All Stories from January 19, 2026 (Change date)
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NBA announces All-Star Game starters, with 1st version of U.S. vs. The World format now on its wayJan 19, 2026 1:46 pm - The first World team for the NBA All-Star Game is already looking loaded. And the fate of LeBron James' record streak of All-Star selections will now be decided by coache...
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Green Day to open 60th Super Bowl with anniversary ceremony celebrating generations of MVPsJan 19, 2026 1:45 pm - The NFL is marking the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl with a hometown opening act. Green Day will kick off the big game with an opening ceremony Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the league announced Sunday.
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‘Somebody had to do it:’ Civil rights pioneer speaks about desegregating schoolJan 19, 2026 1:38 pm - Dorothy "Dot" Counts-Scoggins, an American civil rights pioneer who was one of the first black students admitted to an all-white school in North Carolina in 1957, was the special guest Monday at the DuPage County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast.
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An Afternoon of Story, History and Community: Profiles in ExcellenceJan 19, 2026 1:38 pm - The 43rd annual Profiles in Excellence event will be held from 3-5 pm, Sunday, Feb. 1, at Greenbelt Cultural Center, 1215 Green Bay Road in North Chicago. The theme this year is “Origin Stories.”
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Olympic skater credits Saint Viator with helping him along the wayJan 19, 2026 1:20 pm - Danny O’Shea and his partner, Ellie Kam, won the silver medal in pairs figure skating at the 2026 U.S. National Championships, on their way to being named to the U.S. team for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
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A ‘data center next to homes’? Naperville council weighs Karis developmentJan 19, 2026 1:17 pm - After months of highly charged debate, a data center proposal heads to the Naperville City Council Tuesday night. Along the way, the developer, Karis Critical, has revised the scale of its plan. But it’s no less controversial.
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Woodlands Academy named to 2025 college-prep honor rollJan 19, 2026 1:09 pm - The College Board recently announced that Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart has earned a place on its AP School Platinum Honor Roll for the 2024-25 school year.
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Folk duo February Sky returns for Jan. 23 concert in GenevaJan 19, 2026 1:08 pm - Folk duo February Sky will be performing at the "Evening of Folk Music" concert in Geneva on Jan. 23, playing traditional, modern and original folk and Celtic music.
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The Sundance Film Festival prepares to bid farewell to Park City, and Robert RedfordJan 19, 2026 12:38 pm - The Sundance Film Festival may be a little bittersweet this year as it kicks off on Thursday in Park City, Utah. The country’s premier showcase for independent film is in a time of transition as the festival is bidding farewell to its longtime home and forging forward without its founder, Robert Redford, who died in September.
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Fare increases proposed for McHenry County rideshare, dial-a-ride servicesJan 19, 2026 12:25 pm - People who use McHenry County’s MCRide dial-a-ride service and MCRide Connect, a subsidized rideshare program launched in 2024, might be paying a little more for their rides in the next couple of months.