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U.S. House Sergeant at Arms William Walker, center, with Senate Sergeant at Arms Karen Gibson, left, and Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger, arrives to meet with reporters Jan. 4, 2022, ahead of the one-year mark of the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol.

Speak Out reader opinion: House sergeant at arms is wrong with his interpretation of Jan. 6 attack

January 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m.

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Mourners gather to remember Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic during an anniversary vigil outside a Comfort Inn hotel in Bourbonnais on Dec. 29, 2022. Rittmanic was fatally shot and her partner Officer Tyler Bailey was wounded while answering a noise disturbance call at the hotel on Dec. 29, 2021.

Family, friends remember Bradley police officer killed a year ago in Bourbonnais

December 30, 2022 at 1:57 p.m.

Family and friends gathered Thursday night in the parking lot of a Comfort Inn & Suites in Bourbonnais, marking a year since Bradley police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and Officer Tyler...

Travelers wait to recover their luggage Tuesday from the hundreds of bags stranded by major Southwest Airlines service interruptions at Midway International Airport.

Speak Out reader opinion: Southwest delays not bad when put in perspective

December 30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

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This image provided by WJLA shows migrant families as they get on to a bus to transport them from near the vice president's residence to an area church after they arrived in Washington, Dec. 24, 2022. Local organizers in Washington say three buses of recent migrant families arrived from Texas near the home in record-setting cold on Christmas Eve.

Speak Out reader opinion: Why is there only outrage when migrants brought to cities far from border?

December 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

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Pets of the week

December 27, 2022 at 5:45 p.m.

The Community Star prints adoptable pet information weekly. Area shelters, rescues and foster groups can send contact information along with jpg photos of available pets — using Pets of the...

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., and Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, the ranking member, arrive Dec. 20, 2022, as the committee meets to act on former President Donald Trump's tax returns.

Speak Out reader opinion: Donald Trump fears tax returns will prove he’s a lifelong con man

December 27, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the top Republican, shows off his red University of Louisville sweater as he exits the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, early Thursday morning, Dec. 22, 2022.

Speak Out reader opinion: Senate Republicans were wrong to vote for spending bill

December 26, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

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President Joe Biden shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he welcomes him to the White House Dec. 21, 2022.

Speak Out reader opinion: U.S. should quit sending tax money to Ukraine

December 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

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Committee chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., speaks to reporters after the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol held its final meeting Monday on Capitol Hill.

Speak Out reader opinion: The law is catching up with Donald Trump

December 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

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Migrants cross the U.S.-Mexico border from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 19, 2022.

Speak Out reader opinion: Border situation shows our nation’s shift to the left

December 22, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

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