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Feb 01, 2026
Gov. JB Pritzker had been expected to open his campaign wallet to help Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton's US Senate bid in the March 17 Democratic primary since he endorsed her last year.
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Feb 01, 2026
Voters can choose their favorite six out of 25 names until Feb. 14. The winning names will be displayed on signs attached to the snowplows.
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Feb 01, 2026
One of the Oscar-nominated screenwriters of the Iranian drama "It Was Just an Accident" has been arrested in Tehran just weeks before the Academy Awards.
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Feb 01, 2026
Promoted by President Donald Trump as "a must watch," the Melania Trump documentary "Melania" debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Feb 01, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week.
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Feb 01, 2026
Police responded alongside Special Weapons And Tactics forces to an incident in South Shore Sunday morning.
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Feb 01, 2026
Britain's royal family is facing embarrassment after the latest release of documents from the U.S. investigation into Jeffrey Epstein revealed a relationship between the convicted sex offender and a correspondent who appears to be the former Prince Andrew.
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Feb 01, 2026
Big or small, sleek or shaggy, imposing or impish, dogs are all trying for the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in its milestone 150th year.
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Feb 01, 2026
Demond Wilson, who found fame in the 1970s playing Lamont on "Sanford and Son" and went on to become a minister, has died. He was 79.
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Feb 01, 2026
A bill allowing the Indiana governor to deploy a "military police force" of the Indiana National Guard throughout the state advanced out of the House Wednesday amid heated debate, but legal experts are worried that, if signed into law, it could put the Guard into situations they're not trained to handle.
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Feb 01, 2026
Tom Dobrez's documentary film, "Flossmoor: A More Perfect Place" and accompanying book were met with enthusiasm at a recent screening.
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Feb 01, 2026
To prevent further spread of potentially catastrophic invasive species in the Great Lakes, the Canadian government is moving forward with tighter restrictions on all freighters. But standards finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2024, meanwhile, apply only to a fraction of the lake-going vessels. Environmentalists say the U.S. standards are flawed because existing […]
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Feb 01, 2026
A podcasting relative of a CPS teacher found dead is launching a program to ensure families of the missing have the best chance at bringing their loved ones home.
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Feb 01, 2026
Agents efforts in Minnesota have mirrored what many in Chicago saw: parents in reflective vests outside schools, cars left abandoned with their doors open and drivers missing, dark SUVs screaming through red lights, locked restaurant doors and miniature recessions in the hardest-hit neighborhoods.
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Feb 01, 2026
Before Herb Kent "The Cool Gent," Don Cornelius and so many others, there was Jack L. Cooper, who pioneered a Black radio empire in Chicago.
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Feb 01, 2026
On Feb. 1, 1865, abolitionist John S. Rock became the first Black lawyer admitted to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Feb 01, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 1, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jan 31, 2026
The teens were shot after a verbal dispute between a male of unknown age and a group of males, police said.
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Jan 31, 2026
NASA began a two-day practice countdown Saturday leading up to the fueling of its new moon rocket, a crucial test that will determine when four astronauts blast off on a lunar flyby.
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Jan 31, 2026
A who's who of powerful men make appearances in the huge trove of documents released Friday by the Justice Department in connection with its investigations of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Jan 31, 2026
About 50 residents of a community outside Chile's capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command.
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Jan 31, 2026
The woman was standing with two men, when shots rang out just before 2:30 p.m., Chicago police said.
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Jan 31, 2026
National Democrats chose to advance all 12 states that want to move up to be part of the early, pre-Super Tuesday primaries. The states will make presentations this spring.
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Jan 31, 2026
After announcement, Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke said Mayor Brandon Johnson's comment she was in "complete support" of the measure was "not true."
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Jan 31, 2026
After the clergy offered praise and comfort to a group mourning Alex Pretti's death, a Merrillville man pulled the scarf from his face and jacket hood from his head in the oppressive cold and took the microphone. Ruben Valdez, a U.S. Marine veteran who served from 1975 to 1979, said, "I'm here. I'm not covering my face and I'm not backing down."
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Jan 31, 2026
A judge on Saturday ordered the U.S. to release a 5-year-old boy and his father from a Texas detention center where they were taken after being detained in a Minneapolis suburb last month.
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Jan 31, 2026
The partial government shutdown that started Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall.
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Jan 31, 2026
Newly disclosed government files on Jeffrey Epstein are offering more details about his interactions with the rich and famous after he served time for sex crimes in Florida.
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Jan 31, 2026
A federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.
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Jan 31, 2026
The groundwork has been laid for a sunrise ceremony Monday when international woodchuck celebrity Punxsutawney Phil's annual long-term weather forecast will be announced.
