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Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and ROD McGUIRK
Dec 16, 2025 7:36 am - A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State,” Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday.
Search for the Brown University shooter continues as questions swirl about campus security

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LEAH WILLINGHAM
Dec 16, 2025 7:31 am - Authorities knocked on doors in search of video and sifted through snow and dumpsters for other evidence that might lead them to the Brown University gunman, whose face was covered or not visible in footage captured before and after the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.
2 shot, 1 fatally, near Harvard; victim ID’d as Itasca woman

By Janelle Walker
Dec 15, 2025 5:31 pm - The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has identified the person shot and killed near Harvard Saturday afternoon as an Itasca woman. The victim, Santina Perri, 65, is set fo...
Streamwood police arrest Hampshire man on battery charge after seven-hour standoff

By Steve Zalusky
Dec 15, 2025 3:10 pm - A 33-year-old Hampshire man faces charges following a seven-hour standoff with Streamwood police last week.
Authorities renew search for the Brown University shooter after releasing a person of interest

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and AMANDA SWINHART
Dec 15, 2025 9:19 am - Police renewed their search Monday for the gunman who killed two Brown University students and wounded nine others, a day after they released a person of interest after determining the evidence pointed "in a different direction.”
Australia to tighten gun laws after Bondi Beach Hanukkah massacre

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY, ROD MCGUIRK and KRISTEN GELINEAU
Dec 15, 2025 8:25 am - Australian leaders promised Monday to immediately overhaul already-tough gun control laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi Beach. At least 15 people died in the attack, which has fueled criticism that authorities are not doing enough to combat a surge in antisemitic crimes.
‘Quiet powerhouse’: McHenry County public defender retiring after almost 40 years on the job

By Amanda Marrazzo
Dec 14, 2025 12:24 pm - After almost 40 years as McHenry County‘s public defender, Mark Cook, described as “a quiet powerhouse,” is retiring.
At least 2 killed and several more hurt in shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Dec 13, 2025 6:00 pm - At least 2 people were killed and several more injured in a shooting in the area of Brown University on Saturday, a law enforcement official said, as the Ivy League school issued an active shooter alert and urged students and staff to take shelter during the second day of final exams.
Geneva woman charged with felony hate crimes, aggravated battery on police officer

By Brenda Schory
Dec 13, 2025 5:11 pm - A 51-year-old Geneva woman was charged with multiple felonies after police alleged she spit in an officer’s mouth and threatened to attack her neighbors, records show.
Chicago man charged with breaking into Downers Grove North High School, battering janitor

By Christopher Placek
Dec 13, 2025 4:52 pm - A 56-year-old Chicago man was charged with burglary, attempted robbery and aggravated battery for breaking into Downers Grove North High School and accosting a janitor, prosecutors said.

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