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Des Plaines man accused of sending child sex abuse materials via social media appJan 30, 2026 8:50 am - A 37-year-old Des Plaines man was charged after a Cook County sheriff’s office investigation found he had shared child sex abuse materials through a social media app.
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5 hurt in hazmat incident at swim school in Park RidgeJan 30, 2026 8:12 am - Five people were hurt by a chemical mixture at a swim school in Park Ridge Thursday afternoon, according to fire officials.
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Minimum wage question highlights differences among Democrats in Senate raceJan 29, 2026 9:41 pm - Stratton backs $25 an hour, while Krishnamoorthi and Kelly support $17 an hour compared to current $7.25 federal minimum wage level.
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Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico
Jan 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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Friction emerges between Trump and Venezuelan opposition over Machado’s return
Jan 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 court
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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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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.