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Things Are Moving Fast All Over
Things Are Moving Fast All Over
By Michael Every of Rabobank
Do You Get The Points?
First, we had a surprise 28-point US plan for Ukraine; then Europe responded with a 27-point plan, a separate 24-point plan from the E3 (UK, France, Germany), and vague 6-points from EC President von der Leyen. Now we have a revised 19-point US-Ukraine plan, following bilateral discussions, which reportedly doesn’t favor Moscow and leaves the most contentious issues for direct Trump-Zelenskyy talks to be held imminently. Apparently, it proposes a ceasefire along current lines; a raised cap on the size of the Ukrainian army; restrictions on heavy weapons near the border; an Article 5-modelled US security guarantee; no automatic territorial concessions; no automatic veto on EU or NATO membership; and plans for reconstruction. The floated removal of sanctions on Russia and its return to the G8 may or may not be part of it, along with the release of its frozen assets which the US and Europe hold.
The key points are this: the US is in a hurry to get this done so it can focus elsewhere; and Europe continues to be left out of what it sees as its loop. That reflects its shrunken geopolitical status. Europe could already tell Ukraine it will provide it with unlimited funding and weaponry if the US won’t, but it isn’t; and if it is to rearm now, it can’t use frozen Russian assets to fund it.
As such, Europe’s geostrategic –so geoeconomic, so market— environment will continue to be shaped by others. As Euractiv puts it, ‘The Ursula Doctrine: Brussels’ bid to promote an ‘Economic Security Doctrine’ epitomises the EU Commission chief’s grand strategy: to repeatedly churn out vacuous grand strategies’; as the South China Morning Post has it, ‘As US-China rivalry redefines economic warfare, Europe scrambles for its dictionary.’ Except that for far too long it thought economic statecraft terms were rude words.
Another key point to note is this is not happening in a vacuum: things are moving fast all over.
The US is already shifting its military from Ukraine towards Venezuela, where the Trump admin just formally designated President Maduro as a member of a foreign terrorist organization. While a poll at The Hill says most Americans oppose US military action there and Trump says he’s ready to talk with Maduro, Axios can only report that, “”Nobody is planning to go in and shoot him or snatch him – at this point. I wouldn’t say never, but that’s not the plan right now,” according to one official.” We just published a report on the topic and the potential impact on energy markets: Vene(zuela), vidi, vici?
In Asia, fears are growing that the Japan-China divide could grow: Hong Kong is also questioning its ties. In tandem, as Bloomberg puts it, China is trying to force countries to pick a side over Taiwan. Indeed, in an extremely unusual development, China’s Xi just called Trump to discuss Taiwan and Ukraine. On one hand, this call clarified that Trump will visit China in April and host Xi next year. On the other, this looks an attempt to go round PM Takaichi to ‘the boss’.
As such, with moves in LatAm, Europe, and Asia –and the Middle East– all happening in tandem there is a distinctly Tehran-Yalta-Potsdam, FDR-Stalin-Churchill atmosphere – as we had warned was looming for years. If you aren’t at that table, you are likely to be on it. That includes Europe, it seems, much as it was used to doing the carving in the past.
In geoeconomics, neo-mercantilism continues to be the trend. Yes, stalled Canada-India trade talks are going to be restarted, but a US-India deal is still elusive, and Brussels is unsure if its India deal can land this year.
However, the EU is going to tighten investment rules for foreign firms, insisting on greater benefits for local workers and tech transfers: that’s as DM = EM as it gets, but comes as EU car parts firms warn of massive job losses from “Darwinian” competition from Chinese rivals in Europe – yet China is reportedly pitching closer ties to Germany in strategic industries to ease at least its rare earth strains. Historically, divide and rule has always worked well in such circumstances.
US Commerce Secretary Lutnick said the EU must relax its digital rules for lower steel and aluminium tariffs, and USTR Greer said the EU must slash levies on US exports before getting tariff relief. And Politico notes that “Ursula von der Leyen says African countries should benefit from resource extraction – but Brussels has yet to deliver on that promise.”
