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WFLD-Ch. 32 meteorologist Mike Caplan and his wife sell Gurnee home • US stocks rise as gold hits another record and the dollar’s value falls
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Monday, January 26, 2026

Businesses face pressure to respond to immigration enforcement while also becoming a target of it

From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign, whether it’s public pressure for them to speak out against aggressive immigration enforcement or becoming the sites for such arrests themselves.

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WFLD-Ch. 32 meteorologist Mike Caplan and his wife sell Gurnee home

The Caplans first listed the house in October for $695,000. They found a buyer within two weeks.

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US stocks rise as gold hits another record and the dollar’s value falls

U.S. stocks are ticking higher Monday, while other markets make much louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold.

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Federal Aviation Administration says 7 killed, 1 survived jet crash in snow in Bangor, Maine

The FAA says seven people were killed and a crew member survived with serious injuries when a private business jet crashed at Maine’s Bangor International Airport.

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European Union opens investigation into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes

The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok started spewing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images.

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Investigators will detail causes of the midair collision over Washington and recommend changes

So many things went wrong last Jan. 29 to contribute to the deadliest plane crash on American soil since 2001 that the National Transportation Safety Board isn’t likely to identify a single cause.

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Father-son plan soft opening of Richton Park Fresh Market this week

Sal Omer plans to open Richton Park Fresh Market at 3736 Sauk Trail this week, in what has been called a food desert.

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American Academy of Pediatrics releases childhood vaccine schedule that is at odds with federal recommendations

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ vaccine schedule differs from the new federal one in a number of ways, largely sticking to previous recommendations.

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