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Man dies at DuPage County jail

By Susan Sarkauskas
Feb 18, 2026 8:43 pm - A DuPage County jail detainee died Feb. 10, the same day he entered the jail.
‘We view it as a trust’: Top Shelf Ice Arena in Gurnee snares $50K business grant

By Mick Zawislak
Feb 18, 2026 7:44 pm - Top Shelf Ice Arena at Gurnee Mills will receive a $50,000 village contribution to reconfigure the interior entrance into an NHL-themed retail space.
UN Security Council members blast Israel’s West Bank plans on eve of Trump’s Board of Peace meeting

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and EDITH M. LEDERER
Feb 18, 2026 7:42 pm - Members of the United Nations Security Council called Wednesday for the Gaza ceasefire deal to become permanent and blasted Israeli efforts to expand control in the West Bank as a threat to prospects of a two-state solution, coming on the eve of President Donald Trump’s first Board of Peace gathering to discuss the future of the Palestinian territories.
‘Progress has been made’: Northwest suburban officials in Springfield for Bears bill talks

By Christopher Placek
Feb 18, 2026 7:40 pm - Northwest suburban officials, including those from Arlington Heights and Rolling Meadows, are in Springfield to push for legislation that would provide a property tax break for a potential Bears stadium at Arlington Park.
Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial

By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY
Feb 18, 2026 7:36 pm - Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he’s received about being “authentic” and not “robotic.”
US senators visit key Ukrainian port city as they push for fresh sanctions on Russia

By STEPHEN GROVES
Feb 18, 2026 7:30 pm - A delegation of U.S. senators was returning Wednesday from a trip to Ukraine, hoping to spur action in Congress for a series of sanctions meant to economically cripple Moscow and pressure President Vladimir Putin to make key concessions in peace talks.
Talks end in Geneva with no end to Russia’s war or hard-line demands

By Catherine Belton and Ellen Francis
Feb 18, 2026 7:27 pm - U.S.-mediated talks between Moscow and Kyiv in Geneva broke off on Wednesday without any significant progress or indication that Russia was ready to step back from its maximalist demands for subjugating Ukraine.
Pope laments ‘ashes of international law’ left by today’s conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy

Feb 18, 2026 7:05 pm - Pope Leo XIV opened the church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over Ash Wednesday and lamenting the “ashes of international law and justice” that have been left by today’s wars and conflicts.
FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access

By MATTHEW PERRONE
Feb 18, 2026 6:58 pm - The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies to win approval for new drugs, the latest change from Trump administration officials vowing to speed up the availability of certain medical products.
Waukegan man gets 21 years for hijacking vehicle

By Elizabeth Maxwell
Feb 18, 2026 6:37 pm - A man from Waukegan was sentenced to 21 years in prison Wednesday for hijacking a car at gunpoint while a woman and her 10-year-old son were in it. Twenty-two-year-old El...

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