UK Chancellor Reeves reportedly hopes trade deals can save Britain’s budget as cheap Chinese wind turbines are set to flood British waters (says the Telegraph) but the UK and Indonesia agree a landmark £4bn deal to develop a maritime capability for Jakarta.
In the economy, besides constant concerns over “affordability”, which the Wall Street Journal says there is nothing we can do about, all is also change.
Trump just used an executive order to launch a moon-shot “Genesis Mission” on AI research “to solve the most challenging problems of this century.” It aims to build an integrated AI platform to harness federal scientific datasets –the world’s largest– to train scientific foundation models and create AI agents to test new hypotheses, automate research workflows, and accelerate scientific breakthroughs. This will all sit under the Secretary of Energy, with a deadline of 270 days to at least have the foundations in place. The target is to “strengthen national security, secure energy dominance, enhance workforce productivity, and multiply the return on taxpayer investment into R&D, thereby furthering America’s technological dominance and global strategic leadership.” We’ll have to wait and see what this means for advanced manufacturing, biotech, critical materials, nuclear fission and fusion energy, quantum information science, and semiconductors and microelectronics.
Meanwhile, India’s PM Modi also plans a reform blitz to try “to turbocharge” his economy. Things are not standing still.
Yet neither are they necessarily moving in a direction all will enjoy.
As markets seize on the latest Fed-speak from Daly and Waller to think “rate cuts!”, it misses the structural shifts underway at that institution, which will ripple globally. Indeed, if 2025 was the year of the tariff, 2026 might see the same shift in the financial architecture.
That’s as the ECB just warned that stablecoins could siphon off euro zone bank deposits. That’s something we warned about months ago – and now do EM as well as DM.
Not that we don’t have things to focus on in the current iteration of the global architecture.
The Australian Financial Review says, ‘Jamie Dimon is right. Alarm bells are ringing about the next GFC’ and “The changes under way in the global financial system will be more consequential than the distortions wrought by Donald Trump.”
The real point is you can’t point to where things are going using the same old playbooks when tectonic plates are shifting in geopolitics, geoeconomics, economics, and even science. Well, you can… but it’s pointless.
As @hendry_hugh noted yesterday, “Models die in regime shifts. Not because the math is bad. Because the assumptions are old. Trade 2025 with 1995 maps and your stop is prewritten.”
ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟꜱ ᴅɪᴇ ɪɴ ʀᴇɢɪᴍᴇ ꜱʜɪꜰᴛꜱ
ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴛʜ ɪꜱ ʙᴀᴅ
ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀꜱꜱᴜᴍᴘᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏʟᴅ
ᴛʀᴀᴅᴇ 2025 ᴡɪᴛʜ 1995 ᴍᴀᴘꜱ
ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ɪꜱ ᴘʀᴇᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ
— Hugh Hendry Acid Capitalist TV (@hendry_hugh) November 24, 2025
I agree; and would add that 1895 is arguably of more use to you as a map than 1995.
Tyler Durden
Tue, 11/25/2025 – 12:05
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/things-are-moving-fast-all-over
Naperville News Digest: DuPage County state’s attorney given victims’ rights award; Sewa Diwali donates food, cash to Loaves & Fishes
DuPage County state’s attorney given victims’ rights award
Marsy’s Law for Illinois has presented DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin with the Champion of Victims’ Rights award for his commitment to empowering crime victims.
The organization acknowledged Berlin’s work in strengthening and refining components of the Marsy’s Law language, which was approved by Illinois voters in 2014 and added to the Illinois Constitution.
It also praised the state’s attorney’s office for being strong advocates for victims’ rights, protecting domestic violence victims and educating crime victims about their right to obtain restitution for the crimes committed against them.
“Bob Berlin was instrumental to ensuring the language in the Illinois version of Marsy’s Law made sense for our state and would result in the best possible outcomes for crime victims and those who work with them,” Jennifer Bishop Jenkins, state director for Marsy’s Law for Illinois, said in a news release.
“He and his office have continued to take a trauma-informed approach to helping victims navigate the criminal justice system including his latest innovation of adding a facility dog to his office.”
