Ukraine

Ukrainian evangelicals are lobbying their American counterparts for continued support of their homeland in its war with Russia

Ben Swann, a self-described independent journalist who promotes conspiracy theories, owns a company that’s been paid millions of dollars in recent years by Russian state media

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the world must not wait for November to drive back Russia’s offensive against his country

President Joe Biden heartily welcomed NATO leaders to Washington, celebrating the transatlantic alliance's stout unity against Russia's Ukraine aggression and underscoring America’s ironclad commitment to the alliance under his watch

NATO leaders are gathering in Washington this week as the military alliance confronts the prospect of the return of NATO skeptic Donald Trump to the White House

President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts are meeting in Washington this week to mark the 75th anniversary of the world’s biggest security organization just as Russia presses its advantage on the battlefield in Ukraine

Dozens of Russian missiles blasted cities across Ukraine, striking apartment buildings and a large children’s hospital in the capital, where local residents joined emergency crews to search through piles of rubble

President Joe Biden will shift this week from focusing on campaigning for reelection to hosting a NATO summit

Ukraine is having some success in halting Russia’s new push along the northeast front weeks after the decision allowing the country to use U.S.-supplied weapons for limited strikes in Russian territory

The Senate has passed $95 billion in war aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden after months of delays and debate over how involved the United States should be in foreign wars

With overwhelming support, the House approved the Ukraine portion, a $61 billion aid package, in a strong showing of American backing as lawmakers race to deliver a fresh round of U.S. support to the war-torn ally.

With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled a complicated proposal for passing wartime aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

President Joe Biden is meeting with the top four leaders of Congress to press for quick action to avoid a looming government shutdown and send emergency aid to Ukraine and Israel

The U.S. Treasury Department plans Friday to impose more than 500 new sanctions on Russia and its war machine in the largest single tranche of penalties since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022

As President Joe Biden pushes House Republicans to pass needed aid for Ukraine, he wants voters to understand that nearly two-thirds would actually be going to U.S. factories, like a munitions plant set to open this summer in a new industrial park in suburban Dallas

Republicans have been softening their stance on Russia ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election following Russian hacking of his Democratic opponents

President Joe Biden is calling urgently for House Republicans to get behind a supplemental spending bill that would send $60 billion to Ukraine for its fight against Russia

The Senate has passed a $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after almost a week of debate and growing political divisions in the Republican Party over the role of the United States abroad

As a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate’s leaders are arguing in strong terms that the money is crucial to pushing back against Russian President Vladimir Putin and maintaining America’s global standing

Republican front-runner Donald Trump said Saturday that, as president, he warned NATO allies that he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to countries that are “delinquent”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced his top army general on Thursday in what amounts to a major shake-up of the country’s war strategy as the conflict with Russia grinds into its third year and Ukraine grapples with shortages of ammunition and personnel.

President Joe Biden is urging Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump

Republicans expressed deep divisions on the border bill. During a 90-minute, closed-door meeting Monday evening, their discussion turned to shouting.

The proposal would overhaul the asylum system with faster and tougher enforcement, as well as give presidents new powers to immediately expel migrants if authorities become overwhelmed with the number of people applying for asylum

Sam Tsymbaliuk has traveled a long way to get to her home with Sue Shukstor in Shorewood, going from her home in the Zhytomyr Oblast, or state, in Ukraine to Florida before finding herself in the more familiar climate of an Illinois winter.

President Joe Biden declared it is “vital for America’s national security” for Israel and Ukraine to succeed in their wars, making the case Thursday night for deepening U.S. involvement in two unpredictable foreign conflicts as he prepared to ask for billions of dollars in milit

I wish everyone had been able to see the smiles

Essington Road Animal Hospital is hosting “Benefit for the Animals of Ukraine” from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Elder Brewing Co., 218 E. Cass St. in Joliet.

The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and is expected to announce on Friday that the Pentagon will send thousands as part of a new military aid package worth up to $800 million for the war effort against Russia

A firetruck donated by the City of Sterling gets to work in Ukraine. Even though the engine is more than 20 years old, the city of Odessa is changing the way it fights fires to take advantage of the technology available with the machine, Chris Manson, founder of US Ambulances for Ukraine, told the Sterling City Council.

On April 23, St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church in McHenry officially parted ways with the Russian Orthodox Church as its largely Ukrainian congregation embraces refugees from the war.

Ukraine’s president has pledged to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians marked the somber first anniversary of the Russian invasion that he called “the longest day of our lives.”

President Joe Biden paid an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a defiant display of Western solidarity with a country still fighting what he called “a brutal and unjust war”

A Midway International Airport worker. A doctor who assists women with abortions. The head of a service for homeless individuals. All three are among guests invited by members of Illinois’ congressional delegation to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.

More than 250 million people worldwide celebrated Christmas on Jan. 7 and not just people in the Ukraine. My family is among those who recently celebrated Christmas on Jan. 7, although we have a blur of reasons for doing do.

“Ukrainians will get far more benefit from this engine than anyone else ever will," says Sterling city manager.

Alla Lavrinenko fled Ukraine in April to stay with childhood friend who now lives in Plainfield. But through ESL classes at the Joliet Public Library, Lavrinenko also connected with an orphan from Ukraine who is staying with a Shorewood family on a two-year visa.

According to RefugeeOne, the largest resettlement agency in northern Illinois, the region is expected to take in about 21,000 Ukrainian refugees. RefugeeOne has helped facilitate 1,000 of these resettlements since February.

A local group in Dixon helped Oleg, Oksana and their three children relocate from war torn Ukraine.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has paid a defiant wartime visit to Washington to thank U.S. leaders and “ordinary Americans” for their support in fighting off Russia’s invasion

Rushing to a bomb shelter was just the first step for Ukrainian family as it fled ahead of the Russian invasion.

A group of volunteers is looking to raise $21,000 to help two refugee families.

For the last couple months, a sign outside East Jordan Methodist Church has welcomed anyone passing by to stop and take one or more of the white crosses set nearby. The free crosses are being offered as something to rally around in support of Ukraine and its people.

Matthew and Sara Titus, members of Chapelstreet Church in Geneva, are missionaries in Prague, now assisting refugees fleeing Ukraine.

Members of All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Joliet, the Kiwanis Club of Joliet, the Kiwanis’ Aktion Club and Aktion Angels Club and the Greater Joliet Area YMCA all worked together to ship 300 hygiene kits overseas.

Cantigny and the League of Women Voters of Wheaton announce a free presentation on Ukraine in their Civic Awareness Series at 7 p.m. May 12, offered in person and online.

The Eastern Orthodox celebrated Easter on April 24. The day was a poignant one for many Ukrainian Orthodox.

Greg Aimaro of New Lenox was living in Ukraine until February. But he's continued to help where he can and intends to give back when he returns.

A small group of friends gathered at at a home in Joliet to create waterproof sleeping bags out of expired surgical drapes. The sleeping bags were sent to Poland, where they will be distributed to people from Ukraine in need.