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U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky endorses Daniel Biss to succeed her in 9th DistrictJan 07, 2026 9:35 am - Longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky has endorsed fellow Evanstonian Daniel Biss as her successor in the 9th Congressional District.
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Nonprofit ‘cooperating’ with police after attempted murder charge in gas station attack
Jan 07, 2026 9:28 am - A nonprofit that provides housing in Woodstock said it was cooperating with law enforcement after a man who said he lived in their housing was accused of attacking a woman and attempting to blow up a gas station.
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Passion reignited: Timely satire ‘Eureka Day’ lures TimeLine co-founder and artistic director back to actingJan 07, 2026 8:39 am - TimeLine Theatre co-founder and artistic director PJ Powers returns to the stage after 11 years to co-star in TimeLine and Broadway in Chicago’s production of the Tony Award-winning play “Eureka Day.”
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Buffalo Grove officer tapped as department’s new sergeantJan 07, 2026 8:14 am - Buffalo Grove announced the promotion of police officer Michael Carlson to sergeant.
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Guns, drugs recovered from Aurora man’s house during searchJan 07, 2026 8:05 am - Illinois State Police troopers recovered multiple firearms and a cache of drugs after executing a search warrant at an Aurora man’s house Monday.
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White House publishes website that rewrites history of Jan. 6 attack
Jan 06, 2026 10:50 pm - The White House published a website Tuesday with a false telling of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack, underscoring President Donald Trump’s years-long effort to reshape the narrative surrounding the day when a mob of his supporters violently overran the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral college victory.
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Cook County students get a crash course in elections before running the polls at their own schoolsJan 06, 2026 9:41 pm - Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon is training high school students to serve as official election judges for an on-campus early voting day in late February.
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Trump administration says it’s withholding social safety net money from Illinois, 4 other states over fraud concerns
Jan 06, 2026 9:10 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it is withholding funding for programs that support needy families with children in five Democratic-led states — including Illinois — over concerns about fraud.
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Trump tries to rally House GOP but meanders along the way as the party’s majority narrows
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Farm champion Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP’s narrow control of the House