Sewa Diwali’s donation of 4,016 pounds of nonperishable food and a $3,116 monetary donation to Naperville’s Loaves & Fishes Community Pantry was lauded in a proclamation issued by the Naperville City Council. (Sewa Diwali)
Sewa Diwali donates food, cash to Loaves & Fishes
Sewa Diwali has donated 4,016 pounds of nonperishable food and $3,116 in cash to Naperville’s Loaves & Fishes Community Services, which operates a food pantry in Naperville.
With the nonprofit’s purchasing power, every donated dollar equals about seven pounds of food, which helps the pantry during a time of high need, organizers said.
Sewa Diwali is a nationwide volunteer-led initiative that unites Hindu, Jain, Sikh, Buddhist and civic organizations in the spirit of sewa, or selfless service, during the Diwali season. Each year, thousands of volunteers organize large-scale food drives to deliver Diwali’s message of light, compassion and community service, a news release said.
More than 60 Indian American community organizations across the western suburbs are contributing about 20,000 pounds of food this year, the news release said.
The Naperville City Council officially recognized Sewa Diwali with a proclamation on Nov. 4 acknowledging the commitment to bringing communities together through acts of service.
“Sewa Diwali is an event where many community organizations come together to collect food, inspired by the spirit of the Diwali festival,” said Mahesh Chintakunta, volunteer with the local chapter of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA, in the release. “Diwali is the Festival of Lights, celebrating the victory of good over evil and light over darkness. Through Sewa Diwali, we share that joy with our community by serving those in need.”
Fry Family YMCA to host interfaith breakfast on Dec. 5
Fry Family YMCA will host the Naperville Mayor’s Interfaith Community Breakfast at 7 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at its 2120 W. 95th St. location.
The event helps unite neighbors in celebrating the city’s vibrant diversity through inspiring speakers, shared values and breakfast, a YMCA news release said.
The keynote speaker will be Trisha Prabhu, founder of ReThink, which aims to end online hate, the release said. She will share information about building a more inclusive and empathetic world.
For sponsorships and registration, go to www.ymcachicago.org/news-events.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/naperville-berlin-award-diwali-food-ymca/
Estados mexicanos pactan reforzar leyes contra la violencia de género. Feministas vuelven a marchar
Associated Press
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Los 32 gobernadores de México se comprometieron el martes a reforzar las leyes locales para prevenir y sancionar la violencia de género al cumplirse el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer, horas antes de que grupos feministas vuelvan a exigir justicia para las víctimas de feminicidios, desapariciones y violencia institucional.
Durante la conferencia matutina de la presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum, en la que participaron todas las mujeres de su gabinete, los líderes de todos los estados —incluidos los de partidos de oposición— conectados por videoconferencia aceptaron homologar la normativa local con la federal —que es más severa—, empezando por la que tipifica el delito de acoso. También a no desestimar las denuncias sobre el tema y capacitar a sus funcionarios.
“Cambiar las leyes no es suficiente, pero es necesario”, indicó la mandataria.
Este año la marcha se produce apenas unas semanas después de que la presidenta fuera acosada por un hombre en una calle de Ciudad de México, que se le acercó por detrás, un hecho que reabrió el debate sobre la violencia de género en el país, pero alimentó las rivalidades políticas.
Según datos oficiales, el 70% de las mujeres mayores de 15 años en México manifestó haber vivido algún tipo de violencia —prácticamente la mitad de carácter sexual— y por eso el gobierno quiere que el acoso esté mejor tipificado penalmente para que incluya tocamientos, caricias o roces corporales que se realizan sin consentimiento tanto en el ámbito público como en el privado y que haya sanciones mayores a los acosadores.
Para prevenir y frenar el ciberacoso, que de acuerdo con encuestas oficiales afecta al 22% de las usuarias de internet, la presidenta anunció que esta semana se firmará un convenio con las plataformas digitales en paralelo a que los estados homologuen sus normas a la federal, la llamada ley Olimpia aprobada en 2021 gracias a años de esfuerzos de las activistas.
