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White House publishes website that rewrites history of Jan. 6 attack

By Amy B Wang
Jan 06, 2026 10:50 pm - The White House published a website Tuesday with a false telling of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, underscoring President Donald Trump’s years-long effort to reshape the narrative surrounding the day when a mob of his supporters violently overran the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral college victory.
Cook County students get a crash course in elections before running the polls at their own schools

By Christopher Placek
Jan 06, 2026 9:41 pm - Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon is training high school students to serve as official election judges for an on-campus early voting day in late February.
Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from Illinois, 4 other states over fraud concerns

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MORIAH BALINGIT
Jan 06, 2026 9:10 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states — including Illinois — over concerns about fraud.
Trump tries to rally House GOP but meanders along the way as the party’s majority narrows

By SEUNG MIN KIM and DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Jan 06, 2026 9:01 pm - President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on this year as they try to hold onto their razor-thin margin in the House.
Farm champion Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP’s narrow control of the House

By TRÂN NGUYEN, MIKE CATALINI and KEVIN FREKING
Jan 06, 2026 8:56 pm - Republican Doug LaMalfa, a California rice farmer who served seven terms in the U.S. House and was a reliable vote on President Donald Trump's agenda, has died at age 65.
‘Cozy, warm and welcomed’: New Libertyville coffee shop concept aims for comfort and building connections

By Mick Zawislak
Jan 06, 2026 8:43 pm - The idea behind Frunchroom Collective, a new coffee shop preparing to open in Libertyville, is a cozy and welcome environment.
Peoples Gas files $202 million rate increase request with Illinois regulatory body

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY
Jan 06, 2026 8:42 pm - Peoples Gas has filed a $202.3 million rate hike request with the Illinois Commerce Commission. If approved in full, typical residential Peoples Gas customers can expect to pay $10-11 more per month starting in 2027. Peoples Gas said the hike is needed to meet the ICC’s order to retire more than 1,000 miles of old iron pipes that carry natural gas underneath Chicago.
White House floats military option for Greenland, rattling Denmark and NATO

By Michael Birnbaum and Dan Lamothe
Jan 06, 2026 8:17 pm - Danish officials are increasingly alarmed that the Trump administration has shifted toward an active effort in recent days to seize Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, as the White House said Tuesday that “utilizing the U.S. Military is always an option” to acquire the Arctic island.
Illinois House speaker calls Bears stadium ask ‘insensitive’ amid budget pressures

By Ben Szalinski
Jan 06, 2026 8:17 pm - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said Tuesday that legislation giving the Chicago Bears tax breaks and state assistance to redevelop Arlington Park is not high in his agenda this spring.
Maduro raid killed about 75 in Venezuela, US officials assess

By Dan Lamothe and John Hudson
Jan 06, 2026 8:08 pm - The U.S. government assesses that about 75 people were killed during Saturday’s military raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, including dozens of fatalities that resulted from a gun battle at his compound in Caracas, according to officials familiar with the matter.

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