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Illinois guard Kylan Boswell is out until mid-February with a fractured right hand
Illinois guard Kylan Boswell fractured his right hand in practice and is expected to be out until at least mid-February, coach Brad Underwood told reporters Tuesday.
The loss of Boswell, the team’s senior leader, is a blow to the No. 11 Illini just as their Big Ten schedule begins to ramp up. In the next three weeks, Illinois has three top-10 road matchups: Saturday at No. 4 Purdue, Feb. 1 at No. 7 Nebraska and Feb. 7 at No. 10 Michigan State.
Boswell is second on the team with 14.3 points per game to go with 4.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists in a team-high 31.7 minutes per game. He typically takes on the opponent’s best player on defense.
After Illinois’ win at Northwestern on Wednesday, Underwood called the 6-foot-2 Boswell an “all caps, PROBLEM SOLVER,” after he had 13 points and six assists and helped defend 6-7 Wildcats forward Nick Martinelli. Martinelli scored 20 points, below his Big Ten-leading 23.7 average.
Northwestern forward Nick Martinelli is defended by Illinois guards Andrej Stojaković (2) and Kylan Boswell (4) in the first half Jan. 14, 2026, at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
“It’s just nice to have a guy that versatile,” Underwood said of Boswell. “He solves a lot of problems for us. You look down and he’s playing 37 minutes because of a back issue with Keaton (Wagler). He’s driving the ball to the basket. He’s getting fouled. He’s assisting. I tip my hat to him because he’s playing at an extremely high level and doing it on both ends.”
Freshman guard Wagler leads the Illini with 16.1 points per game, but they will need others to step up. First-year point guard Mihailo Petrović has played in only 11 games, averaging just 7.9 minutes. But Underwood praised him after he had four points and three rebounds in six minutes in Illinois’ win against Minnesota on Saturday.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/illinois-kylan-boswell-fractured-hand/
Highland Park’s 17th MLK Day of Service is opportunity to give back to the community, maintain foundations, principles of King
It was three degrees when Highland Park’s 17th Annual Day of Service in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., on Jan. 19 began at Park Fitness in Highland Park.
But it was sunny too, bringing light to the Monday holiday, which brought out community sponsors, families, and local leaders.
“This is my favorite event that we do all year,” said Highland Park Councilmember Annette Lidawer, who wore a fluorescent safety vest to be easily identifiable as a greeter for attendees who entered the gym of Park Fitness for a 10 a.m. formal short program and acts of volunteerism at community tables set up along the stage.
Taking a selfie before the program in the gym of Park Fitness, are, from left, Highland Park Councilmember Annette Lidawer, Chala Holland, keynote speaker and superintendent of Township High School District 113 (Deerfield/Highland Park) and Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering at Highland Park’s 17th Annual Day of Service in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 19, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
Meanwhile, volunteers at the Highland Park Senior Center accepted drive-thru donations at the same shared building complex with Park Fitness, using the heated vestibule to organize items, including personal hygiene products, plus healthy food and snacks for local school children.
Emily Ferriman of Highland Park, member at large of the Highland Park High School PTO Board (https://www.hphspto.org/our_pto), is the parent of Cole, 12, a seventh-grader, and Luke, 14, a ninth-grader.
The three family members organized items, which included backpack-friendly food choices offered to local students needing supplemental nutrition.
“During the school week, they (students) get food at school but on the weekend, there’s kind of a gap,” the boys’ mother said. “So we help try to fill that gap by providing a bag of food that they can eat on the weekends.
A full house and turnout for the speaker’s program in the gym of Park Fitness at Highland Park’s 17th Annual Day of Service in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 19, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
“Hunger does not discriminate; you find it everywhere in every city, here in Highland Park, it’s 22 % in the school district (of students) for free and reduced lunch,” Ferriman said.
“You see a lot of the flashy stuff, but there’s a lot of kids that maybe don’t know where their next meal is coming from,” Ferriman added.
Carrying in items to benefit the several agencies being collected at the senior center drive-thru was U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-10th). Schneider, of Highland Park, was impressed to see Cole and Luke Ferriman volunteering.
“What I love on Martin Luther King Day, a man who was dedicated to service, for me, when I was these young people’s age, he was a hero, to see that they’re taking that inspiration and coming out and giving back to the community is really extraordinary,” Schneider said.
Cole said, “It’s fun to help out with the community,” while Luke said about the legacy of MLK, “He fought hard.”
Inside the gym of Park Fitness, making cards at an activity table to acknowledge the service of first responders was Ilana Zoberman, 7, a second-grader of Highland Park.
