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Jan 12, 2026
AbbVie reached a deal with the Trump administration on drug prices in exchange for being exempted from tariffs and future price mandates.
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Jan 12, 2026
Linda Brown, a special education teacher at Robert Healy Elementary School in Bridgeport, had been missing since Jan. 3, police said.
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Jan 12, 2026
President Trump has arrived at a delicate moment as he weighs whether to order a U.S. military response against the Iranian government as it continues a violent crackdown on protests that have left nearly 600 dead and led to the arrests of thousands across the country.
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Jan 12, 2026
Theis' retirement allows the high court to appoint 1st District Appellate Court Justice Sanjay T. Tailor as Theis' successor, making him the first Indian American to serve on the court.
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Jan 12, 2026
Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal officer and evoked outrage and protests across the country.
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Jan 12, 2026
The FBI said in a court document made public Monday that it had found no surveillance or other video of a Border Patrol agent shooting and wounding two people in a pickup truck during an immigration enforcement operation in Portland, Oregon, last week.
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Jan 12, 2026
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined top Chicago Bears officials Saturday to tour potential new stadium sites before the team's playoff win over the Green Bay Packers.
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Jan 12, 2026
Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot was served at her Chicago home in October with a lawsuit from JPMorgan Chase Bank for allegedly failing to pay about $11,078 in bills.
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Jan 12, 2026
Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Monday became the fourth Big Tech powerhouse to be valued at $4 trillion.
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Jan 12, 2026
A 49-year-old woman remains in critical condition after being struck by a car while crossing 159th Street Thursday in Orland Park.
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Jan 12, 2026
A Lincoln Park man accused of killing his ex-wife and her husband in their Columbus home will be sent back to Ohio to face charges in the couple's deaths, according to the Winnebago County sheriff's office. Michael McKee, 39, waived extradition during a brief appearance in Rockford on Monday afternoon before Winnebago County Judge Donald […]
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Jan 12, 2026
Saying immigration agents have acted more like an occupying military force than law enforcement, lawyers for the state of Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration in federal court Monday seeking to bar agents from using tear gas without sufficient warning, making warrantless arrests, and randomly stopping people to question them about their citizenship.
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Jan 12, 2026
Meta plans to cut about 10% of the employees in its Reality Labs division who work on products including the metaverse, as the company shifts priorities to build next-generation artificial intelligence.
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Jan 12, 2026
People braved the cold to stand outside in solidarity at a community vigil and protest on Sunday evening, Jan. 11 at the Ela Peace Pole in downtown Lake Zurich.
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Jan 12, 2026
PBS will premiere separate programs on science and foreign affairs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts because of the federal government's cut of $1.1 billion in funding to public broadcasting.
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Jan 12, 2026
The Trump administration's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. central bank against the efforts of President Trump to control the Fed.
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Jan 12, 2026
Illinois will now give residents until Jan. 31 to choose health insurance plans on the state's new Affordable Care Act exchange, at GetCoveredIllinois.gov. Previously, the open enrollment period was slated to end Jan. 15.
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Jan 12, 2026
A Gary woman was sentenced to 45 years Monday in a plea deal for killing her daughter's father during a custody handoff.
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Jan 12, 2026
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Jan. 10, 2026.
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Jan 12, 2026
Kevin Koukol was running in the Democratic primary for County Board District 4, which covers most of the Homer Glen and Mokena area.
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Jan 12, 2026
City attorneys want aldermen to approve a $22 million settlement for the family of a man killed in a car crash that occurred as Chicago police chased somebody else.
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Jan 12, 2026
The Portage SWAT Team arrested a California man after he "wore out his welcome" at a relative's house Sunday afternoon.
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Jan 12, 2026
A Garfield Park man is facing charges in the fatal shooting of 44-year-old Raymond S. Harrison and the serious injury of a second, 23-year-old man about three weeks after a fight aboard the CTA Pink Line escalated to gunfire, Chicago police said. Pedro Villareal, 34, is accused of murder and attempted murder, aggravated battery with […]
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Jan 12, 2026
Here's some more of what you didn't see on the Golden Globes broadcast.
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Jan 12, 2026
Thousands of nurses in three hospital systems in New York City went on strike Monday after negotiations through the weekend failed to yield breakthroughs in their contract disputes.
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Jan 12, 2026
A Skokie woman and her friend sued Glencoe's Chicago Botanic Garden, citing injuries from Lightscape holiday lights gear that fell on them.
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Jan 12, 2026
A 23-year-old woman was left critically injured after a drive-by shooting Monday morning in the Illinois Medical District, Chicago police said.
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Jan 12, 2026
A uniformed Chicago police officer discharged his firearm during a traffic stop in the Austin neighborhood overnight, Chicago police said.
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Jan 12, 2026
Chicago homicide data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through Dec. 31, 2025.
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Jan 12, 2026
A man died Sunday after a house fire in the New City neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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Jan 12, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move coming as activists said Monday the death toll in the nationwide demonstrations rose to at least 544.
