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Companies can now claim ‘no artificial colors’ if they add plant-based color to food
Feb 05, 2026 3:23 pm - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors. The agency announced Thursday that food labels may claim to have “no artificial colors” when they are free of petroleum-based dyes.
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One person’s worst moment is another’s online content: Why police want restrictions on bodycam video accessFeb 05, 2026 3:22 pm - Targeting social media sites that profit off embarrassing bodycam videos, police leaders are pushing legislation to limit access to footage. But some see it potentially rolling back gains in police accountability and transparency.
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Pandemic disruptions to health care worsened cancer survival, study suggests
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Minneapolis man is charged with threatening and cyberstalking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers
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Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village names new hospital presidentFeb 05, 2026 3:06 pm - Ellis Hawkins was named the new president of Ascension Alexian Brothers hospital in Elk Grove Village, replacing Dan Doherty, who left for a similar role in Northwest Indiana.
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Savannah Guthrie's missing mother is 'still out there,' sheriff says, but no suspects
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Dealing death: Fentanyl-laced pills pose fatal risk to unsuspecting users in northern Illinois
Feb 05, 2026 3:05 pm - Drug Enforcement Administration officials say counterfeit pills are “one of the most dangerous drug threats we face.” The pills are designed to look legitimate but often contain deadly, unpredictable amounts of fentanyl.
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Illinois preapprenticeship program ‘opening doors’ into local union construction jobs
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Lake in the Hills police to move into new station Thursday
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New Indian fusion restaurant, banquet hall could replace shuttered Golden Corral in ElginFeb 05, 2026 12:46 pm - A new Indian fusion restaurant and banquet hall could be coming to the space formerly occupied by Golden Corral on Randall Road in Elgin.