About MLK, “I’m learning how he helped people,” Ilana said.
Center, making cards to acknowledge the service of first responders is Ilana Zoberman, 7, a second-grader of Highland Park. About MLK, “I’m learning how he helped people,” Ilana said. And to first responders, “Thank you for helping us,” Ilana also said. Taken at Highland Park’s 17th Annual Day of Service in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 19, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
And to first responders, “Thank you for helping us,” Ilana said.
Also in the gym, Travis Dragicevich, a Highland Park police officer and first responder who served in the United States Marine Corps from 1997 to 2001, was getting ready to present the colors with the Highland Park Police Department Honor Guard to start the program.
Dragicevich was tasked with holding the American flag.
“It’s not about us, it’s about the community, more about helping one another,” Dragicevich observed. “It’s greater than just us.
On right is Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering (in orange coat) while Travis Dragicevich, Highland Park police officer, who served in the United States Marine Corps from 1997 to 2001. places the American flag during the Presentation of the Colors by the Highland Park Police Department Honor Guard in the gym of Park Fitness. Taken at Highland Park’s 17th Annual Day of Service in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 19, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
“It’s about the community coming together as a whole.”
Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering was among the lectern speakers.
“This event brings together community members of all ages,” Rotering said to the audience. “All people have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
“Dr. King used his voice to advocate tirelessly for these foundational values.
“And every speech he gave and every march he led, he challenged us,” Rotering said.
The keynote speaker was Chala Holland, superintendent of Township High School District 113 (Deerfield/Highland Park), who said in reference to the community’s seniormost adults in appreciation, “You are the village.
Chala Holland, keynote speaker and superintendent of Township High School District 113 (Deerfield/Highland Park), addresses the audience from the podium in the gym of Park Fitness at Highland Park’s 17th Annual Day of Service in Honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Jan. 19, 2026. (Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)
“We can not stop because the work is slow, we can not stop because the work is hard,” Holland said.
“Every step towards the goal of justice requires sacrifice and suffering and struggle,” the superintendent said.“Keep moving forward.”
Seated in the program audience was patron Howard Schultz of Highland Park who described what he was witnessing around him as the gift of philanthropy on MLK Day.
Schultz said, “It’s an opportunity to give back to the community to maintain the strong foundations and principles of Martin Luther King which we need now more than ever.”
Karie Angell Luc is a freelancer for Pioneer Press.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/highland-parks-17th-mlk-day-of-service/
Elgin violent crime down 8%, gunfire cases down 63%, new numbers show
Elgin saw a 63% decrease in 2025 in the number of cases involving gunshots and an 8% drop in violent crimes, Police Chief Ana Lalley said.
Elgin Police Department numbers show the city had “one of the lowest crime levels recorded in decades, specifically in gunfire incidents,” Lalley said.
In the biggest drop, there were just 24 incidents involving shots fired in 2025 compared to 65 in 2024, according to the statistics.
Gunfire cases started climbing in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when there were 63 reported, police crime analyst Ryan Drake said. “It was elevated throughout that time until last year,” he said.
Drake said there are “a lot of things that go into why people commit crimes. It’s important to remember this is a multifaceted problem.”
The police department has concentrated on reducing the number of incidents through its Violent Crime Unit, establishing a special detail to focus on such cases, working with law enforcement partners and using new investigative techniques, Lalley said.
It also involved some “very good police work,” the chief said. “We have some very talented police officers who work very hard and are very tenacious.”
“I always say this every year: we want to start with zero and end with zero,” she said. “A community should never accept any type of gun violence. There are things we are absolutely able to influence and there are things we can’t influence.”
Overall, violent crimes decreased by 8% from 2024, according to statistics. Drake said there were 4,348 offenses in 2025 and 4,744 in 2024.
“Long term, it continues the 30-plus-year downward trend,” he said.
Robberies, in particular, decreased significantly. Last year, there were 22 compared to 34 in 2024, Drake said. And over the last five years, the number of robberies hase declined 42%, he said. In 2021, 38 robberies were reported.
Another positive in the report is there was just one murder in 2025 whereas there had been eight the year before, data shows. There also were 159 aggravated assaults last year, down from 189 in 2024.
As part of the news briefing on the annual report, Lalley also addressed the police department’s policy on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement civil immigration detentions. A Dec. 6 incident in Elgin in which federal agents were involved in a standoff with a man resulted in Elgin residents being pepper-sprayed.
The department has been criticized for its response to the incident.
“I want the community to know we recognize what’s going on and we are working hard to try to do the best we can with what’s in front of us,” Lalley said. “That’s not to say we are not looking for new strategies.”
