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7+ min ago (759+ words) Two holiday staples sure to make the Naperville season bright are NaperLights and Holly Jolly Days. "NaperLights is the lighting extravaganza that goes all the way down Water Street along the river and into Jaycees Park," said Deborah Newman, spokeswoman for Water Street district. "It is a project of the Naperville Sunrise Rotary and Marquette Cos., which are the owners of Water Street." The free, walk-through display includes more than 150,000 lights and a collection of giant lighted figures, she said, including skating polar bears, skaters, snowmen, carolers, glowing gifts and dancing trees. The Foyo Plaza Fountain is enhanced with lighted dancing figures, and there's a lighted throne for Santa next to a great bedecked tree, she said. "Everything is synced to music and there's a giant teddy bear kids can take their pictures on," she said. The lights are on…...

13+ min ago (1172+ words) Lane Kiffin and Pat Fitzgerald couldn't be more different. Kiffin, an offensive guru, is known as a serial wanderer, always chasing a better coaching job and the money that comes with it. Fitzgerald, a defensive guru, was ensconced at Northwestern for 17 years and, until a few years ago, seemed in line for a lifetime job at his alma mater. The two big-name college coaches' paths crossed in a most unusual way the last two days, with Kiffin giving up his Ole Miss job " and a shot at a national championship next month " for a seven-year, $91 million deal to coach at LSU, while Fitzgerald was hired Monday'to replace Jonathan Smith at Michigan State. It's nothing new in the mad, mad, mad world of college football, where the games that go on behind closed doors are often more interesting than what happens…...

15+ min ago (24+ words) A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until midnight, as snow will impact the evening commute. Tracking more snow, below zero temps in Chicago...

18+ min ago (224+ words) Hasta la fecha, la RDC tiene 53 casos confirmados, 43 muertes y 11 casos probables relacionados con el 16to brote de "bola, con una tendencia general positiva, afirm" el ministro de Salud, Roger Kamba, en la capital, Kinsasa. De hecho, no se han registrado nuevos casos confirmados durante 45 d'as consecutivos. Kamba se'al" que m's de 27.000 personas fueron vacunadas, incluidos 4.000 trabajadores de primera l'nea, lo cual el ministro atribuy" a ayudar a frenar el brote. Destac" que la naci"n centroafricana todav'a lucha contra otros brotes, incluidos el c"lera y la viruela s'mica. El gobierno anunci" el brote de "bola en septiembre en Bulape, en la provincia sure'a de Kasai. El brote fue el s"ptimo de la provincia de Kasai y el primero en 18 a'os, y se extendi" a al menos otras cuatro localidades. La Organizaci"n Mundial de la Salud (OMS) enfrent…...

22+ min ago (46+ words) The Republican-led House and Senate Armed Services committees are looking into a strike on an alleged drug boat near Venezuela back in September. Trump meets with national security advisors over boat strikes in Venezuela Trump meets with national security advisors over boat strikes in Venezuela...

26+ min ago (163+ words) El equipo visitante comenz" la noche un punto por encima de la zona de descenso y la termin" un punto y un lugar mejor gracias a un gol en el segundo tiempo de Diego L"pez. Su disparo a trav's de un "rea de penalti congestionada pareci" desviarse en Nobel Mendy y descoloc" al portero del Rayo, Augusto Batalla. Fue un momento desafortunado para Mendy, quien hab'a sido uno de los mejores jugadores del equipo local en la primera mitad. El defensa senegal's puso al Rayo 1-0 arriba a los 37 minutos cuando su cabezazo perfectamente colocado culmin" una rutina de c"rner corto. El Rayo domin" gran parte del juego pero no pudo capitalizar su presi"n con una mejor diferencia en el marcador. El empate lo elev" al noveno lugar, un punto por delante de un grupo de cuatro equipos....

26+ min ago (825+ words) El gobierno anunci" la suspensi"n de las decisiones de asilo, la reevaluaci"n de las solicitudes de tarjetas de residencia para personas originarias de pa'ses "de preocupaci"n" y fren" la emisi"n de visas para afganos que colaboraron con las labores b'licas de Estados Unidos. El esfuerzo intensificado por restringir la inmigraci"n ha enfrentado fuertes cr'ticas de los defensores de los derechos de los refugiados y de quienes trabajan con afganos, quienes afirman que equivale a un castigo colectivo. Tambi'n aseguran que reabrir casos que ya han sido procesados es un desperdicio de recursos gubernamentales. El gobierno federal asegura que las nuevas pol'ticas son necesarias para garantizar que aquellas personas que ingresan al pa's, o que ya est'n aqu', no representan una amenaza para la seguridad. A continuaci"n, un vistazo a los principales cambios que se…...

31+ min ago (605+ words) December 1, 2025 / 5:19 PM CST / CBS Chicago Charles Beach was sworn in on Monday as Cook County's first new chief judge in 24 years, and takes over amid a political firestorm over what appears to be systemic issues with how accused criminals are being monitored before trial. The chief judge's office has come under increased scrutiny over its handling of the county's electronic monitoring program in recent weeks, after a 26 year-old woman was lit on fire on the CTA Blue Line last month by a man wearing an ankle monitor. Earlier this year, the Cook County Chief Judge's office was given the job of overseeing offenders on ankle monitors, after the Cook County Sheriff's office ended its electronic monitoring program. The monitoring program is meant to ensure accused criminals stay out of trouble as they await trial, or get them locked up if…...

32+ min ago (657+ words) A federal grand jury is investigating the chaos that ensued in Evanston after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents detained three citizens after an Oct. 31 collision between the agents" SUV and a woman driving a red sedan, documents obtained in a records request show. The subpoena, signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Shawn McCarthy, was addressed to the "Custodian of Records, Evanston Police Department," and ordered this person to appear in federal court. It also gave the person the option to submit the documents and video before that date, which Evanston police chose to do. Just before 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 6, Evanston Police Sgt. Tom Giese emailed FBI Special Agent Chris Ryan to say that Evanston Police Chief Schenita Stewart, Corporation Counsel Alexandra Ruggie and himself would be driving down that day to FBI headquarters on Roosevelt Road in Chicago to turn over the documents…...

34+ min ago (309+ words) Americans attempting to clear airport security checkpoints without a Real ID or a passport will soon be charged $45, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. The new fee will go into effect on Feb. 1, TSA leaders said. The agency teased a potential $18 fee in federal paperwork last month, but eventually decided on a significantly higher number. "The fee was necessary because we needed to modernize the system. We needed to make sure that the system is safe," Steve Lorincz, TSA's deputy executive assistant administrator for security operations, told ABC News. After decades of delays, Real ID requirements finally went into effect back in May, but travelers were still allowed to fly without the upgraded identity cards. However, TSA officials signaled their plans to clamp down last month, when they proposed the $18 fee for travelers without a Real ID or passport. The…...