All Stories from January 29, 2026 (Change date)
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Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on MexicoJan 29, 2026 7:54 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that could further cripple an island plagued by a deepening energy crisis.
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Bears have decisions to make with wide receiversJan 29, 2026 6:58 pm - Now that the Bears are entering the offseason, it’s time to evaluate how each position group did over the past season and start looking ahead. Here’s a look at the wide receiver room.
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Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s returnJan 29, 2026 6:47 pm - Venezuela’s leading opposition figure made a solemn request to House lawmakers during a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill last week: “Tell the president that I want to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible,” said María Corina Machado, according to notes taken by a person in the room and reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Trump’s biggest climate rollback stalls over fears it will lose in courtJan 29, 2026 6:24 pm - Trump officials have delayed finalizing the repeal of a landmark legal opinion key to their effort to eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate rules because of concerns the proposal is too weak to withstand a court challenge, according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss confidential information.
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‘Profoundly hurtful’: GOP office in Arlington Heights vandalized with swastikas and fecesJan 29, 2026 5:48 pm - Video surveillance shows a man and a woman vandalizing the Wheeling Township Republican office in Arlington Heights, drawing swastikas and profanities on windows and throwing feces near the entrance.
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Kane County sheriff cleared of TRUST Act violations, state’s attorney saysJan 29, 2026 5:38 pm - Did the Kane County Sheriff’s Office violate state law over immigration detainees? An investigation says no.
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Illinois moves to rein in e-bike regulation chaos with statewide safety pushJan 29, 2026 5:28 pm - Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias Thursday outlined a multifaceted approach to improving the safe use of e-bikes and other micromobility vehicles statewide this year.
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‘Bridgerton’ tells a Cinderella story in its predictable fourth seasonJan 29, 2026 5:14 pm - Season four of “Bridgerton,” now streaming on Netflix, focuses on rakish brother Benedict and is fueled by a Cinderella story.
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What dog days? Prep sports is hopping right nowJan 29, 2026 5:04 pm - Thanks to big news in prep football and boys basketball, the winter has remained interesting.
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Republican leaders condemn suburban GOP state House candidate for Holocaust viewsJan 29, 2026 4:43 pm - Cook County and state Republican leaders are condemning Elk Grove Township Republican Committeeman Edward Lapinski for affirming Holocaust-denying views in a text exchange with another GOP official.