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Jan 31, 2026
Israeli strikes on an apartment building in Gaza City and a tent camp in Khan Younis have killed at least 30 Palestinians, including several children.
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Jan 31, 2026
President Donald Trump acted quickly to negotiate with Democratic senators on a deal to avert a government shutdown.
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Jan 31, 2026
The district is looking to build new elementary and middle schools and make significant additions to the high school building.
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Jan 31, 2026
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Saturday in Milan to protest the deployment of ICE agents during the upcoming Winter Olympics.
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Jan 31, 2026
In Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — whose official seal is the sun, palm trees and a seagull — 6 inches of snow was expected.
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Jan 31, 2026
The Hinsdale Historical Society's plans for the home of R. Harold Zook, "Hinsdale's Frank Lloyd Wright," received a boost in the form of a grant from Landmarks Illinois.
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Jan 31, 2026
The Republican race for governor features a paradoxical narrative in which candidates loyal to President Trump are campaigning against a crime wave he says no longer exists.
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Jan 31, 2026
On Jan. 31, 1988, Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to play in the Super Bowl, led the Washington Redskins (now Washington Commanders) to a 42-10 victory over the Denver Broncos and was named Super Bowl MVP.
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Jan 31, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 31, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jan 30, 2026
An immigration agent facing criminal charges in Cook County told Brookfield police officers that he tried to grab the phone of an individual who was filming him at a gas station in the western suburb, according to body camera footage released Friday.
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Jan 30, 2026
An immigration agent facing criminal charges in Cook County told Brookfield police officers that he tried to grab the phone of an individual who was filming him at a gas station in the western suburb, according to body camera footage released Friday.
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Jan 30, 2026
A federal judge on Friday blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, the latest blow to a wide-ranging executive order on elections President Donald Trump signed last year.
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Jan 30, 2026
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, according to a Friday report from investigators.
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Jan 30, 2026
Seven people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon and another journalist — have been charged with violating two different federal laws in connection with the protest that interrupted a worship service at a Minnesota church earlier this month.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Justice Department on Friday released many more files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein, including a gushing exchange between Melania Trump and Epstein's now-imprisoned sidekick, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Jan 30, 2026
In the last two weeks, Chicago has had two deaths and at least seven cases of meningococcal disease in adults — a higher number of cases than usual for such a short time span, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion, including 30 Apache attack helicopters and related equipment and weapons as well as 3,250 light tactical vehicles.
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Jan 30, 2026
Gov J.B. Pritzker launched the accountability commission in October to scrutinize federal immigration agents' actions during Operation Midway Blitz.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Chicago Teachers Union has accused the Chicago Board of Education of conspiring with a rival union to undermine its bargaining unit.
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Jan 30, 2026
Work requirements are kicking in for more older adults and parents of teenagers across the U.S. who get help with groceries through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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Jan 30, 2026
Three appeals court judges heard orgal arguments in Bisel vs. State at Appeals on Wheels at Indiana University Northwest Friday.
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Jan 30, 2026
President Donald Trump's latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired after major world powers rejected U.S. aspirations for it to have a larger international mandate.
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Jan 30, 2026
During his years in Chicago and Washington, D.C., Talbott covered the civil rights movement, the first Daley administration and the rise and fall of President Bill Clinton. Colleagues remember him for always putting journalistic integrity first.
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Jan 30, 2026
The death of Catherine O'Hara at 71 prompted an outpouring from the actor's co-stars and friends over the decades.
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Jan 30, 2026
Judge Gina Jones ordered another mental competency evaluation Friday for a man charged in January 2019 with killing his roommate at a long-term care facility in Gary. Withrow, now 35, was charged with murder in January 2019 with the Jan. 26, 2019 beating death of David Carte, 48, of Gary. He was found incompetent to […]
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Jan 30, 2026
A 35-year-old man was fatally wounded late Friday morning during an argument in the Austin neighborhood.
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Jan 30, 2026
Duneland Schools Superintendent Chip Pettit is leaving after seven years for a job as superintendent for Hinsdale Township District 86.
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Jan 30, 2026
Comedy actress Catherine O'Hara, who starred in film classics like "Beetlejuice" and "Home Alone" as well as the television hit, "Schitt's Creek," has died. She was 71 years old.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, federal officials said Friday.
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Jan 30, 2026
The reverse side of the U.S. Mint's 2026 Sacagawea $1 coin will feature Polly Cooper, a woman from the Oneida tribe known for helping George Washington's Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
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Jan 30, 2026
A mistake by an employee created a "chemical situation."