El gobierno también enfatizó la necesidad de que las mujeres se animen a denunciar —Sheinbaum lo hizo para dar ejemplo, según explicó— y que los hombres se unan en la lucha para erradicar esta violencia.
La mandataria, que es la primera mujer en gobernar México, ha sido criticada por algunos grupos feministas. El martes, por ejemplo, volvió a eludir posicionarse sobre el aborto, que está despenalizado a nivel federal tras una sentencia de la Suprema Corte. Sheinbaum dijo que era asunto de cada estado decidir al respecto.
Oak Lawn settles lawsuit accusing police officer of beating teen in July 2022
The Oak Lawn Village Board voted Tuesday to settle two lawsuits, one involving the July 2022 violent arrest of a then 17-year-old Bridgeview teen that led to criminal charges against a village police officer.
The village agreed to pay $825,000 to the teen who was allegedly struck more than 10 times in the face and head as he was lying face down in the street during his arrest, captured on video.
Officer Patrick O’Donnell was indicted in February 2023 pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated battery and official misconduct during the arrest.
The charges were dropped in December 2024, after Eileen O’Neill Burke took over as Cook County state’s attorney, leading to protests from members of the Arab American community.
The separate federal lawsuit against Oak Lawn police was put on pause while O’Donnell’s criminal case proceeded but aimed to hold him, Officers Mark Hollingsworth and Brandon Collins, and the village accountable for claims of excessive force and failure to intervene along with state law claims of battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and willful and wanton conduct.
Each individual officer will negotiate his own settlements with the plaintiff before the lawsuit is dismissed, according to the village agreement.
The Village Board voted 6-0 to approve the $825,000 settlement due to pressure from its insurance carrier, “not because of the merits of the case,” the village said in a news release Tuesday. The village will pay $250,000 out-of-pocket, with the insurance carrier covering the remainder, the village said.
“Although no member of the board wanted to settle, the reality is that we’re operating in a climate where certain elected officials are openly criticizing law enforcement and pursuing criminal charges against our officers,” Mayor Terry Vorderer said in the release. “We had to consider the broader consequences and act accordingly. This settlement puts the entire matter behind us and finds no fault in the actions of the police department.”
The village described the 2022 arrest of the teen as having resulted from a traffic stop “on a vehicle that was emanating a strong odor of burnt cannabis, had a cracked windshield and that was missing a front license plate,” according to the release.
Instead of following lawful orders, the village said, the teen fled the scene while concealing a loaded handgun, leading the officers involved to tackle him while he continued to resist arrest until he was subdued and the gun was recovered.
Several Oak Lawn police officers and others guard and block media from fellow police Officer Patrick O’Donnell, center, as he exits the Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, March 1, 2023 after pleading not guilty to charges including aggravated battery and official misconduct (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
“This is what happens when people treat offenders like victims and police like perpetrators,” 6th District Trustee Ralph Soch said. “Unless we recognize the consequences of that approach and correct course, we will continue to see more situations like this.”
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, which filed the original lawsuit alongside Abdallah Law, said in an statement Monday the three officers who apprehended the teen “engaged in extreme and outrageous conduct” and the village created a false narrative to justify their actions.
“We are deeply concerned that a settlement may allow the officers and the village to evade meaningful accountability,” CAIR communications coordinator Jordan Esparza-Kelley said. “This is not just about justice … it is about preserving public trust and ensuring that taxpayer dollars are not used to shield law enforcement from consequences.”
Cook County prosecutors who brought the criminal case against O’Donnell said after pulling over the sedan with three juveniles, he said smelled of burnt cannabis, searched the vehicle and asked a passenger who was sitting in the rear seat behind the driver to step out. The passenger ran off as he was being searched by the officer, prosecutors said.
O’Donnell chased him, ordering him to stop, while a second officer, Brandon Collins, arrived and took the teen to the ground, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors say O’Donnell began hitting the teen on the 9500 block of South McVicker Avenue in Oak Lawn, while Collins pulled at his arms. At one point, O’Donnell used his left hand to hold the teen by his head and hair as he “repeatedly” used his left hand to punch the youth in the face and head, prosecutors said.
