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Two Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of American Muslims
Dec 16, 2025 7:24 pm - Two Republicans in Congress are calling for the mass expulsion of Muslims from the United States following the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia over the weekend, amplifying an increasingly brazen Islamophobic sentiment within the party.
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Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro
Dec 16, 2025 7:14 pm - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country's economy.
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US strikes three more alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific, killing 8
Dec 16, 2025 7:08 pm - U.S. forces killed eight alleged drug smugglers in three separate boat strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, raising the death toll in the Trump administration’s counternarcotics campaign to at least 95.
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House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan
Dec 16, 2025 7:05 pm - House Republican leaders are determined to push ahead with a GOP health care bill that excludes efforts to address the soaring monthly premiums millions of Americans will soon endure as pandemic-era tax credits for people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act expire at year's end.
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Arlington Heights village manager gets 5% raise, $15K bonusDec 16, 2025 5:53 pm - Arlington Heights Village Manager Randy Recklaus received a 5% raise and $15,000 performance bonus following his annual evaluation with the village board.
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Illinois extends open enrollment deadline for health care plansDec 16, 2025 5:51 pm - Illinois residents who buy health insurance on the state-run marketplace now have a little more time to sign up for coverage for the upcoming year.
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Illinois leaders ‘won’t back down’ following Trump order limiting AI regulation
Dec 16, 2025 5:50 pm - Illinois lawmakers vowed to keep fighting for protections against artificial intelligence after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to shield tech companies from state laws.
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Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in his entire first term
Dec 16, 2025 4:57 pm - President Donald Trump has signed more executive orders in less than a year of his presidency than he did in his entire first term — repeatedly bypassing Congress and forcing the courts to grapple with the constitutional bounds of his power.
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Roselle firefighters battle blaze at apartment complex TuesdayDec 16, 2025 4:43 pm - No one was hurt in a fire in an apartment building in Roselle Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
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33 homes could be coming to Schwaben Center property in Buffalo GroveDec 16, 2025 4:39 pm - The Buffalo Grove planning and zoning commission is considering a proposal for a 33-home residential development on the Schwaben Center property on Weiland Road.