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Fast, harsh, alone: Trump beams into prime time with uncertain results

By Isaac Arnsdorf
Dec 18, 2025 8:50 pm - President Donald Trump crammed his usual 90-minute rally routine into 18 minutes of prime-time broadcast television on Wednesday, perplexing “Survivor” finale viewers and his own allies alike.
Trump will use military housing money for $1,776 Pentagon bonuses

By Jacob Bogage, Noah Robertson and Riley Beggin
Dec 18, 2025 8:44 pm - The Trump administration will repurpose $2.6 billion in military housing assistance to pay $1,776 “warrior dividend” bonuses to service members, according to a senior administration official.
GOP signals end to probes into military’s killing of boat strike survivors

By Noah Robertson
Dec 18, 2025 8:23 pm - Top Republican lawmakers have signaled they are ending their inquiries into a controversial U.S. military strike on an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the waters off Venezuela.
TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Dec 18, 2025 8:20 pm - TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States.
A divided EU races against time to tap Russian assets for Ukraine

By Ellen Francis and Beatriz Ríos
Dec 18, 2025 8:15 pm - European leaders are racing to push through plans to unlock Russia’s frozen assets before Ukraine runs out of money and before the United States and Russia decide to use the funds as part of negotiations on the war.
‘Illinois cannot afford to lose this’: Local leaders hope to keep Bears in state

By Christopher Placek
Dec 18, 2025 7:45 pm - Arlington Heights Mayor Jim Tinaglia urged Springfield legislators to support the Bears’ request for a property tax break and public infrastructure funding, arguing that losing the team would be a “dark day” for Illinois.
HHS to revoke funding from hospitals offering youth gender transition care

By Paige Winfield Cunningham
Dec 18, 2025 7:43 pm - The Trump administration is moving to broadly curtail gender transition care for young people, proposing Thursday to eject medical providers from major federal health insurance programs if they provide services including hormone therapy or procedures such as mastectomies to children and teenagers.
Elgin council meeting paused twice following interruptions from residents frustrated with federal immigration enforcement tactics

By Rick West
Dec 18, 2025 6:27 pm - Growing public frustration regarding immigration enforcement activities in Elgin erupted during Wednesday’s city council meeting, with shouts and chants from the audience that resulted in the chamber being cleared twice.
Illinois Accountability Commission hears testimony about excessive force by ICE agents

By Maggie Dougherty
Dec 18, 2025 6:19 pm - A newly formed state commission heard sobering testimony Thursday about federal agents’ use of force, just days after Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino was spotted back in the Chicago region.
Reimagining Chase Plaza: Developer outlines plans for Buffalo Grove shopping center

By Steve Zalusky
Dec 18, 2025 5:49 pm - Plans for Buffalo Grove’s Chase Plaza revealed this week call for a complete overhaul of the moribund shopping center that was left with a gaping hole after the exit of a Dominick’s grocery store more than a decade ago.

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