Additional information on the department’s policies in relation to ICE and immigrants was added to its Transparency Hub last week, including a framework they use when responding to ICE-related calls, she said.
Each case is a “very fluid situation with different circumstances. It’s a complex issue,” Lalley said. There’s not a single policy that fits every case, she said.
But, “we will always find a way to work with the community and put our best effort forward with sincerity and with kindness,” Lalley said.
Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/elgin-crime-gunfire-statistics-down-lalley/
Elgin violent crime down 8%, gunfire cases down 63%, new numbers show
Elgin saw a 63% decrease in 2025 in the number of cases involving gunshots and an 8% drop in violent crimes, Police Chief Ana Lalley said.
Elgin Police Department numbers show the city had “one of the lowest crime levels recorded in decades, specifically in gunfire incidents,” Lalley said.
In the biggest drop, there were just 24 incidents involving shots fired in 2025 compared to 65 in 2024, according to the statistics.
Gunfire cases started climbing in 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when there were 63 reported, police crime analyst Ryan Drake said. “It was elevated throughout that time until last year,” he said.
Drake said there are “a lot of things that go into why people commit crimes. It’s important to remember this is a multifaceted problem.”
The police department has concentrated on reducing the number of incidents through its Violent Crime Unit, establishing a special detail to focus on such cases, working with law enforcement partners and using new investigative techniques, Lalley said.
It also involved some “very good police work,” the chief said. “We have some very talented police officers who work very hard and are very tenacious.”
“I always say this every year: we want to start with zero and end with zero,” she said. “A community should never accept any type of gun violence. There are things we are absolutely able to influence and there are things we can’t influence.”
Overall, violent crimes decreased by 8% from 2024, according to statistics. Drake said there were 4,348 offenses in 2025 and 4,744 in 2024.
“Long term, it continues the 30-plus-year downward trend,” he said.
Robberies, in particular, decreased significantly. Last year, there were 22 compared to 34 in 2024, Drake said. And over the last five years, the number of robberies hase declined 42%, he said. In 2021, 38 robberies were reported.
Another positive in the report is there was just one murder in 2025 whereas there had been eight the year before, data shows. There also were 159 aggravated assaults last year, down from 189 in 2024.
As part of the news briefing on the annual report, Lalley also addressed the police department’s policy on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement civil immigration detentions. A Dec. 6 incident in Elgin in which federal agents were involved in a standoff with a man resulted in Elgin residents being pepper-sprayed.
The department has been criticized for its response to the incident.
“I want the community to know we recognize what’s going on and we are working hard to try to do the best we can with what’s in front of us,” Lalley said. “That’s not to say we are not looking for new strategies.”
Additional information on the department’s policies in relation to ICE and immigrants was added to its Transparency Hub last week, including a framework they use when responding to ICE-related calls, she said.
Each case is a “very fluid situation with different circumstances. It’s a complex issue,” Lalley said. There’s not a single policy that fits every case, she said.
But, “we will always find a way to work with the community and put our best effort forward with sincerity and with kindness,” Lalley said.
Gloria Casas is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/elgin-crime-gunfire-statistics-down-lalley/
Gran Bretaña considera prohibirle a los adolescentes usar redes sociales
LONDRES (AP) — El gobierno británico afirma que considerará prohibir a los adolescentes jóvenes el uso de las redes sociales mientras endurece las leyes diseñadas para proteger a los niños de contenido dañino y del tiempo excesivo frente a la pantalla.
El gobierno anunció que consultará con padres, jóvenes y otras partes interesadas sobre el uso seguro de la tecnología en medio de la creciente preocupación de que los niños están siendo perjudicados por la exposición a contenido no regulado en las redes sociales.
“Como he dejado claro, ninguna opción está descartada, incluyendo examinar a qué edad los niños deberían poder acceder a las redes sociales y si necesitamos restricciones en cosas como características adictivas como el scrolling incesante o los streams en las aplicaciones”, escribió el primer ministro Keir Starmer en Substack.
Como parte de su investigación, los ministros del gobierno viajarán a Australia para aprender sobre la reciente medida del país que exige a las principales aplicaciones de redes sociales como Facebook, Instagram, TikTok y X que prohíban a los niños menores de 16 años en sus plataformas.
Más de 60 legisladores del Partido Laborista de Starmer escribieron al primer ministro a principios de esta semana instando al gobierno a introducir una prohibición al estilo australiano.
“Los gobiernos sucesivos han hecho muy poco para proteger a los jóvenes de las consecuencias de las plataformas de redes sociales adictivas y no reguladas”, escribieron. “Instamos al gobierno a mostrar liderazgo en este tema introduciendo una edad mínima de 16 años para acceder a las redes sociales”.
