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‘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.
For Carol Stream families in need, Christmas comes early

By Dave Oberhelman
Dec 14, 2025 8:58 am - The annual Carol Stream Christmas Sharing event this week was a community-wide effort that benefited more than 200 families in need with donated food and toys.
Study: Book your Amtrak tickets now — demand is surging in Chicago region

By Marni Pyke
Dec 14, 2025 8:45 am - Numerous Amtrak trains out of Chicago Union Station sold out this Thanksgiving. As ridership growth outpaces East and West coast peers, how will the passenger railroad meet demand?
Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people in attack on Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach

By KRISTEN GELINEAU, CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY and ROD McGUIRK
Dec 14, 2025 8:14 am - SYDNEY (AP) — Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday, in what Prime Min...
Belarus releases Nobel laureate, former candidate, over 100 others

By Tobi Raji and Mary Ilyushina
Dec 13, 2025 8:04 pm - The authoritarian government of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 political prisoners Saturday, including opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova, in exchange for relaxed sanctions on the country’s main export sector, according to state news agency Belta and the presidential press service.
Judge’s ruling could doom Trump’s bid to prosecute Comey

By Jeremy Roebuck
Dec 13, 2025 8:00 pm - A federal judge ruled Friday that the Justice Department unlawfully accessed evidence central to its case against former FBI director James B. Comey, delivering what could be a death blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to reindict one of his most prominent perceived rivals.
Russia and Ukraine trade attacks as US and European officials prepare for peace talks

Dec 13, 2025 7:56 pm - Moscow pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure with drone and missile strikes on Saturday and Kyiv launched a deadly strike of its own on southwestern Russia, a day before talks involving senior European and U.S. officials aimed at ending the war were set to resume.
Hersey High School wrestling coaches placed on leave amid internal investigation

By Christopher Placek
Dec 13, 2025 6:35 pm - Wrestling coaches at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights have been placed on administrative leave pending an internal review.
UN chief says 6 peacekeepers killed in drone strike on a UN facility in Sudan

BY SAMY MAGDY
Dec 13, 2025 6:05 pm - A drone strike hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, killing six peacekeepers, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said.
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.

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