All Stories from January 16, 2026 (Change date)
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New lease on life for Raue: Crystal Lake Center for the Arts’ weathers hardships, rebuilds programmingJan 16, 2026 10:09 am - After two years of uncertainty, the Crystal Lake-based Raue Center for the Arts has secured a new building lease with the city as operators move forward with rebuilding p...
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Diocese of Joliet sued in Will County over priest sex abuse allegations from 1990sJan 16, 2026 10:08 am - A Will County lawsuit claims a priest who died in 2014 had sexually abused a minor who attended a Catholic elementary school in Villa Park in the early 1990s.
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Two trucks catch fire in East DundeeJan 16, 2026 9:47 am - Several semi-trucks were damaged in a fire Thursday night in East Dundee.
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Replacement chosen for Kane County judge who’s retiringJan 16, 2026 9:19 am - Associate Kane County Judge Julia Yetter was chosen to be the at-large circuit judge in Kane County to fill a vacancy resulting from the impending retirement of Judge Kevin Busch on Jan. 29, the Illinois Supreme Court announced in a news release Thursday.
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Man charged with multiple firearm offenses in ElginJan 16, 2026 9:18 am - Jesus D. Ramos Pratz, 23, of Elgin, is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly discharging a gun in Elgin Wednesday.
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Snoop Dogg’s NBA analyst role underscores why his global appeal keeps growingJan 16, 2026 9:02 am - In recent months, Snoop Dogg underscored his ease in live, unscripted settings across major TV stages. He continued his work on NBC’s “The Voice,” performed during Netflix's Christmas Day NFL broadcast, went viral at the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl and presented and did interviews at Sunday's Golden Globes.
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Kathleen Kennedy, steward of ‘Star Wars,’ steps down from LucasfilmJan 16, 2026 8:39 am - After more than 13 years at the helm of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down from the “Star Wars” factory founded by George Lucas.
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Lines are blurred between good and bad cops in ‘The Rip’Jan 16, 2026 8:19 am - Lines between cop and criminal get murky in Joe Carnahan’s “The Rip,” a crime thriller set across one foggy Miami night, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.
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How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikesJan 16, 2026 8:15 am - The White House and a bipartisan group of governors are pressuring the operator of the mid-Atlantic power grid to take urgent steps to boost energy supply and curb price hikes, holding a Friday event aimed at addressing a rising concern among voters about the enormous amount of power used for artificial intelligence ahead of elections later this year.
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Few details released after late night shooting outside Addison barJan 16, 2026 8:06 am - Addison police are investigating a shooting that happened late Thursday night on the 700 block of West Lake Street.