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Jan 12, 2026
The Golden Globes had some predictable stuff, like "One Battle After Another" and "Adolescence" cleaning up and host Nikki Glaser making fun of the age of Leonardo DiCaprio's partners.
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Jan 12, 2026
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
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Jan 12, 2026
Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican.
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Jan 12, 2026
Mike Ress and Mike Portala of the MWRD say the catch of a large smallmouth bass shows improving water quality in Cal-Sag Channel.
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Jan 12, 2026
Andrew Freer is part of a small band of filmmakers from across the Chicago area on a mission to protect constitutional rights through on the ground, documentary-style videos.
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Jan 12, 2026
On Jan. 12, 1969, the biggest upset in Super Bowl history occurred as the New York Jets of the American Football League defeated the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League 16-7 in Super Bowl III, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami.
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Jan 12, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 12, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jan 11, 2026
About 1,000 people applauded Bishop Ronald Hicks and gave him a standing ovation as he celebrated his final Mass before going to NYC.
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Jan 11, 2026
Michael D. McKee, 39, was arrested in Rockford, police said.
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Jan 11, 2026
As the first week of candidate filing wound down Friday afternoon, the May primary ballot was shaping up with a mix familiar faces and newcomers.
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Jan 11, 2026
Emergency traffic lights are coming to Duneland communities, improving safety when police and fire departments respond to a scene.
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Jan 11, 2026
"Avatar: Fire and Ash" kept on smoldering at the box office, taking the top spot for a fourth straight week on a relatively quiet weekend as the January doldrums began setting in for the industry.
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Jan 11, 2026
President Trump fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolás Maduro was deposed as Venezuela's leader.
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Jan 11, 2026
Minnesota's Twin Cities on Sunday braced for what many expect will be a new normal over the next few weeks as the Department of Homeland Security carries out what it called its largest enforcement operation ever.
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Jan 11, 2026
U.S. Senator Todd Young, R-Indiana, was one of five Republican Senators who voted Thursday in favor of the war powers resolution that could limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela.
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Jan 11, 2026
Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s is dead at 78.
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Jan 11, 2026
Iran's parliament speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be "legitimate targets" if the U.S. strikes the Islamic Republic over ongoing protests.
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Jan 11, 2026
Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo's frescoed ceiling, continuing an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican.
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Jan 11, 2026
Except for two years — 1922 and 1982 — the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have played each other every season since 1921.
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Jan 11, 2026
Affordability will be a key political theme of the coming Illinois General Assembly as leaders signal proposals from health care to a Bears stadium will be filtered through a cost-of-living lens.
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Jan 11, 2026
After the U.S. captured and imprisoned Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last week, many Venezuelans in the Chicago regions are left with conflicting emotions.
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Jan 11, 2026
Many in the Chicago area, where residents are still reeling from more than two months of chaos during Operation Midway Blitz, have revived a legal question of whether state and local agencies can investigate and file charges against agents who appear to have crossed the line.
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Jan 11, 2026
On Jan. 11, 2010, Mark McGwire admits that he'd used steroids and human growth hormone when he broke baseball's home run record in 1998.
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Jan 11, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 11, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jan 11, 2026
Here's a look back at each of the Bears' playoff games — including two trips to the Super Bowl — since 1932.
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Jan 10, 2026
Dr. Molly O'Shea has noticed growing skepticism about vaccines at both of her Michigan pediatric offices.
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Jan 10, 2026
St. Patrick's High School students participated in a Go Baby Go event to modify battery-powered cars for children with disabilities.
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Jan 10, 2026
The Minneapolis gathering was one of hundreds of protests planned in towns and cities across the country over the weekend.
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Jan 10, 2026
The death of a woman found with head injuries in a Chicago Lawn parking lot was ruled a homicide Saturday, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Police found the still-unidentified woman unresponsive in the 6700 block of South Western Avenue just before 11:30 a.m. Friday. She was pronounced dead at the scene, but […]
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Jan 10, 2026
President Trump said Friday he is going to do "something on Greenland, whether they like it or not."
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Jan 10, 2026
Fox Valley activists came together for a rally Saturday in South Elgin in the wake of the recent death of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed in her car by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis.
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Jan 10, 2026
Indiana legislators filed bills that relate to timely matters, from mid-census redistricting to wearing masks and receiving vaccines.
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Jan 10, 2026
The parking lot at Mount Baldy will grow this year as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shaves the back of the dune to nourish the front.
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Jan 10, 2026
Authorities have charged a 24-year-old man with murder after six people — including a child — were killed in a series of shootings in northeast Mississippi.
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Jan 10, 2026
Authorities have charged a 24-year-old man with murder after six people — including a child — were killed in a series of shootings in northeast Mississippi.
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Jan 10, 2026
While the 40-foot steeple of Crown Point's oldest church lays toppled along Grant Street and East North Street, treasures found inside the 139-year-old church have found their way into new light.
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Jan 10, 2026
An 1-year-old boy was pronounced dead after he fell from a 4th floor window in the Edgewater neighborhood.
