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Trump expands travel ban to 39 countries after shooting of Guard members

By David Nakamura
Dec 16, 2025 7:27 pm - President Donald Trump on Tuesday added 20 countries to a list whose citizens face a full or partial travel ban on entering the United States, swelling the total to 39 as his administration seeks to further restrict legal immigration after an Afghan immigrant was charged in the shooting of two National Guard troops last month.
Two Republican lawmakers call for mass expulsion of American Muslims

By Matthew Choi
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.
Trump orders blockade of ‘sanctioned oil tankers’ into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
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.
US strikes three more alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific, killing 8

By Tara Copp, Alex Horton and Noah Robertson
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.
House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan

By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO
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.
Arlington Heights village manager gets 5% raise, $15K bonus

By Christopher Placek
Dec 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.
Illinois extends open enrollment deadline for health care plans

By Peter Hancock
Dec 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.
Illinois leaders ‘won’t back down’ following Trump order limiting AI regulation

By Maggie Dougherty
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.
Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in his entire first term

By Emily Davies, Cat Zakrzewski and Clara Ence Morse
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.
Roselle firefighters battle blaze at apartment complex Tuesday

Daily Herald report
Dec 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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