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‘He did so much for the community’: Warrenville mourns beloved public servantJan 16, 2026 5:57 pm - Warrenville officials and residents are mourning the Tuesday death of a beloved community service and animal control officer.
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Two dogs rescued as car fire threatens Arlington Heights homeJan 16, 2026 5:55 pm - A car caught fire early Friday in Arlington Heights, causing minor damage to a nearby home’s exterior.
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A Liberian man has now been released twice after his dramatic battering-ram arrest in Minneapolis
Jan 16, 2026 5:08 pm - A Liberian man who has been shuttled in and out of custody since immigration agents in Minnesota broke down his door with a battering ram was released again Friday, hours after a routine check-in with authorities led to his second arrest.
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Trump threatens tariffs on nations that ‘don’t go along’ with Greenland plans
Jan 16, 2026 4:58 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place tariffs on countries that object to his demands to acquire Greenland - the same day a bipartisan group of lawmakers is in Denmark for an official visit that aims to reassure their NATO ally despite the administration’s push to annex the Arctic territory.
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Trump says he wants to keep Hassett in White House, clouding Fed chair selection
Jan 16, 2026 4:45 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White House rather than potentially nominate him to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.
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Justice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files
Jan 16, 2026 4:39 pm - Manhattan's top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Mixed signals and suspicions fueled clash between Fed and prosecutors
Jan 16, 2026 4:33 pm - The battle between the Federal Reserve and Trump administration prosecutors accelerated over the past few weeks amid mixed signals and mutual suspicion, according to interviews with a half-dozen figures with knowledge of both sides of the dispute.
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810 Entertainment set to open in former Pinstripes location in South BarringtonJan 16, 2026 3:51 pm - A new spot to eat, drink and play is poised to open in a familiar space in The Arboretum of South Barrington.
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‘A giant’ and ‘friend’ of Vernon Township, former state senator Bill Peterson diesJan 16, 2026 3:47 pm - Longtime Vernon Township supervisor and former state Sen. William E. “Bill” Peterson Jr. of Long Grove died Jan. 11 at age 89 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.
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Learn about plans for Wheeling Family Aquatic Center overhaulJan 16, 2026 3:43 pm - The Wheeling village board on Monday, Jan. 19, will review the latest renovation plans for the Wheeling Park District’s Family Aquatic Center.