People protest against the Oak Lawn Police Department outside of a meeting June 7, 2023, of the Oak Lawn Fire & Police Commission. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
A third officer, Mark Hollingsworth arrived and “applied a pressure point” behind the teen’s ear while O’Donnell continued to punch him, prosecutors said.
O’Donnell punched the teen more than 10 times, prosecutors alleged.
Collins then applied a Taser to the teen’s back, and he was placed into handcuffs. A pistol was recovered from his bag, prosecutors said in court.
The teen was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and treated for a broken nose, cuts and bruises and subdural bleeding.
Oak Lawn Mayor Terry Vorderer, center, addresses the Village Board Nov. 25, 2025. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)
Employee vehicle collision
The Village Board approved the settlement of a second lawsuit alleging a village employee caused a vehicle collision in January 2022.
Damond Storey said he was driving a Ford SUV west on West 95th Street near its intersection with South Natoma Avenue when village employee Robert Odenbach, driving a commercial truck, attempted a U-turn across oncoming traffic at the intersection, according to the lawsuit.
Odenbach allegedly failed to yield the right of way when attempting the U-turn, leading to a collision with Storey’s SUV.
Storey allegedly “sustained serious and permanent injuries” as a result of the crash and his vehicle was heavily damaged.
The village agreed to pay, on behalf of itself and Odenbach, $52,500 to Storey in exchange for the lawsuit’s dismissal.
ostevens@chicagotribune.com
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/oak-lawn-settles-police-battery-lawsuit/
Introducing the 2025 News-Sun Boys Soccer All-Area Team
The team includes four players each from Grayslake Central and Stevenson and three players each from Carmel, Grayslake North, Highland Park and Warren.
FIRST TEAM
Sam Ackermann, Highland Park, senior, midfielder: Had 14 goals and three assists. All-sectional and all-conference.
Jaden Albarran, Round Lake, junior, midfielder: Had 11 goals and 13 assists. All-sectional and all-conference.
Cole Dirks, Stevenson, senior, defender: Had four assists and anchored defense that allowed 1.0 goal per game for Class 3A sectional finalist. All-sectional and all-conference.
Vinny Fiore, Carmel, junior, goalkeeper: Had 89.2 save percentage. Conference goalkeeper of the year.
Connor Gustafson, Lake Forest, senior, defender: Had four goals and two assists and anchored defense that allowed 1.1 goals per game. All-state and all-conference.
Zion-Benton’s Edeson Maradiaga (11) moves the ball past Warren’s Andrew Olmos (16) during a North Suburban Conference game in Zion on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (Rob Dicker / News-Sun)
Edeson Maradiaga, Zion-Benton, senior, forward: Had 19 goals and 12 assists. Conference offensive player of the year.
Austin Paras, Carmel, junior, defender: Had 11 goals and four assists and anchored defense that allowed 1.1 goals per game. All-sectional and conference defensive player of the year.
Ivan Sereno, Grayslake Central, senior, forward: Had 33 goals and 14 assists for 2A sectional champion. All-state and conference player of the year.
Mario Torres, Wauconda, senior, forward: Had 19 goals. All-state and all-conference.
Javi Villegas, Grayslake North, senior, forward: Had 23 goals and six assists for 2A sectional finalist. All-sectional and all-conference.
Gunnar Zajac, Warren, senior, defender: Anchored defense that allowed 0.9 goal per game. All-state and conference defensive player of the year.
SECOND TEAM
Uriel Alonso, Grayslake Central, senior, defender: Had five goals and seven assists for 2A sectional champion. All-sectional and all-conference.
Danny Fabela, Grayslake North, senior, midfielder: Had seven goals and 10 assists for 2A sectional finalist. All-sectional and all-conference.
Nathan Gifford, Libertyville, senior, midfielder: Had nine goals and four assists. All-sectional and all-conference.
Callen Jakymiw, Deerfield, senior, defender: Had four goals and two assists and anchored defense that posted seven shutouts. All-sectional and all-conference.
Navaan Kistanna, Stevenson, senior, midfielder: Had eight goals and five assists for 3A sectional finalist. All-sectional and all-conference.
