All Stories from January 6, 2026 (Change date)
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Girls basketball: Leuze, Cary-Grove hand Burlington Central first FVC lossJan 06, 2026 9:51 pm - A locker room talk allowed senior forward Olivia Leuze and Cary-Grove to find their spark during Tuesday evening’s Fox Valley Conference girls basketball game against Bu...
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Cook County students get a crash course in elections before running the polls at their own schoolsJan 06, 2026 9:41 pm - Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon is training high school students to serve as official election judges for an on-campus early voting day in late February.
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Polar-Palooza brings nature-inspired games and winter fun to Creek BendJan 06, 2026 9:39 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Kane County invites the community to Polar-Palooza on Jan. 17, featuring nature-inspired games, interactive learning stations, and crafts for all ages.
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Boys basketball: Naperville North fends off Waubonsie Valley’s comebackJan 06, 2026 9:29 pm - The holidays are over, but the Naperville North pep band kept the festive feeling going Tuesday night with a terrific rendition of ‘Sleigh Ride’ at intermission of the Hu...
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Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from Illinois, 4 other states over fraud concernsJan 06, 2026 9:10 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states — including Illinois — over concerns about fraud.
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Trump tries to rally House GOP but meanders along the way as the party’s majority narrowsJan 06, 2026 9:01 pm - President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on this year as they try to hold onto their razor-thin margin in the House.
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Farm champion Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP’s narrow control of the HouseJan 06, 2026 8:56 pm - Republican Doug LaMalfa, a California rice farmer who served seven terms in the U.S. House and was a reliable vote on President Donald Trump's agenda, has died at age 65.
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‘Cozy, warm and welcomed’: New Libertyville coffee shop concept aims for comfort and building connectionsJan 06, 2026 8:43 pm - The idea behind Frunchroom Collective, a new coffee shop preparing to open in Libertyville, is a cozy and welcome environment.
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Peoples Gas files $202 million rate increase request with Illinois regulatory bodyJan 06, 2026 8:42 pm - Peoples Gas has filed a $202.3 million rate hike request with the Illinois Commerce Commission. If approved in full, typical residential Peoples Gas customers can expect to pay $10-11 more per month starting in 2027. Peoples Gas said the hike is needed to meet the ICC’s order to retire more than 1,000 miles of old iron pipes that carry natural gas underneath Chicago.
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White House floats military option for Greenland, rattling Denmark and NATOJan 06, 2026 8:17 pm - Danish officials are increasingly alarmed that the Trump administration has shifted toward an active effort in recent days to seize Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, as the White House said Tuesday that “utilizing the U.S. Military is always an option” to acquire the Arctic island.