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Jan 10, 2026
President Trump said on Friday he wants to acquire Greenland, a semiautonomous region of Denmark, to prevent Russia or China from taking it.
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Jan 10, 2026
The killing of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is reverberating across Capitol Hill where Democrats, and certain Republicans, are vowing an assertive response.
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Jan 10, 2026
The killing of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer is reverberating across Capitol Hill where Democrats, and certain Republicans, are vowing an assertive response.
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Jan 10, 2026
A Valparaiso area man is in custody on charges of murder and arson for a fatal fire Oct. 31 at a group home in Union Township.
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Jan 10, 2026
A 37-year-old man was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive and stabbed overnight on CTA property in the Loop, Chicago police said.
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Jan 10, 2026
A 37-year-old man was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive and stabbed overnight on CTA property in the Loop, Chicago police said.
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Jan 10, 2026
New Illinois education laws take effect this month, expanding rights for immigrant students and regulating artificial intelligence in schools.
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Jan 10, 2026
Unlike Chicago and northwest Indiana, the Kansas City metroplex and its 2.4 million people are tightly intertwined across Missouri and Kansas, making a potential Bears move to Gary or Hammond very different from the Chiefs' efforts.
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Jan 10, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 10, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Jan 10, 2026
On Jan. 10, 2017, President Barack Obama delivered his farewell address in Chicago, in which the two-term Democrat urged national unity and highlighted achievements of his presidency including the Affordable Care Act. Republican Donald Trump took office days later after a 2016 election in which Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Jan 09, 2026
U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett said she expects Mangione's trial to begin in December — or possibly January 2027, as federal prosecutors suggested — if the death penalty is still on the table.
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Jan 09, 2026
Meteorologists announced that the 1.92 inches of rain recorded at O'Hare surpassed the Jan. 8, 1935, rainfall record of 1.18 inches, making it the third-rainiest January day in history.
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Jan 09, 2026
Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has expressed alarm that a man who worked as his family's bodyguard is facing federal drug trafficking charges.
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Jan 09, 2026
Newly released video of Wednesday's ICE shooting in Minneapolis appears to show the officer's point of view just moments before he opened fire, leaving a 37-year-old mother of three dead.
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Jan 09, 2026
A longtime Gary motorcycle gang operative pleaded guilty again in federal court Friday.
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Jan 09, 2026
A Gary man is facing deportation after he was sentenced Friday for drunkenly shooting off an automatic rifle in his backyard.
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Jan 09, 2026
Calling a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling a "straightforward path" to a legal victory, lawyers for the state of Illinois said Friday they hope to quickly resolving ongoing litigation over President Donald Trump's controversial efforts to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area to bolster immigration enforcement.
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Jan 09, 2026
It was the first public comment from Rebecca Good about the death of Renee Good, the mother of three killed Wednesday when three Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers surrounded and tried to force open the door of her Honda Pilot SUV and the vehicle lurched forward.
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Jan 09, 2026
A man faces charges after threatening to blow up Franciscan Health if they didn't say which nurse sent a Black woman in labor home.
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Jan 09, 2026
Good afternoon, Chicago. Here's what is happening today.
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Jan 09, 2026
Eleanor Walsh, who faces an increase of approximately $14,300 in health insurance costs this year as the Affordable Care Act subsidies sunset, said she was pleased that the U.S. House passed a three-year extension on the subsidies.
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Jan 09, 2026
The department says it has received reports of 11 such calls after recipients of them contacted the police department to verify.
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Jan 09, 2026
Barry Lewis, 62, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident causing the death of Harriet Reynolds at a Riverdale BP station.
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Jan 09, 2026
Excited Bailey Elementary students in Lake Station waved red pom poms as two vibrant blue vans from Enchanted Backpack pulled up in front of the school Thursday morning.
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Jan 09, 2026
A Chesterton Police officer on paid administrative leave will now receive no pay because of a recent arrest on two felony charges.
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Jan 09, 2026
Frankfort man was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault from July at Credit One Amphitheater in Tinley Park.
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Jan 09, 2026
The attorneys general of Illinois, California, Colorado, Minnesota and New York filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court in New York, alleging federal officials have no legal or constitutional authority to freeze the money.
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Jan 09, 2026
The attorneys general of Illinois, California, Colorado, Minnesota and New York filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court in New York, alleging federal officials have no legal or constitutional authority to freeze the money.
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Jan 09, 2026
The federal officer steps in front of the Honda SUV, parked nearly perpendicular across a one-way residential street in Minneapolis, with snow piled up on the curb.
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Jan 09, 2026
At the White House, President Donald Trump vows American intervention in Venezuela will pour billions of dollars into the country's infrastructure, revive its once-thriving oil industry and eventually deliver a new age of prosperity to the Latin American nation.
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Jan 09, 2026
Iran signaled Friday that security forces would crack down on protesters, directly challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to support those peacefully demonstrating as the death toll rose to at least 50.
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Jan 09, 2026
A 19-year-old man was fatally wounded and two other men were seriously injured in a shooting in the Gage Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
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