Oswaldo Lopez, Waukegan, senior, midfielder: Had five goals and 10 assists. All-sectional and all-conference.
Waukegan’s Oswaldo Lopez warms up during a practice at McAree Field on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (Mark Ukena / News-Sun)
Matthew Rutcosky, Stevenson, senior, goalkeeper: Had seven shutouts for 3A sectional finalist. All-conference honorable mention.
Damian Sereno, Grayslake Central, senior, midfielder: Had 10 goals and seven assists for 2A sectional champion. All-state and all-conference.
Drew Snow, Libertyville, junior, defender: Anchored defense. All-conference honorable mention and all-sectional honorable mention.
George Thomas, Lake Forest, senior, forward: Had eight goals and five assists. All-sectional and all-conference.
James Willemsen, Carmel, senior, forward: Had 11 goals and 10 assists. All-conference.
HONORABLE MENTION
Christian Albarran, Warren, senior, forward
Jorge Castillo, Lakes, senior, midfielder
Sean Collins, Lakes, senior, defender
Charlie Crowson, Warren, senior, midfielder
Nathan Erlich, Highland Park, sophomore, forward
Hayato Eto, Stevenson, senior, midfielder/forward
Max Gral, Vernon Hills, junior, goalkeeper
Sean Irvin, Lake Zurich, senior, defender
Alex Luna, Grant, junior, midfielder
Jayden Meza, Waukegan, sophomore, midfielder
Alonso Morales, Grayslake North, senior, defender
Christopher Ramos, Highland Park, junior, midfielder
Brandon Reyes, Mundelein, senior, defender
Michal Taradys, Grayslake Central, senior, goalkeeper
Aiden Werner, Wauconda, sophomore, midfielder
Bobby Narang is a freelance reporter.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/2025-news-sun-boys-soccer-all-area-team/
EU Approves €1.5BN Plan To Build Up Ukraine’s Military-Industrial Sector
EU Approves €1.5BN Plan To Build Up Ukraine’s Military-Industrial Sector
Even as the Trump-backed Ukraine peace plan is said to be advancing as negotiations intensify ahead of a Washington-imposed deadline of Thursday, the European Union continues its efforts to ramp up support to Ukraine’s defense sector.
On Tuesday European Parliament voted to approve a 1.5 billion euros ($1.7bn) program which seeks to deepen integration between Ukraine and Europe on military-industrial relations.
“We shall be powerful geopolitically if we shall be strong in our defense, and we shall be strong in defense if we shall be strong in our defense industry, and if we shall be strong in our defense industry, we shall be industrially independent, autonomous and much less fragmented,” EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said just ahead of the vote.
Anticipating a Trump withdrawal of large-scale arms support to Ukraine’s military, the Zelensky government has been striving to augment support from Europe in order to establish domestic military production and capabilities.
But one of Moscow’s key rationales for the ‘special military operation’ in the first place has been the expansion of NATO military infrastructure in Ukraine.
Russia views such EU projects as to sponsor Ukraine’s defense industrial base as yet a continuation of this same problem.
If Ukraine keeps getting armed to the teeth, whether from outside or its own European-assisted defense production base, this could just perpetuation a major issue which keeps Russia and Ukraine fighting. This sets up for future war to be renewed, even if some kind of ceasefire is reached in the interim.
Meanwhile, in light of the recent corruption scandal which has resulted in Zelensky coming under rare scrutiny over graft by his top officials…
Brussels finally noticed that their “beacon of democracy” runs on emergency decrees and censorship. Took them only three years and several billion euros in enlightenment aid.
— Irony Man (@IronyManHQ) November 5, 2025
This is also why Moscow is likely to reject the US proposal to provide Ukraine with Article 5-like security protections. Putin will see in it a recipe for renewal of future conflict.
Russia has repeatedly insisted it doesn’t want to see a ‘temporary’ solution to the war, but wants something final, permanent, and enduring. But again, not helping matters is that Europe is readying to invest in arms for Ukraine over a period of years or even decades.
