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EU agrees to loan Ukraine $105B after bid to use Russian assets fails
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.
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Trump announces lower drug price deals with 9 pharmaceutical companies
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.
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EEOC accuses Advocate Aurora of religious discrimination over nurse’s COVID-19 vaccine refusalDec 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.
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5 things to know about gas costs, O’Hare crowds and free rides this holiday seasonDec 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.
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Woman dead, another critically injured in house fire near Spring Grove
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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Craft programs for kids at Des Plaines library on Dec. 26Dec 19, 2025 5:47 pm - The Des Plaines Public Library is hosting craft programs for kids on Friday, Dec. 26.
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Elgin man gets 22 years for gunrunningDec 19, 2025 5:45 pm - An Elgin man pleaded guilty Friday to gunrunning and was sentenced to 22 years in prison.
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‘It’s the unknown:’ Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern seek mega merger as suburbs consider consequencesDec 19, 2025 5:42 pm - A Union Pacific/Norfolk Southern merger promises transcontinental freight empire. But an early analysis shows an 8% freight spike in one village.
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US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths
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Schaumburg launching Speaker’s Bureau program to keep residents in the knowDec 19, 2025 5:08 pm - The village of Schaumburg is launching its own Speaker’s Bureau, a new community engagement program designed to connect residents, businesses, schools and organizations with the professionals who serve them every day.