All Stories from February 12, 2026 (Change date)
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Who’s poised to take over in the Class 4A girls basketball playoffs?Feb 12, 2026 5:40 pm - Beyond the seeding of the IHSA Class 4A girls basketball sectionals, what will be the deciding factors in determining champions? Or, better put, who will be the deciding factors?
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Brock Nelson scores twice as US opens the Olympics by rolling over Latvia 5-1Feb 12, 2026 5:35 pm - Bouncing back from having a pair of goals wiped out by coach's challenges, the U.S. opened the Olympics by rolling past Latvia 5-1 on Thursday night in a dominant showcase of some of the country’s best NHL players. Brock Nelson scored twice, four players had two assists apiece and there was production up and down the lineup.
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Two-vehicle crash at Sun City Huntley prompts water rescue callFeb 12, 2026 5:24 pm - The Huntley Fire Protection District and Huntley Police Department responded to a crash Thursday morning that left one car on the edge of a pond, necessitating a water rescue call.
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Search of Huntley home results in 17 charges of child sex abuse images against 20-year-oldFeb 12, 2026 5:23 pm - A Huntley man has been charged with 17 counts of possessing and distributing images of child sex abuse, police said in a news release Thursday.
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Aurora police investigating gunfire; no one hurtFeb 12, 2026 5:21 pm - No injuries were reported after an Aurora police officer heard gunshots in a neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.
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Elgin City Council delays vote on plastic shopping bag banFeb 12, 2026 5:20 pm - Elgin City Council members have postponed a vote on a proposed plastic shopping bag ban to give business owners opposed to the idea the opportunity to attend a meeting and voice their opinions in person.
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Luisangel Acuña isn’t a switch hitter, but White Sox GM says he loves him anywayFeb 12, 2026 4:19 pm - No, Luisangel Acuña is not a switch hitter, despite what you might’ve heard from Chicago White Sox GM Chris Getz in the recent past.
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EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says ‘everyone hates’Feb 12, 2026 4:16 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles, a device intended to reduce emissions that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said “everyone hates.”
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US stocks drop sharply as investors hunt for losers that will be hurt by AIFeb 12, 2026 3:51 pm - U.S. stocks fell sharply as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 sank 1.6% for its second-worst day since Thanksgiving, though it's still near its all-time high set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.3% and the Nasdaq composite lost 2%.
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From YouTuber to NASCAR driver: Cleetus McFarland expands his racing resume at DaytonaFeb 12, 2026 3:26 pm - Garrett Mitchell is better known as “Cleetus McFarland” to his millions of followers gained over the years as a racing influencer. He's pretty much always been called a YouTuber, until he was out to dinner last week when a fan stopped by and referred to him as a NASCAR driver.