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Arctic air sweeps south as residents of the Pacific Northwest remain on guard after severe flooding
Dec 13, 2025 5:59 pm - A blast of arctic air swept south from Canada and spread into parts of the Northern U.S., while residents of the Pacific Northwest braced for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede.
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Severe winter storm batters Gazans left with no defenses
Dec 13, 2025 5:46 pm - A severe winter storm with winds and heavy rains has killed more than a dozen people across the Gaza Strip, inundating its low-lying coast, flooding thousands of tents and collapsing buildings already shaken by two years of Israeli bombardment.
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Israel kills senior Hamas commander in Gaza, threatening fragile truce
Dec 13, 2025 5:39 pm - Israel killed a senior Hamas commander in Gaza on Saturday, the Israeli military said, another challenge to the shaky ceasefire between the sides brokered by the United S...
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Geneva woman charged with felony hate crimes, aggravated battery on police officer
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.
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Chicago man charged with breaking into Downers Grove North High School, battering janitorDec 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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Lego lovers check out train displays at Arlington libraryDec 13, 2025 4:50 pm - Children of all ages were captivated by the creations of the Northern Illinois Lego Train Club at the Arlington Heights Public Library Saturday. A steady stream of Lego a...
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Trump’s claim doesn’t line up with White House investment listDec 13, 2025 3:14 pm - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims about investments, Sesame Street and more.
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Highland Park author releases first graphic novel in long-term ‘Ultimate Oz Universe’ projectDec 13, 2025 3:14 pm - An author based in Highland Park is working on a 10-book graphic novel series based on the Oz universe. Elton John wrote the forward.
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Trump’s team sees Europe’s ‘erasure.’ Europeans see a hostile US
Dec 13, 2025 2:42 pm - A new U.S. national security strategy berating Europe has triggered a wave of acrimony across the Atlantic, enraging and dismaying European officials who say the document has turned the Trump administration’s vitriol against European democracies into formal policy.
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How monogamous are humans? A study ranks us between meerkats and beavers.
Dec 13, 2025 2:40 pm - How monogamous are humans, really? It’s an age-old question subject to significant debate. Now a University of Cambridge professor has an answer: Somewhere between the Eurasian beaver and a meerkat.