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ExxonMobil CEO calls Venezuela ‘uninvestable’ without ‘significant changes’

By Evan Halper
Jan 09, 2026 7:05 pm - As President Donald Trump pushed U.S. oil companies to commit to invest $100 billion in Venezuela at a White House meeting on Friday, the CEO of ExxonMobil warned the company is far from enlisting.
Illinois, 4 other states targeted for child care funding freeze win restraining order

By Nikoel Hytrek
Jan 09, 2026 6:52 pm - Illinois and the four other Democratic-led states that were subject to the Trump administration’s freeze on $10 billion in federal funding for child care and family servi...
Family feud: How couples with split football loyalties keep the peace

By Christopher Placek
Jan 09, 2026 6:35 pm - Suburban couples divided by their support for the Bears and Packers say they prefer not to watch Saturday’s big game together.
Schaumburg family losing access to daughter’s medical marijuana patches faces pivotal week

By Eric Peterson
Jan 09, 2026 5:28 pm - A Schaumburg family whose daughter inspired Illinois’ Ashley’s Law to retain access to her seizure-preventing medical marijuana in school is now facing losing it altogether when their current supply runs out in a week.
Oregon officials launch probe after Border Patrol agents shoot 2 in Portland

By Casey Parks, Daniel Wu and Andrew Jeong
Jan 09, 2026 4:08 pm - Officials in Oregon have launched an investigation after federal agents shot and injured two people Thursday, in an incident that came a day after the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis and prompted fierce criticism from officials in Oregon.
Fox Lake man facing gun charges after spat with neighbor over unleashed dog

By Jake Griffin
Jan 09, 2026 4:01 pm - A Fox Lake man is facing weapons charges following an argument with his neighbor about the man’s dog being off leash in the neighborhood.
Man charged with recklessly firing gun in to neighbor’s apartment

By Susan Sarkauskas
Jan 09, 2026 4:00 pm - A Glendale Heights man is accused of firing a gun through the wall of his apartment and into a room next door where four children were sleeping.
Grok limits image generator after backlash over sexualized AI pictures

By Victoria Craw and Karla Adam
Jan 09, 2026 3:55 pm - Grok, the AI chatbot on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, is limiting image generation and editing capabilities to paying subscribers amid a global outcry from officials and users over the tool being used to create sexualized images of people without their consent. Critics quickly said that merely requiring payment does not address the underlying problems with the tool.
NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut’s medical issue

By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
Jan 09, 2026 3:43 pm - In a rare move, NASA is cutting a mission aboard the International Space Station short after an astronaut had a medical issue.The space agency said Thursday the U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return to Earth in the coming days, earlier than planned.
Trump posted unreleased jobs data early on social media

By Reade Pickert and Molly Smith
Jan 09, 2026 3:22 pm - President Donald Trump posted a chart on social media Thursday evening that included figures in the yet-to-be released December employment report.

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