Tyler Durden
Tue, 11/25/2025 – 11:45
Antioch planning to celebrate month of holiday festivities
The village of Antioch is pulling out all the stops in welcoming the holiday season to its historic downtown, with a variety of family-friendly events.
Main Street, with its quaint shops, takes on a new glow with lighting and decorations that make it appear like a throwback to a bygone era.
The annual Christmas Parade steps off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, following a path through downtown along Park Avenue to Main Street, and then directly to Sequoit Creek Park, at its intersection with Orchard Street. Immediately following the parade is the tree-lighting ceremony being held in the park, which opened as the village’s new centerpiece last year.
Another centerpiece is located at 510 Orchard Street, where staples of the season will be on display from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, from Thanksgiving Day through New Year’s Day. The Kringle’s Christmas Village is built to resemble storefront windows depicting holiday scenes and has been a staple since 2017.
“Remember the holiday windows in downtown Chicago? They looked so beautiful and magical,” said Cruzanne Lewis, an Antioch Chamber of Commerce board director. “That kind of magic can be relived at the Kringle’s Christmas Village, enjoying the handcrafted Dickens characters. It’s like seeing a public art program.”
Dickens’ Holiday Village is a series of miniature scenes donated by the Norma Losch family. The life-size figures from Dickens’ stories are also housed there. The familiar holiday feature has been a seasonal fixture for more than a decade in the municipality.
“We have so many plans for the enhancement of the Kringle and Dickens displays, and the new layout is just the start,” said Barbara Porch, the Antioch Chamber of Commerce’s executive director. “Our guests will be able to enjoy themselves and learn about the past through browsing our Dickens scenes.”
Besides the chamber’s efforts, the Antioch Parks and Recreation Department has taken the lead in arranging the schedule for Santa Claus. He will be available to meet with children of all ages at the iconic Hiram Butrick Sawmill at 806 Holbeck Ave., from 5-7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays only, Dec. 5-20.
The Festive Tree Grove is also at the sawmill site. The trees are decorated by local clubs and organizations, groups and families to mark the holiday season to win a prize.
The annual “Breakfast with Santa” is Dec. 13 from 9-11 a.m., at the Antioch Township Building, at 1275 Main Street. Santa will also make home visits for Antioch residents only, from 4-7 p.m. on Dec. 8, 10, 15 and 17.
To sign up for a visit, or find information on any Parks and Recreation events, visit: http://secure.rec1.com/catalogue.
“There’s plenty of parking available for everyone,” Porch said. “The schedules make it easy to enjoy the holidays throughout the month of December.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/antioch-dickens-christmas/
Joliet woman fatally shot in South Holland; suspect in custody but motive unknown
At about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Miranda Grocesley, 34, of Joliet, was shot and killed at a South Holland home, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Her cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds.
A South Holland spokesperson said Grocesley was shot during a gathering at the home, on Park Lane near 155th Street. She was taken to UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial, where she died of her injuries.
The spokesperson said a suspect is in custody, and no motive is known.
elewis@chicagotribune.com
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/25/joliet-woman-fatally-shot-south-holland/
Hackers rusos atacan firma de ingeniería de EEUU por trabajo con ciudad hermana ucraniana
Por DAVID KLEPPER
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers que trabajan para la inteligencia rusa atacaron a una compañía de ingeniería estadounidense, dijeron el martes investigadores de una empresa de ciberseguridad, aparentemente porque esa firma había trabajado para un municipio estadounidense con una ciudad hermana en Ucrania.
Los hallazgos reflejan las herramientas y tácticas en evolución de la guerra cibernética de Rusia y demuestran la disposición de Moscú para atacar una lista creciente de objetivos, incluidos gobiernos, organizaciones y empresas privadas que han apoyado a Ucrania, por muy tenie que haya sido esa ayuda.
Arctic Wolf, la firma de ciberseguridad estadounidense que identificó la campaña rusa, no quiso identificar a su cliente ni a la ciudad con la que trabajó para proteger su seguridad, pero afirmó que la empresa no tenía conexión directa con la invasión rusa de Ucrania. Sin embargo, el grupo detrás del ataque, conocido por expertos como RomCom, ha apuntado consistentemente a grupos con vínculos con Ucrania y su defensa contra Rusia.
