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12+ min ago (50+ words) It's warming up on several lines leading up to a special ride coming up on Dec. 20, then it will take seriously ill children and their families on a once-in-a-lifetime ride to the North Pole. Operation North Pole Train hits tracks for first time in 5 years...

49+ min ago (519+ words) The Illinois AFL-CIO, the umbrella organization representing most of the state's organized labor, opted Tuesday not to make endorsements in several critical races for the March 17 primary, including competitive open-seat contests for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, state comptroller, and some congressional slots. Tim Drea, the AFL-CIO president, said candidates were required to achieve two-thirds support of the union's delegates " a high bar to meet in high-profile contests where labor, a significant part of the Democratic political apparatus, has many allies and doesn't want to offend friends. The union endorsement and the backing of more than 1.7 million labor households in Illinois are highly coveted by candidates across the ballot, including among some Republicans. The AFL-CIO endorsed Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker in his bid for a third term, along with all other incumbent statewide officeholders seeking reelection. But no one secured…...

58+ min ago (270+ words) Tambi'n se sancionaron dos empresas con sede en China "por sus vastas e indiscriminadas actividades cibern'ticas contra el Reino Unido y sus aliados, indic" Cooper. En un discurso en el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores en Londres, Cooper afirm" que Gran Breta'a y sus aliados enfrentan crecientes "amenazas h'bridas" dise'adas para debilitar la infraestructura nacional cr'tica, socavar nuestros intereses e interferir en nuestras democracias. "Debemos llamar a esto por lo que es: guerra de informaci"n rusa. Y nos estamos defendiendo, expres" Cooper. Se'al" que las amenazas incluyen ataques f'sicos como el sabotaje, as' como campa'as de desinformaci"n "inundando las redes sociales con IA generativa y videos manipulados destinados a socavar el apoyo occidental a la resistencia de Ucrania contra la invasi"n rusa. Los funcionarios brit'nicos se'alan sitios web falsos y anuncios pol'ticos durante la reciente elecci"n de…...

58+ min ago (286+ words) Pero necesitaron la mayor cantidad de p'rdidas de bal'n en la carrera de Hurts, un plan de juego sorprendentemente desequilibrado de los Eagles que hizo que Hurts lanzara 40 veces frente a 20 acarreos de un resurgente Saquon Barkley, y un gol de campo fallido de 48 yardas entre numerosos factores que contribuyeron a que los Chargers lograran la victoria el lunes por la noche. Sin embargo, los Chargers tuvieron la resiliencia para aprovechar esas circunstancias, algo que nunca estuvo garantizado antes de que el entrenador en jefe Jim Harbaugh asumiera el cargo de cara a la temporada 2024. "Qu' equipo tenemos!" exclam' Harbaugh en su conferencia de prensa posterior al duelo. "sa es mi reacci'n. Qu' equipo tenemos!. Se niegan a perder. Simplemente tengo una gran, gran sensaci'n de ganar, una maravillosa, maravillosa sensaci'n de victoria, una gran emoci'n de victoria." Incluso, Herbert…...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (39+ words) Prosecutors say Luis Urbie attacked all of the victims who were of Chinese descent at hotels in Schaumburg and Naperville between February and October of 2022. Border Patrol officer accused of sexually assaulting, robbing 4 women remains in jail...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (429+ words) A police union and a group of Arlington Heights police officers filed suit Tuesday against the village, claiming that officials are violating state law by preventing officers from forming a union for sergeants. At issue is a state constitutional amendment that guarantees the right to unionize, and a subsequent change in Arlington Heights" method of promoting officers to the rank of sergeant. The change to the state constitution, called the Illinois Workers" Rights Amendment, approved by voters in 2022, states, "Employees shall have the fundamental right to organize and to bargain collectively. " No law shall be passed that interferes with, negates, or diminishes" those rights. Supervisors generally are prohibited from joining a union of workers they supervise, to avoid conflicts of interest. But a new state law approved in August and effective July 1, 2026, states that police officers who take a written…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago (351+ words) Las Fuerzas de Apoyo R'pido, que han estado en guerra con el ej'rcito sudan's desde abril de 2023, han sido acusadas de cr'menes de guerra por Amnist'a Internacional, y el jefe de Derechos Humanos de la ONU, Volker T'rk, dijo este mes que teme "una nueva ola de atrocidades" en Sud'n en medio de un aumento de los combates feroces en la regi'n de Kordof'n, en el centro de Sud'n. Incluidos en las sanciones del martes est'n "lvaro Andr's Quijano Becerra, un oficial militar colombiano retirado, su esposa; un gerente de agencia de empleo llamado Mateo Andr's Duque Botero y varias agencias de personal que supuestamente han procesado n'mina para los combatientes colombianos. John K. Hurley, Subsecretario del Tesoro para Terrorismo e Inteligencia Financiera, dijo que las FAR han demostrado que "su brutalidad ha profundizado el conflicto y desestabilizado la regi'n, creando…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago (412+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. " The Chicago White Sox are on the clock. The Sox received the No. 1 pick for the 2026 Major League Baseball draft after winning Tuesday's draft lottery, held during the annual winter meetings. "It's a significant event for us," Sox general manager Chris Getz said. "And it can't be understated how important it is. We've been hard at work at bringing talent into the organization in different ways and obviously the amateur draft is an obvious avenue. And now to be able to get a chance at the top talent in the draft is really exciting and just gives us a greater boost." It's the first time the team will pick first since 1977, when they selected Harold Baines. The Hall of Famer was in attendance at Tuesday's lottery ceremony, representing the Sox. "It's exciting to be here," Baines said. "I'm…...

1+ hour, 33+ min ago (337+ words) The Lake Ridge School Board named one of its own as the district's next superintendent on Monday. Calumet New Tech Principal Christopher Bajmakovich, who's also a 1992 Calumet High graduate, will assume the superintendent's post Jan. 1. He agreed to a three-year contract with an annual salary of $150,000. No one spoke during the public hearing on the contract. "I always knew I wanted to work at Calumet, to be a teacher or administrator, but superintendent; this is humbling," Bajmakovich said. Interim Superintendent Gilbert Crimmins will assist Bajmakovich prep for his new duties in the coming weeks. Crimmins joined the district six months ago following the abrupt resignation of long-time school chief Sharon Johnson-Shirley in July. Johnson-Shirley, who headed the district for 19 years, didn't send her retirement notice to the school board until mid-June. Records revealed she accepted a settlement approved by the…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago (37+ words) Temperatures drop by mid-morning Wednesday will lead to a changeover from rain to a wintry mix to snow. Rain with temps in the 30s for Tuesday night Rain with temps in the 30s for Tuesday night...