognition at the Vitalant Arlington Heights Donor Center.
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Genius bar: Sunday night’s game will be a meeting of two of the top offensive minds in the NFLDec 26, 2025 4:10 pm - The Bears (11-4) will focus on their remaining two steps in the final two weeks of the regular season. They’ll try to win the NFC North and earn the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
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Palestinian man kills 2 in car-ramming and stabbing attack in northern Israel and injures 2 othersDec 26, 2025 4:10 pm - A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel Friday, killing both, police said, as the Israeli defense minister quickly ordered military retaliation on what he said was the assailant's West Bank hometown.
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California’s intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mudDec 26, 2025 4:03 pm - Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, sending mud and debris sliding and half-filling homes with mud.
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Two facing felony theft chargesDec 26, 2025 3:39 pm - DuPage County court records indicate two people were charged with felony-level thievery on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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Aurora woman celebrates 101st birthday with visit from mayorDec 26, 2025 3:38 pm - An Aurora woman had more than Christmas to celebrate on Dec. 25 as she turned 101 years old.
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Girls basketball: Frank ices Lake Park’s victory over BarringtonDec 26, 2025 3:36 pm - Frankly speaking, a girl named Maggie helped Lake Park secure its victory in its opening-round game at the 42nd annual Komaromy Classic at Dundee-Crown High School on Fri...
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A winter storm is bearing down on the Northeast. Where the most snow may fall.Dec 26, 2025 3:36 pm - A significant winter storm was bearing down on the Northeast early Friday, set to deliver hefty accumulations of snow and ice to portions of the Appalachians and New England — with potentially hazardous conditions coinciding with post-holiday travel. Up to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow is expected — with a jackpot zone near New York City.
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Bears’ Burden set to return to action, but Odunze to miss fourth straight gameDec 26, 2025 3:30 pm - The Chicago Bears will be without their top wide receiver but will get another one back Sunday night when they play against the San Francisco 49ers.
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Turkey detains dozens of IS suspects planning attacks on Christmas and New Year celebrationsDec 26, 2025 3:28 pm - Istanbul police launched scores of simultaneous raids on Thursday, detaining over a hundred suspected members of the militant Islamic State group who were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year's celebrations, authorities said.