“Rutinariamente atacan a organizaciones que apoyan directamente a instituciones ucranianas, brindan servicios a municipios ucranianos y asisten a organizaciones vinculadas a la sociedad civil, defensa o funciones gubernamentales de Ucrania”, explicó Ismael Valenzuela, vicepresidente de laboratorios, investigación de amenazas e inteligencia de Arctic Wolf.
El ataque a la empresa de ingeniería fue identificado por Arctic Wolf en septiembre antes de que pudiera interrumpir las operaciones de compañía o propagarse más.
La embajada de Rusia en Washington no respondió a pedidos de comentario.
Muchas ciudades y pueblos de todo el mundo establecen relaciones con ciudades hermanas, lo que les permite ofrecer intercambios sociales y económicos. Varias ciudades de Estados Unidos, incluidas — Chicago, Baltimore, Albany, Nueva York y Cincinnati — tienen ciudades hermanas en Ucrania.
La campaña en septiembre se produjo solo unas semanas después de que el FBI advirtiera que hackers vinculados a Rusia estaban buscando infiltrarse en redes de Estados Unidos como una forma de penetrar en sistemas importantes o interrumpir infraestructuras críticas. Según el último boletín de la Agencia de Seguridad de Infraestructura y Ciberseguridad de Estados Unidos, los hackers alineados con Rusia tienen múltiples motivos: interrumpir la ayuda y los suministros militares a Ucrania, castigar a las empresas con vínculos con Ucrania o robar secretos militares o técnicos.
El mes pasado, el Laboratorio de Seguridad Digital de Ucrania e investigadores de SentinelOne, una firma de ciberseguridad de Estados Unidos, expusieron un rápido y extenso ciberataque a grupos de ayuda que apoyan a Ucrania, incluidos la Cruz Roja Internacional y UNICEF. Esa campaña de hacking utilizó correos electrónicos falsos que se hacían pasar por funcionarios ucranianos que buscaban engañar a los usuarios para que infectaran sus propias computadoras al hacer clic en enlaces maliciosos.
Los investigadores de SentinelOne no llegaron a atribuir el ataque al gobierno ruso, pero señalaron que la operación era contra grupos que trabajaban en la asistencia a Ucrania y requirió seis meses de planificación. Los investigadores determinaron que el “adversario altamente capacitado” detrás de la campaña es “un operador bien versado tanto en técnicas ofensivas como en evasión de detección defensiva”.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Luis Enrique confía que Dembélé regresará con el PSG esta semana
PARÍS (AP) — Ousmane Dembélé entrenó con sus compañeros del PSG el martes y podría regresar de una lesión para el partido de la Liga de Campeones contra el Tottenham esta semana.
El ganador del Balón de Oro no ha jugado desde que salió lesionado a mitad del primer tiempo en la derrota del PSG por 2-1 en casa ante el Bayern Múnich el cuatro de noviembre.
El entrenador del PSG, Luis Enrique, dijo en la víspera del partido contra los Spurs en el Parc des Princes que Dembélé sería incluido en el equipo “si no hay problema”.
Dembélé se lesionó el gemelo izquierdo poco después de que regresó de una lesión en el tendón de la corva derecha que sufrió mientras jugaba para Francia en septiembre.
Luis Enrique afirmó que tomará todas las precauciones con Dembélé.
“Cada vez que un jugador lesionado regresa, es difícil saber cómo manejarlo”, expresó. “Si hablamos de Ousmane, por supuesto que estaré más atento de lo habitual. Nos encantaría tener a Ousmane de vuelta, pero tenemos que ser cuidadosos.”
El PSG venció al Tottenham en penales cuando se enfrentaron en agosto en la Supercopa de la UEFA, asegurando el quinto trofeo del club francés en 2025.
El PSG ganó la Liga de Campeones la temporada pasada y actualmente se encuentra en el quinto lugar en la fase de liga después de cuatro partidos, a tres puntos del líder Bayern Múnich.
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