All Stories from January 22, 2026 (Change date)
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House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE fundingJan 22, 2026 5:12 pm - The House passed this year's final batch of spending bills on Thursday as lawmakers, still smarting from last fall's record 43-day shutdown, worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal government.
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Vance’s message in Minneapolis: Local officials must cooperate with the immigration crackdownJan 22, 2026 5:07 pm - Insisting that he was in Minnesota to help “lower the temperature,” Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed “far-left people” and state and local law enforcement officials for the chaos that has convulsed the state during the White House's aggressive deportation campaign.
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White House shares doctored image portraying arrested church protester in tearsJan 22, 2026 4:51 pm - The White House on Thursday posted an altered photo of an attorney arrested after a Minnesota church protest, edited to make it look like she was crying, sparking concern among some forensic-image experts about the administration’s distortion of real-world imagery.
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Elgin’s dairy heritage rolls into Gail Borden Library for upcoming exhibitJan 22, 2026 4:35 pm - The Gail Borden Library in Elgin got a special delivery befitting its namesake Wednesday when a century-old milk wagon arrived for its upcoming “Celebrating 250 Years of Elgin” exhibit.
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Workplace rights agency scraps anti-harassment guidance, citing Trump's ordersJan 22, 2026 4:31 pm - The federal agency in charge of enforcing workplace anti-discrimination laws on Thursday voted to rescind its own guidance on how to guard against harassment at work, marking another major shift in U.S. civil rights enforcement under President Donald Trump's second administration.
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‘I got loud’: DuPage undersheriff disputes reports of bar brawlJan 22, 2026 4:23 pm - DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore is pushing back on published reports he sparked a New Year’s Eve brawl five years ago that left a security guard with a broken finger.
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Daily Herald opinion: There’s still room for talks: But time is growing short for state to take up bill that could keep Bears in IllinoisJan 22, 2026 4:16 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: Without a “reasonable” property tax cap, the Bears could leave Illinois, meaning “no stadium, no development and 100% of nothing,” he wrote in the report.
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Illinois faces federal defunding for state law requiring abortion referralsJan 22, 2026 4:07 pm - The Trump administration is threatening to strip Illinois of federal health dollars over a state law requiring medical providers to refer patients for abortion services, even if the providers oppose abortion.
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New ‘medical resort,’ rehab facility opens in BataviaJan 22, 2026 3:31 pm - Ignite Medical Resort Batavia recently opened a rehabilitation facility offering intense clinical programming and quality care, matched with boutiquelike amenities, such as on-site spas and private chefs.
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BBB: Fraudsters will ‘return’ in full force for tax seasonJan 22, 2026 3:27 pm - As tax season opens Monday, Jan. 26, the Better Business Bureau warns the public about elaborate schemes con artists will use to steal your money, bank account, and personal identity information.