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Jan 24, 2026
Illinois Democratic leaders speak out after federal immigration officers fatally shot a 37-year-old man in Minneapolis, where Republican President Donald Trump's latest deportation campaign has unfolded.
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Jan 24, 2026
Two Gary projects, including the demolition of an elementary school that's been closed for 17 years, were included in U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan's Transportation and Housing Community Project Funding requests approved Thursday by the U.S. House.
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Jan 24, 2026
Federal immigration officers shot and killed a man Saturday in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
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Jan 24, 2026
A bill aiming to preemptively shape how nuclear facility permits are awarded passed the Indiana Senate and will move to the House.
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Jan 24, 2026
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Jan 24, 2026
Multiple organizations will clean up contminated sediments at Lake George Canal and Junction Reaches project areas in Northwest Indiana.
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Jan 24, 2026
A man was fatally wounded Friday night inside of his parked car in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Jan 24, 2026
Roughly 140 million people were under a winter storm warning from New Mexico to New England.
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Jan 24, 2026
Chicago police wounded a man armed with a knife and a gun who shot a woman Friday night during a domestic-disturbance in the Chatham neighborhood.
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Jan 24, 2026
McCorld Gallery & Cultural Center in Palos Park helps veterans tell their stories in the exhibit The Veterans Experience Through Art.
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Jan 24, 2026
Illinois preserved two chairs Barack Obama used in the state Senate, hoping they'd be displayed, but now must decide what to do as the Obama Presidential Center is declining to take them.
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Jan 24, 2026
Experts discuss whether any local trees can 'explode' following a social media post.
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Jan 24, 2026
Exploding trees? Extreme cold snaps in Chicago can cause trees to crack and burst from freezing stress. Tree experts explain the science behind the shocking sounds.
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Jan 24, 2026
A day after a Chicago construction worker was acquitted by a federal jury of charges he offered money to kill Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino he found himself back in custody.
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Jan 24, 2026
On Jan. 24, 1989, confessed serial killer Ted Bundy was executed in Florida's electric chair.
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Jan 24, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 24, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jan 23, 2026
A Gary Police officer has been placed on unpaid leave following a Jan. 17 arrest for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
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Jan 23, 2026
Members of a motorcycle club and a street gang worked together in an attempt to kill an Indiana judge in hopes of derailing a domestic abuse case against one of their own, prosecutors alleged Friday, hours after police announced they had arrested five people in connection with the investigation.
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Jan 23, 2026
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Jan 23, 2026
The Pentagon released a priority-shifting National Defense Strategy late Friday that chastised U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserted the Trump administration's focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere above a longtime goal of countering China.
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Jan 23, 2026
An attorney and activist who said an immigration agent threw him to the ground as he filmed on his phone told the Tribune on Friday he learned from police that the agent has been charged with a misdemeanor in Cook County.
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Jan 23, 2026
Terry Boers, a former Sun-Times columnist who was one of the founding talkers of Chicago's first sports radio station WSCR-AM 670, died Friday afternoon. He was 75.
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Jan 23, 2026
But even by Trump's standards, the tumult of the past week stood out because it crystallized his determination to erase the rules-based order that has governed U.S. foreign policy — and by extension most of the Western world — since World War II.
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Jan 23, 2026
The man killed in an officer-involved shooting Wednesday in Aurora has been identified as 27-year-old Temesgen Welendreyas of Aurora, the Kane County Coroner's Office said on Friday.
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Jan 23, 2026
Vice President JD Vance on Friday encouraged anti-abortion activists to "take heart in how far we've come" on the quest to limit the practice, listing the Trump administration's accomplishments including an expansion of a ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services.
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Jan 23, 2026
Clothes have become symbols of the battle over Trump administration immigration and deportation policies, their enforcement and the debate about whether those policies are a tool of authoritarianism or a justified reaction to an untenable situation.
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Jan 23, 2026
The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month.
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Jan 23, 2026
A jury convicted a Gary man Friday for shooting a man dead inside a Little Caesar's on Garfield Street in Gary.
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Jan 23, 2026
One person is dead after a fire broke out in an Avondale residence on the city's Northwest Side Friday afternoon, fire officials said. Fire crews responded to reports of a working fire in the 3000 block of West George Street just before 3:10 p.m., according to Larry Merritt, a Chicago Fire Department spokesperson. Merritt confirmed […]
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Jan 23, 2026
An elderly man died Friday afternoon after a fire broke out in an Avondale residence on the city's Northwest Side, authorities said. Officers responded to calls of a fire in a basement residence in the 3000 block of West George Street just before 3 p.m., according to Chicago police. A 75-year-old man was found unresponsive […]
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Jan 23, 2026
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states — at least for now.
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Jan 23, 2026
VNA Health Care is planning to expand one of its busiest health centers in Aurora with the help of a recently-announced $750,000 award from Endeavor Health.
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Jan 23, 2026
The Senate approved a social services bill, which is a Senate Republican priority, aimed at addressing fraud within the systems on Thursday.
