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State investigating landlord of Chicago apartments raided by immigration agents
Article Summary The Illinois Department of Human Rights is launching an investigation into the owners and managers of an apartment building in Chicago's South Shore neighborhood that was raided by imm...
Jan 23, 2026 Members of the United States Border Patrol walk out of the Dirksen federal courthouse in Chicago through a sea of reporters and protesters on Oct. 28, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
'Jobs, jobs, jobs' the AI mantra as fears take back seat in Davos
By Jeffrey Dastin DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Biting cold, political tensions and doubts about artificial intelligence did nothing to curb the enthusiasm of business leaders in Davos over t...
Jan 23, 2026 The venue of the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026. REUTERS/Romina Amato
This weekend will bring not only frigid conditions, but also a significant amount of snow
PEORIA, Ill. - Freezing cold temperatures and wind chills far below zero will keep most of us inside most of the weekend. But, 25 News Meteorologist Baliant Szalavari says we'll also see our next roun...
Jan 23, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
1st Operation Midway Blitz-related trial ends in acquittal after other cases fell apart
Judge grants voluntary dismissal of separate case over immigration agents' use of force Article Summary A federal jury in Chicago on Thursday found Juan Espinoza Martinez not guilty in a murder-for-hi...
Jan 23, 2026 U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander Gregory
Bovino signals to immigration agents as he leaves the Chicago’s Dirksen Federal
Courthouse on Oct. 28. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Vance defends ICE during visit to Minneapolis following weeks of unrest
By Heather Schlitz and Joseph Ax MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance delivered a broad defense of the thousands of federal agents leading an aggressive immigration enforcement oper...
Jan 23, 2026 ICE vehicles sit in the background as federal immigration agents listen to U.S. Vice President JD Vance speak at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. January 22, 2026. Jim Watson/Pool via REUTERS
Center for Prevention of Abuse receives significant grant to help human trafficking victims
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's Center for Prevention of Abuse announced on Thursday that it has received nearly $2 million to expand its programs and services. The center has been given $1,993,790 by the How...
Jan 23, 2026 (Center for Prevention of Abuse Facebook)
Peoria Fire: Illegal open burn damages S. Peoria garage
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria firefighters were called Thursday afternoon to a garage fire in the area of W. Howett and S. Blaine. Battalion Chief Josh Maroney said an "unattended illegal open burn" caused $5...
Jan 23, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Bid to rein in Trump's Venezuela war powers fails in US House
WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - U.S. House of Representatives Republicans narrowly defeated a resolution on Thursday that would have barred President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezu...
Jan 22, 2026 A woman holds a Venezuelan flag as people gather outside the U.S. Capitol during Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado's meeting with U.S. senators, following an earlier meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
US withdraws from the World Health Organization
LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying ...
Jan 22, 2026 World Health Organization (WHO) logo and U.S. flag are seen in this illustration taken April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Paramount extends deadline on hostile Warner Bros bid to February 20
Jan 22 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance on Thursday extended the deadline on its hostile tender offer for Warner Bros Discovery by about a month to February 20, buying more time to persuade investors th...
Jan 22, 2026 The Warner Bros logo is seen during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in Cannes, France, October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo