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Jan 30, 2026
Willie Round's work, about Martin Luther King Jr.'s eight-month stay in a Chicago apartment in 1966, recently received a staged reading by Collaboraction Theatre Company at the Chicago History Museum.
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Jan 30, 2026
Nedas Revuckas, 19, of Westmont, sustained the injuries in his housing unit just before 5 p.m. Thursday at the DuPage County Correctional Center.
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Jan 30, 2026
A Queen of Martyrs substitute teacher fired by the Chicago Archdiocese was charged in Orland Park with felony sexual assault.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful.
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Jan 30, 2026
The Justice Department said Friday that it was releasing many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with rich and powerful people including Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.
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Jan 30, 2026
The city agency in charge of the Chicago Police Department's oversight bodies announced Thursday that the interim leader of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability would be nominated to oversee the office permanently.
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Jan 30, 2026
At least two people were reported dead Thursday evening in a house explosion in southwest suburban Oswego, officials said.
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Jan 30, 2026
A teenage girl was in critical condition after being stabbed during a fight in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
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Jan 30, 2026
President Donald Trump says he'll tap former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell in May — with Trump believing that he can finally get the booming economy that he promised to voters.
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Jan 30, 2026
Luis Martinez was on his way to work on a frigid Minneapolis morning when federal agents suddenly boxed him in, forcing the SUV he was driving to a dead stop in the middle of the street.
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Jan 30, 2026
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House.
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Jan 30, 2026
Futures fell on Wall Street Friday as word leaked that President Donald Trump would nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the U.S. central bank.
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Jan 30, 2026
Journalist Don Lemon was arrested in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.
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Jan 30, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Jan 30, 2026
Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.
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Jan 30, 2026
Records obtained by the Tribune detail how one of CPD's most effective homicide investigators recently closed a 5-year-old cold case, helping to raise the Police Department's murder clearance rate to its highest level in more than a decade.
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Jan 30, 2026
On Jan. 30, 2017, President Donald Trump fired Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban and refused to defend it in court.
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Jan 30, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 30, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jan 29, 2026
Three main Democratic candidates for US Senate agree in saying the nation is facing a constitutional crisis under President Donald Trump as small but distinct differences among the candidates emerge.
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Jan 29, 2026
President Donald Trump is facing a growing cultural revolt against his immigration crackdown.
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Jan 29, 2026
Several people were detained at Chicago's West Loop Target Thursday night amid a protest outside the store to demand the retailer publicly denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as it comes into the crosshairs over President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign. The people were detained at the start of the protest as they tried to […]
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Jan 29, 2026
Families and emergency responders are marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly plane collision over the Potomac River.
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Jan 29, 2026
Dueling commercials by two Democratic candidates in Illinois' 8th Congressional District race both say former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean is "Wall Street's favorite Democrat."
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Jan 29, 2026
Dueling commercials by two Democratic candidates in Illinois' 8th Congressional District race both say former U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean is "Wall Street's favorite Democrat."
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Jan 29, 2026
The Aurora man is accused of following his ex-wife as she entered her home and killing her with a knife, police said.
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Jan 29, 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S.
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Jan 29, 2026
CPS approved the sale of two closed schools Thursday, which will be repurposed into affordable housing and an athletic facility.
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Jan 29, 2026
A massive food and product recall has been initiated because of the presence of rodent and avian contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Jan 29, 2026
A winter weather advisory was set to go in effect Friday, as a burst of accumulating snow sweeps through the Chicago area.
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Jan 29, 2026
While Northwest Indiana waits to see whether the Chicago Bears choose it for its new stadium, labor leaders are waiting to hear if the trades get to be involved at all.
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Jan 29, 2026
Venezuela's legislature has approved opening the nation's oil sector to privatization.
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Jan 29, 2026
The Indiana legislative session has almost reached the halfway point with major bills advancing at quick pace this week and shifting from one chamber to the other for consideration.
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Jan 29, 2026
A Michigan City man was sentenced to 70 years for beating his roommate to death with a sledgehammer at the Willows apartments in Gary.
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Jan 29, 2026
Tom Homan suggested during a news conference Thursday that an immigration drawdown could happen in Minnesota, but only after "cooperation" from state officials.
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Jan 29, 2026
A circuit court judge ruled this week that Cook County had misspent hundreds of millions of transportation dollars, a win for the organization representing construction firms.
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Jan 29, 2026
Here's a look back at a sampling of long-gone island oases we wish we could duck into from the cold this winter.
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Jan 29, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Jan 29, 2026
The Rev. Julie Van Til joined more than 600 religious leaders who travelled to Minneapolis to protest the federal immigration crackdown.
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Jan 29, 2026
Stephen Colbert‘s final hurrah on CBS has been set in motion.
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