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Wall Street slumps and Europe stocks sink as Trump threatens tariffs on 8 NATO members
Jan 20, 2026 10:04 am - NEW YORK — Stocks slumped in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight NATO members with new tariffs as tensions escalat...
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‘Exciting, but bittersweet’: Wheeling aquatic center won’t open this summer because of constructionJan 20, 2026 10:02 am - Wheeling’s Family Aquatic Center won’t open as usual this summer because a planned multimillion-dollar replacement should be underway.
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Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage and defiance from EU, testing longtime NATO alliances
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Plan for 72 affordable housing units on Fox River in Batavia to get public hearing Wednesday
Jan 20, 2026 10:01 am - A public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday for a 72-unit affordable housing complex at the former quarry east of the Fox River that one Batavia alderman described as a plan to turn a “rock field into someplace people can live.”
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From AI-powered robotic mayor to aircraft fuselage, plans for $3 million Rosemont museum unveiledJan 20, 2026 6:00 am - The $3 million Donald E. Stephens Rosemont History Museum will feature interactive exhibits - including a talking animatronic likeness of the late mayor - to showcase the village’s evolution over the past 70 years.
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Leaders trying to figure out how Trump’s Board of Peace will work
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The U.S. political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday
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Nervous Europe working to end reliance on American security
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Where do GOP candidates sit with fundraising as Pritzker war chest grows?Jan 19, 2026 7:31 pm - With just eight weeks until the March 17 primary, campaign finance records show two Republican gubernatorial newcomers better funded than the party’s 2022 standard-bearer.
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James Colella set to join North Barrington village boardJan 19, 2026 6:02 pm - North Barrington resident James Colella is slated to be appointed to an open seat on the village board.