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Jan 23, 2026
TikTok has at last finalized a deal to keep the popular video sharing platform operating in the U.S. after years of uncertainty, but questions remain about whether users' experience will change and whether the changes actually address security concerns around the app.
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Jan 23, 2026
The Old Town importer and leader in the food, beverage and hospitality industries, had a goat cheese named in her honor by an Indiana cheesemaker.
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Jan 23, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region will be a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for talks to end Russia's nearly four-year full-scale invasion.
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Jan 23, 2026
Mary Savisky, 81, was found unresponsive in her unheated Evergreen Park garage after her neighbor called for a well-being check.
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Jan 23, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Jan 23, 2026
Text messages appeared to show a former Lake County Community Corrections officer was in a sexual relationship with a work release inmate.
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Jan 23, 2026
The Oak Park River Forest chapter of the Illinois League of Women Voters recently discussed redistricting as well as Fair Maps Illinois.
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Jan 23, 2026
The Indiana Senate advanced an immigration bill on Thursday, on second reading, that would allow local and state police to enforce federal immigration laws and require Indiana law enforcement to cooperate with ICE.
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Jan 23, 2026
The FBI has opened an investigation into the death of former Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, team officials confirmed Friday.
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Jan 23, 2026
An Indiana bill criminalizing doxing passed on second reading in the Senate Thursday with an amendment attached.
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Jan 23, 2026
Richards High School in Oak Lawn will have a school resource officer to manage traffic amid safety concerns at the school at 106th Street and Central Avenue. Mike Conroy, who has worked for the Oak Lawn Police Department for 26 years, started Tuesday managing traffic outside of Richards both before and after school. During school […]
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Jan 23, 2026
Governors State University said an international student paid $2,400 out of fear that he would be reported to ICE.
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Jan 23, 2026
Devontae Harris will serve 11 years in connection with a 2022 incident in which he stalked, battered and shot a woman he had dated.
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Jan 23, 2026
Weather officials warned residents ahead of the cold stretch to expect dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 to 35 degrees below zero.
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Jan 23, 2026
As Los Angeles ramps up for the 2028 Olympics, local unions are drawing inspiration from the Paris Games when hotel workers went on strike a day before opening ceremonies.
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Jan 23, 2026
An oasis of calm and comfort floats on the fifth floor of the Porter County Courthouse in the victim assistance suite.
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Jan 23, 2026
Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder who was among the FBI's most-wanted fugitives and faces charges related to drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witnesses, has been arrested.
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Jan 23, 2026
Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and knock out power for days, while Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City and Boston could see enough snow to make travel very difficult or nearly impossible, forecasters say.
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Jan 23, 2026
TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans.
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Jan 23, 2026
Texas and Oklahoma braced for heavy snow and ice that could make roadways treacherous Friday in what is expected to be some of the initial effects of a huge, dayslong winter storm threatening catastrophic damage, extensive power outages and bitterly cold weather to more than 170 million people across the nation, the National Weather Service says — about half the population.
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Jan 23, 2026
A vast network of labor unions, progressive organizations and clergy has been urging Minnesotans to stay away from work, school and stores Friday to protest against immigration enforcement in the state.
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Jan 23, 2026
During two days of testimony, faith leaders and elected officials shared civil rights violations they alleged to have witnessed during Operation Midway Blitz.
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Jan 23, 2026
A 37-year-old man was stabbed overnight during an attempt robbery on a CTA train in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Jan 23, 2026
A 37-year-old man was stabbed overnight during an attempted robbery on a CTA train in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Jan 23, 2026
An Illinois doctor indicted on murder charges in the killings of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in their Columbus home is due in an Ohio courtroom.
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Jan 23, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Jan 23, 2026
An internal ICE memo obtained by The Associated Press states immigration officers can forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant.
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Jan 23, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 23, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jan 23, 2026
Chicago's Iranian community is facing uncertainty about their loved ones after deadly anti-government protests erupted in late December.
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Jan 23, 2026
Continued enrollment declines at Chicago Public Schools could escalate into a "crisis" that impact the city's public education system.
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Jan 23, 2026
On Jan. 23, 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, prohibiting poll taxes in federal elections.
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Jan 22, 2026
The House has passed this year's final batch of spending bills.
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Jan 22, 2026
TikTok said that its Chinese owner, ByteDance, had struck a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to create a new U.S. TikTok, concluding a six-year legal saga.
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Jan 22, 2026
The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela.
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Jan 22, 2026
The reserves identified in this year's budget primarily affect health and human services, with $361.5 million of the $481.6 million identified falling into that category.
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Jan 22, 2026
A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday officially dismissed a lawsuit that led to her landmark injunction limiting the use of force by immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz. Though U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis agreed to dismiss the case "without prejudice," which leaves open the possibility that the claims could be reinstated, it marked […]
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Jan 22, 2026
The National Weather Service has issued an extreme cold warning from 3 a.m. Friday until noon for central Cook County, including the Chicago area.
