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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.
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More loons are filling Maine’s lakes with their ghostlike calls
Dec 13, 2025 1:44 pm - Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservationists say the birds aren't out of the woods yet.
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Brr-rr! Cold weather advisory issued for northern Illinois
Dec 13, 2025 1:41 pm - Northern Illinoisans who spend a lot of time outside in the next day or so might be susceptible to frostbite if they don’t bundle up.
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Trump says ‘we will retaliate’ after 3 Americans are killed in Syria
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Head-on crash in Kildeer leaves Mundelein driver deadDec 13, 2025 12:25 pm - A 44-year-old Mundelein man died early Saturday in a head-on collision on Route 22 in Kildeer.
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Inspiration behind Ashley’s Law again seeking legal changes to retain access to medical marijuanaDec 13, 2025 11:00 am - The 19-year-old Schaumburg woman who inspired Illinois’ Ashley’s Law in 2018 to have access to her medical marijuana patches while in school is again seeking legal changes to allow them to be delivered across state lines.
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How $5 million from Endeavor Health for Loaves & Fishes ‘meets the moment’Dec 13, 2025 10:45 am - Loaves & Fishes will receive $1 million annually for five years from Endeavor Health — $5 million total — to expand its reach and make food more accessible to families in need.
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‘Something’s got to give’: Sticker shock hits suburban Affordable Care Act enrolleesDec 13, 2025 10:00 am - ‘Our health system system is broken.’ With the Senate at a stalemate and no action from House, some in the suburbs are finding health insurance less affordable than ever. Suburbanites with ACA coverage are seeing increases from 47% to 95% in monthly premiums.