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Vance’s message in Minneapolis: Local officials must cooperate with the immigration crackdown
Jan 22, 2026 5:07 pm - Insisting that he was in Minnesota to help “lower the temperature,” Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed “far-left people” and state and local law enforcement officials for the chaos that has convulsed the state during the White House's aggressive deportation campaign.
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White House shares doctored image portraying arrested church protester in tears
Jan 22, 2026 4:51 pm - The White House on Thursday posted an altered photo of an attorney arrested after a Minnesota church protest, edited to make it look like she was crying, sparking concern among some forensic-image experts about the administration’s distortion of real-world imagery.
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Elgin’s dairy heritage rolls into Gail Borden Library for upcoming exhibitJan 22, 2026 4:35 pm - The Gail Borden Library in Elgin got a special delivery befitting its namesake Wednesday when a century-old milk wagon arrived for its upcoming “Celebrating 250 Years of Elgin” exhibit.
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Workplace rights agency scraps anti-harassment guidance, citing Trump's orders
Jan 22, 2026 4:31 pm - The federal agency in charge of enforcing workplace anti-discrimination laws on Thursday voted to rescind its own guidance on how to guard against harassment at work, marking another major shift in U.S. civil rights enforcement under President Donald Trump's second administration.
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‘I got loud’: DuPage undersheriff disputes reports of bar brawlJan 22, 2026 4:23 pm - DuPage County Undersheriff Eddie Moore is pushing back on published reports he sparked a New Year’s Eve brawl five years ago that left a security guard with a broken finger.
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Illinois faces federal defunding for state law requiring abortion referrals
Jan 22, 2026 4:07 pm - The Trump administration is threatening to strip Illinois of federal health dollars over a state law requiring medical providers to refer patients for abortion services, even if the providers oppose abortion.
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Thinking about starting a food business? Find answers at the Mount Prospect Public LibraryJan 22, 2026 3:18 pm - The Mount Prospect Public Library will host a panel discussion for aspiring food entrepreneurs next week.
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Bill named after Barrington girl struck by train would require pedestrian safety gates near schoolsJan 22, 2026 2:18 pm - As the two-year anniversary of 17-year-old Marin Lacson’s death at a Barrington railway crossing, a House bill named in her honor would mandate pedestrian safety gates at crossings near schools.
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New community of duplexes proposed in Algonquin
Jan 22, 2026 1:19 pm - Developers are looking to build a neighborhood of duplexes in Algonquin off Randall Road.
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Postponed: Public hearing for data center in Lisle delayed due to large turnoutJan 22, 2026 12:52 pm - Lisle residents will have to wait to sound off on a proposed data center. The village’s planning and zoning commission decided to postpone a Wednesday night hearing due to the large size of the crowd.