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Jan 22, 2026
The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment, federal officials said Thursday.
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Jan 22, 2026
Schools are closing or operating remotely and warming shelters are opening their doors as temperatures in Northwest Indiana are expected to plunge into the negative single digits Friday and wind chills as low as -28 are predicted, according to the National Weather Service. A collapsing polar vortex is expected to bring high winds, a chance […]
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Jan 22, 2026
Illinois offices will be open the next two Saturdays in downtown Chicago to help residents obtain a REAL ID before TSA starts fining any airport traveler without one $45 beginning Feb. 1.
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Jan 22, 2026
Indiana bills about assigning inmates by biological sex in prisons and addressing abortion pills passed out of separate committees.
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Jan 22, 2026
Federal agents have detained a 5-year-old boy and his father in Minnesota, taking them to a detention facility in Texas.
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Jan 22, 2026
Lake Station Superintendent Thomas Cripliver is retiring after guiding the school district for 11 years, capping a 41-year career as an educator.
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Jan 22, 2026
Key witness spends second day on the witness stand as prosecutors kept building their argument that Jawad Fakroune's alleged attack on him and the messages that followed went way beyond a business partnership gone sour and instead constituted extortion.
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Jan 22, 2026
Key witness spends second day on the witness stand as prosecutors kept building their argument that Jawad Fakroune's alleged attack on him and the messages that followed went way beyond a business partnership gone sour and instead constituted extortion.
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Jan 22, 2026
The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city in January 1966 to assist with the city's fledgling civil rights efforts.
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Jan 22, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Jan 22, 2026
Chicago Bulls guard and Twin Cities-area native Tre Jones was dismayed to see elementary school children detained by ICE this week.
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Jan 22, 2026
In recent months, some residents have been calling on the city at public meetings to respond to the recent federal immigration crackdown.
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Jan 22, 2026
Politicians, union deny involvement Orland Park robocalls against Trustee Cynthia Katsenes and former Mayor Keith Pekau.
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Jan 22, 2026
Chicago Public Schools has canceled classes and afterschool activities Friday due to sub-zero temperatures and dangerously cold wind chills.
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Jan 22, 2026
River Forest Elementary District 90 School Board members named Janice Pavelonis to succeed the retiring Ed Condon as superintendent.
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Jan 22, 2026
The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a stadium authority bill, aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears to Northwest Indiana, which means the bill will move forward for consideration by the Indiana Senate.
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Jan 22, 2026
The U.S. stock market is ticking higher Thursday and regaining more of its losses for the week following the latest walkback by President Donald Trump from tariffs he had earlier threatened.
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Jan 22, 2026
A jury on Wednesday found a man guilty of murdering a Cook County judge, following a seven-day trial during which prosecutors said the assailants watched the judge and his girlfriend for days before shooting and killing him in a robbery attempt.
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Jan 22, 2026
A 17-year-old boy was wounded Wednesday night in a shooting on the Far South Side in the Riverdale neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Jan 22, 2026
A $5.9 million transformation of the library on the Des Plaines campus of Oakton College into a learning commons opened to students Tuesday, providing more inviting study spaces, collaboration rooms and a one-stop hub for academic support services. The Des Plaines Campus Learning Commons, at 1600 Golf Road in Des Plaines, brings together library services, […]
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Jan 22, 2026
By EMILIE MEGNIEN and SEAN MURPHY ATLANTA (AP) — Bags of ice-thwarting salt aren't usually a hot item at Bates Ace Hardware in Atlanta, but store manager Lewis Pane sold all 275 he had in stock in one morning as residents braced for a major storm to deliver heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain on […]
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Jan 22, 2026
The most stark example of this shift has been Trump's threat to take over Greenland, dismissing the nation as a large "piece of ice" as he demanded that Denmark cede control to the U.S., a move that could have caused NATO to rupture.
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Jan 22, 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas, insisting that "everyone wants to be a part" of the body that could eventually rival the United Nations — despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate.
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Jan 22, 2026
After less than a day of evidence, jurors will likely begin deliberating Thursday in the fast-moving trial of a man accused of putting a gang-related bounty on the head of Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino.
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Jan 22, 2026
A federal prosecutor told a jury Thursday that Chicago construction worker Juan Espinoza Martinez was angry about immigration raids in his neighborhood and "fixated" on Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino when he sent out a message soliciting Bovino's murder.
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Jan 22, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Jan 22, 2026
Culture Night at Oak Lawn Community High School featured students from Egyptian, Sudanese and Syrian backgrounds and raised money for refugees.
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Jan 22, 2026
The most severe stretch will occur Thursday night into Friday morning, with possible wind chills up to minus 35; subzero temps are also forecast through Sunday.
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Jan 22, 2026
On Jan. 22, 1998, Theodore Kaczynski pleaded guilty in Sacramento, California, to being the "Unabomber" responsible for three deaths and 23 injuries in a mail-bombing campaign. In return for the pleas in federal court, he received a sentence of life in prison without parole.
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