Epstein files released by DOJ with heavy redactions
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The Justice Department has released more than 300,000 pages of unclassified Jeffrey Epstein case files. The files were releasedon  Friday afternoon to comply with a law passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump. 

TikTok signs deal to form new U.S. unit
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TikTok is staying in the U.S. with a new multi-billion dollar deal.  Darren Botelho breaks down the details.

Holiday travel rush taking off
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The holiday travel rush is about to start this weekend.  Chicago’s airports are expecting nearly 4.8 million travelers between now and January 5th, which is about 6 percent more than last year.

New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks reflects on living 14 blocks away from Pope Leo XIV
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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet as the next archbishop of New York, naming a fellow Chicagoan to lead one of the nation’s largest Catholic archdioceses.

West Chicago plane crash
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A plane crashed in West Chicago on Wednesday.

Chicago ramps up Hanukkah security after deadly attack in Australia
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Chicago police are stepping up patrols around Hanukkah celebrations — including events in Skokie — as the local Jewish community balances joy and concern following a terror attack in Sydney that left a victim connected to a local rabbi’s family in a coma.

U.S. lawmakers condemn antisemitic attack in Australia | ChicagoLIVE
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U.S. lawmakers expressed solidarity with the Australian Jewish community following a targeted shooting. | A live look at what happened today, what’s happening now, and what’s coming tonight—no script, just real news.

Bystander who disarmed Bondi Beach gunman hailed as hero

A bystander identified as Ahmed el Ahmed is being hailed as a hero after video captured him disarming a gunman during a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

U.S. negotiators pushing peace talks between Russia, Ukraine forward
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U.S. negotiators say progress is being made in a new round of peace talks to end the war in Ukraine but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pushing back on Washington's demands that Ukraine give up some territory.

Local Jewish community reacts to Australia terror attack
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Back to that deadly terror attack in Australia. The incident sending shockwaves through the Jewish community around the world, including here in Illinois. But that didn't stop them from celebrating one of the religion's biggest holidays.

At least 15 people killed in antisemitic attack in Australia
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Now to the latest on a deadly attack in Australia. At least 15 people are dead after a shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney. Officials there are calling it an act of antisemitic terrorism. Stephanie Bennett has more.

2 US Army soldiers, interpreter killed in Syria ambush attack

Two U.S. Army soldiers and a U.S. interpreter were killed Saturday in an ambush attack in Syria, the Pentagon said.

Gene Simmons urges Congress to OK radio royalties
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Some rockstars want lawmakers to pass the American Music Fairness Act. The bill would close a loophole that lets AM-FM radio stations play their music without paying for it. Asher Redd is on music row in Nashville.

Understanding the property tax hike | ChicagoLIVE
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Jim Thompson, Director of Property Assessment and Tax Policy in the Cook County Office of the President, joins to break it all down.

Watch: Man survives terrifying skydiving mishap

The incident occurred as the skydiver prepared to jump from over 10,000 feet in the air.