All Stories from January 31, 2026 (Change date)
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Frozen art on display at Downers Grove Ice FestivalJan 31, 2026 5:22 pm - Ice sculptures and pedestrians filled the sidewalks along Main Street Saturday during the annual Ice Festival in Downers Grove.
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New body camera footage shows aftermath of ICE officer allegedly attacking activist near ChicagoJan 31, 2026 5:16 pm - Robert Held told Brookfield police he followed ICE Officer Adam Saracco from the Broadview ICE facility and was recording him as he stopped for gas. He said Saracco then threw him to the ground.
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An immigrant father and autistic son want to be with their Glen Ellyn family. They face deportationJan 31, 2026 5:02 pm - Steven and his father, Victor Romero Martinez, sought asylum in suburban Glen Ellyn, where they settled with the teen’s mother. They were arrested in December and sent back to the same facility where they started.
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Boys basketball: Martin’s 34 points, Balgro’s late putback give Neuqua Valley exciting win over HerseyJan 31, 2026 4:57 pm - According to Neuqua Valley coach Todd Sutton, it had been a quarter-century since his program last played Hersey, which is in its second year under longtime coaching riva...
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Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam titleJan 31, 2026 4:17 pm - Elena Rybakina finally won her second Grand Slam title with a victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open on Saturday, and it was something of a testament to quiet achievers.
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Coast Guard suspends search for people missing from fishing vessel that sank off MassachusettsJan 31, 2026 4:15 pm - The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters.The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert from the 72-foot (22-meter) Lily Jean about 25 miles (40 kilometers) off Cape Ann.
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DHS ramps up surveillance in immigration raids, sweeping in citizensJan 31, 2026 4:10 pm - Luis Martinez was on his way to work on a frigid Minneapolis morning when federal agents suddenly boxed him in, forcing the SUV he was driving to a dead stop in the middle of the street. Masked agents rapped on the window, demanding Martinez produce his ID. Then one held his cellphone inches from Martinez’s face and scanned his features, capturing the shape of his eyes, the curves of his lips, the exact quadrants of his cheeks.
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Militants kill 33 people in multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan; 92 assailants also killedJan 31, 2026 4:09 pm - Pakistan’s military said Saturday that multiple suicide and gun attacks by “terrorists” across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the violence killed 92 assailants.
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Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad released from ICE detentionJan 31, 2026 4:05 pm - A 5-year-old boy and his father must be released by Tuesday from the Texas center where they’ve been held after being detained by immigration officers in Minnesota, a federal judge ordered Saturday in a ruling that harshly criticized President Donald Trump's administration’s approach to enforcement.
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Judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota as a lawsuit proceedsJan 31, 2026 3:27 pm - A federal judge says she won’t halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.Judge Katherine M. Menendez on Saturday denied a preliminary injunction sought in a lawsuit filed this month by state Attorney General Keith Ellison and the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul.