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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.
Man suspected in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing found dead, officials say

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER
Dec 18, 2025 5:38 pm - Authorities said Thursday that they're looking into a connection between last weekend's mass shooting at Brown University and an attack two days later near Boston that killed a professor at another elite school, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In recorded message, Rob Reiner urges resiliency for Holocaust survivors at Hanukkah event

By MELANIE LIDMAN
Dec 18, 2025 5:25 pm - In a video message recorded weeks before he was killed, Hollywood icon Rob Reiner urged Holocaust survivors participating in a Hanukkah ceremony on Thursday to “be resilient” during difficult times.
Coast Guard policy on swastikas, nooses will be revised, Noem says

By Tara Copp and Marianne LeVine
Dec 18, 2025 4:42 pm - The U.S. Coast Guard will remove language from its new workplace harassment policy that downgraded the definition of swastikas and nooses from overt hate symbols to “potentially divisive,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem said Thursday, an abrupt turnaround after the more lenient interpretation took effect this week despite objections from Congress.
Justice Department sues for access to Illinois voter rolls

By Peter Hancock
Dec 18, 2025 4:16 pm - The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit Thursday against the state of Illinois seeking access to its complete, unredacted voter registration database, including sensitive personal data such as dates of birth, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers.
Last-minute shopping? Visit Lake County’s largest vendor fair

Daily Herald report
Dec 18, 2025 3:57 pm - Santa’s Winter Wonderland Market, Lake County’s largest holiday vendor fair, will be held from 12 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20 at The Ten Hotel, 6161 W. Grand Ave., Gurnee.
Geneva panel again rejects request to demolish historic blacksmith shop

By Brenda Schory
Dec 18, 2025 3:52 pm - The Geneva Historic Preservation Commission unanimously denied a third request Tuesday from developer Shodeen to demolish a circa-1840 former blacksmith shop after a 90-minute public hearing.
Wheeling library seeking next maker-in-residence

By Russell Lissau
Dec 18, 2025 2:53 pm - Suburban painters, crafters and other artists who want to show off their skills can apply for the 2026 maker-in-residence program at Wheeling’s Indian Trails Public Library.
‘Real and present threat’: Judge orders man charged in Schaumburg slaying detained

By Barbara Vitello
Dec 18, 2025 1:35 pm - A Cook County judge detained the Niles man charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his former girlfriend on Dec. 16 in a Schaumburg parking lot.

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