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‘A small but real benefit’: Grayslake action cements the dissolution of a layer of government

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 19, 2025 10:18 pm - Eliminating a layer of government some taxpayers in the Grayslake area may not even have been aware of is more a philosophical victory but also has advantages, village leaders say.
Hegseth reverses land mine policy to allow use of controversial weapon

By Joyce Sohyun Lee
Dec 19, 2025 7:22 pm - The Trump administration reversed a Biden-era policy that prohibited the use of antipersonnel land mines except on the Korean Peninsula, according to a Dec. 2 document reviewed by The Washington Post. The previously unreported memo, signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, says the reversal would give the U.S. military a “force multiplier” against enemies during “one of the most dangerous security environments in its history.”
Supreme Court sides with immigration judges in speech case for now, rebuffing Trump administration

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Dec 19, 2025 7:16 pm - The Supreme Court sided with immigration judges on Friday, rebuffing the Trump administration for now in a case with possible implications for federal workers as the justices weigh expanding presidential firing power.
US plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors

By Lena H. Sun and Rachel Roubein
Dec 19, 2025 7:11 pm - The Trump administration plans to shift the federal government away from directly recommending most vaccines for children and suggest they receive fewer shots to more closely align with Denmark’s immunization model, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Rolling Meadows church expansion plans spark debate with neighbors

By Christopher Placek
Dec 19, 2025 7:09 pm - St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Rolling Meadows has proposed a 26,000-square-foot addition for a gymnasium, day care and youth retreat center. But neighbors don’t like the plan.
EU agrees to loan Ukraine $105B after bid to use Russian assets fails

By Ellen Francis and Beatriz Ríos
Dec 19, 2025 7:07 pm - European leaders agreed Friday to finance Ukraine’s state and army with a $105 billion loan backed by the E.U. budget after the failure of a last-ditch effort to tap Russia’s frozen assets.
Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies

By SALLY HO
Dec 19, 2025 6:57 pm - U.S. President Donald Trump announced Friday that nine drugmakers have agreed to lower the cost of their prescription drugs in the U.S. Pharmaceutical companies Amgen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, Genentech, Gilead Sciences, GSK, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi will now rein in Medicaid drug prices to match what they charged in other developed countries.
EEOC accuses Advocate Aurora of religious discrimination over nurse’s COVID-19 vaccine refusal

By Susan Sarkauskas
Dec 19, 2025 6:25 pm - The federal government is accusing Advocate Aurora of religious discrimination for its firing of a nurse who refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
5 things to know about gas costs, O’Hare crowds and free rides this holiday season

By Marni Pyke
Dec 19, 2025 6:23 pm - Passengers at O’Hare and Midway will grow by 6% over 2024, and the tollway’s busiest day is forecast to be Tuesday, Dec. 23.
Woman dead, another critically injured in house fire near Spring Grove

By Amanda Marrazzo
Dec 19, 2025 5:55 pm - A house fire near Spring Grove has killed one woman and critically injured another, Fox Lake Fire Chief Ed Lescher said.

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