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Omar criticizes Trump’s ‘hateful rhetoric’ after attack; suspect had made pro-Trump posts online

By MICHAEL BIESECKER, FARNOUSH AMIRI, MATT BROWN and JACK BROOK
Jan 28, 2026 7:55 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed President Donald Trump for threats to her safety on Wednesday, one day after she was accosted and squirted with liquid at an event in Minneapolis. The man arrested for Tuesday's attack has posted online in support of the Republican president.
Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO
Jan 28, 2026 7:48 pm - With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands Wednesday for the Department of Homeland Security, including an enforceable code of conduct for federal agents conducting immigration arrests and a requirement that officers show identification as the country reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.
ICE agents blocked from entering Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis, ministry says

By Annie Gowen and María Luisa Paúl
Jan 28, 2026 7:42 pm - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers tried to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday but were turned away by consulate staff, Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry said — prompting the South American nation to file a formal diplomatic protest.
Elk Grove Village extends deadline to build data centers at WGN transmitter site

By Christopher Placek
Jan 28, 2026 7:38 pm - The deadline to begin construction of a data center campus on the WGN radio transmitter site in Elk Grove Village has been extended to September 2027.
Chicago man detained, charged with fleeing police and burglarizing Hinsdale boutique

By Elizabeth Maxwell
Jan 28, 2026 7:38 pm - A judge has granted the State’s motion to detain a Chicago man ahead of his trial. 33-year-old Monroe Shivers is facing four felony charges, accused of fleeing police aft...
Judge slams ICE while backing off contempt threat for agency’s director

By Jeremy Roebuck
Jan 28, 2026 7:38 pm - Minnesota’s chief federal judge on Wednesday called off his threat to potentially hold the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in contempt for repeated defiance of court orders but delivered a withering assessment of the agency’s conduct as it has surged thousands of agents into the state.
Worries deepen in US South after days of grappling with snow, ice and widespread outages

By SOPHIE BATES, JEFF MARTIN and RUSS BYNUM
Jan 28, 2026 7:28 pm - Conditions were growing more dire in parts of the South still reeling from subfreezing temperatures and widespread power outages as vehicles got stranded for hours on major highways and officials warned Wednesday that people stuck at home were running out of food, medicine and other essentials.
United anticipates record-breaking summer with new Midwestern, World Cup destinations from O’Hare

By Marni Pyke
Jan 28, 2026 7:21 pm - From Kalamazoo to Los Angeles, and Guadalajara in time for the World Cup, United Airlines is piling on flights at O’Hare.
Duckworth’s busy day: Sparring with JD Vance, proposing $1.5 billion plan to fix rail bridges

By Marni Pyke
Jan 28, 2026 7:20 pm - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth challenges Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Venezuela, introduces grant program to rebuild decrepit commuter rail bridges.
No injuries in Woodridge apartment fire

By Elizabeth Maxwell
Jan 28, 2026 6:35 pm - A fire broke out at the Natural Falls Resort Apartment Complex in Woodridge early Wednesday morning. Several fire districts arrived at the scene at around 2 a.m. after th...

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