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‘A crisis for the nation’: ICE accountability commission continues to seek solutions

By Maggie Dougherty
Jan 30, 2026 8:16 pm - A state commission dedicated to documenting misconduct by federal immigration agents and making policy recommendations issued its initial report Friday, while also adopting a new direction to look at high-ranking White House officials.
Palatine police locate missing girl

By Elizabeth Maxwell
Jan 30, 2026 7:59 pm - Palatine Police say they located a local girl who went missing Jan. 23.
Commercial fishing vessel was carrying 7 people when it sank off Massachusetts

By MICHAEL CASEY, RODRIQUE NGOWI and PATRICK WHITTLE
Jan 30, 2026 7:38 pm - A commercial fishing vessel that was presumed to have sunk off the coast of Massachusetts on Friday was carrying a crew of seven people, and the U.S. Coast Guard was expected to maintain a search for survivors around the clock amid howling winds and frigid temperatures.
Texas educator is District 59’s new superintendent

By Christopher Placek
Jan 30, 2026 7:33 pm - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59’s new superintendent is Brett Gallini, who comes from the Houston Independent School District and has 25 years of experience in public and charter schools.
Senate passes government funding deal despite GOP backlash

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO
Jan 30, 2026 7:26 pm - The Senate voted Friday to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.
US approves major new arms sales to Israel worth $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion

By MATTHEW LEE
Jan 30, 2026 7:20 pm - The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion.
Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Pretti shooting

By Jeremy Roebuck and Perry Stein
Jan 30, 2026 6:22 pm - The Justice Department said Friday it has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis last weekend, a reversal from its handling so far of shootings involving agents during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
Don’t have your REAL ID? $45 TSA screening fee starts Sunday

By Marni Pyke
Jan 30, 2026 6:14 pm - The federal government recommends adults without REAL ID or passports pay $45 to use the ConfirmID program or risk missing flights.
Pingree Grove man found guilty of murder, concealing body in barn

By Susan Sarkauskas
Jan 30, 2026 6:11 pm - A Pingree Grove man has been found guilty of murdering a man in 2024 and hiding his body in a box in a pole barn.
Tens of thousands face another arctic blast without power as East Coast preps for a new storm

By SOPHIE BATES, SUDHIN THANAWALA and RUSS BYNUM
Jan 30, 2026 5:15 pm - As tens of thousands of people endured nearly a week with no electricity, another storm loomed on the East Coast where residents braced for near-hurricane force winds, heavy snow and potential flooding.

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