El gobierno indicó el martes que responderá a la consulta pública sobre seguridad en línea para este verano.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Burst pipe in air traffic tower causes delays at O’Hare
Hundreds of flights at O’Hare International Airport were delayed Tuesday after a water pipe burst in the airport’s main air traffic control tower overnight.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that a water pipe burst in the tower shortly after 1 a.m. Tuesday morning. Air traffic controllers were evacuated and were able to continue operations at the airport’s other air traffic facilities, according to the FAA.
Still, a ground delay program was in place at O’Hare Tuesday and the main air traffic tower remained closed, according to an FAA alert. Delays were expected to average around an hour and twenty minutes.
As of mid-morning Tuesday, 625 flights departing out of or arriving at O’Hare over the last 24 hours had been delayed, according to city data. The average delay for arrivals was 42 minutes. Only 15 flights at O’Hare had been canceled.
Chicago’s Department of Aviation directed questions to the FAA.
Investigators are looking into the cause of the burst pipe, the FAA said.
It was very cold in Chicago on Tuesday.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/20/ohare-air-traffic-tower-burst-pipe/
México anuncia el envío a Estados Unidos de 37 integrantes de organizaciones criminales
Associated Press
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — México anunció el martes el traslado a Estados Unidos de 37 criminales, el tercero que realiza en menos de un año.
El secretario de Seguridad federal, Omar García Harfuch, dijo en su cuenta de X que los 37 “operadores de organizaciones criminales” fueron enviados a cárceles de siete ciudades de Estados Unidos a bordo de siete aeronaves de las Fuerzas Armadas, pero no precisó los nombres.
Zelensky Skips Davos As Kiev Plunged Into Worst Power & Water Crisis Of War
Zelensky Skips Davos As Kiev Plunged Into Worst Power & Water Crisis Of War
Ukraine’s energy crisis continues, not only with nationwide rolling blackouts, but with fresh overnight Russian strikes on the capital having plunged nearly 6,000 of the city’s buildings into darkness amid subzero temperatures.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced Tuesday he is skipping the Davos World Economic Forum (WEF) summit given his country’s energy emergency is his top priority. “For now, I am choosing Ukraine, not an economic forum,” Zelensky said, but noted the situation could change quickly and that he’s urging immediate support from outside partners.
KyivPost reports that “According to the mayor, 5,635 high-rise buildings were left without heating following the strike, nearly 80% of which had only recently had heat restored after outages on Jan. 9.” Kiev is experiencing -14C temperatures on Tuesday, or 7 degrees Fahrenheit.
Reuters/CNN: Government-sponsored warming center in the capital.
Already, authorities had declared a power emergency, and planned further rolling blackouts to keep the national grid functioning as parts get urgently replaced and emergency repairs are underway. But even water outages have hit Kiev too:
Power and water outages were recorded on Kyiv’s Left Bank, where social infrastructure facilities were switched to autonomous power supplies.
At least one woman was wounded in the overnight strikes, which also involved drones. This month has ranked as the worst for the capital after nearly four years of war in terms of keeping the lights on:
“Municipal and energy services are working to restore heating, water and electricity at homes throughout the city,” the mayor said.
Russia’s latest air attacks come several days after the worst strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid since the full-scale invasion in February 2022. Half of Kyiv had lost electricity and heating as a result of those strikes, which took place on Jan. 9.
Local Ukrainians have expressed extreme frustration, given massive repairs all across the city have just been completely undone:
Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said almost 80% of those buildings had just had their heating restored following the large-scale attack on 9 January, which knocked out power for much of the city. Since then, relentless efforts by technicians had managed to reinstate electricity and gas for thousands – only for that work to be undone overnight.
“I have no electricity and no water,” Oleksandr Palii, a 29-year-old veteran, told the BBC. “I didn’t sleep until 3am because of the strikes either – there were explosions all night.”
Some officials are reportedly advising citizens of the capital region who are in freezing conditions to leave until to the situation is stabilized. Some other parts of Ukraine currently have more access to heating and water.
Still, the overnight drone and missile attack impacted other areas and cities, which has become a nightly occurrence:
Kyiv’s air force reported Russia fired some 339 long-range combat drones and 34 missiles, while DTEK energy company said over 335,000 residents lost electricity after the strikes.
Sheltering in metro stations, Kyiv residents faced school closures until February as municipal and energy services and repair crews worked to restore heating, water, and electricity.
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants over strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid, and Ursula von der Leyen announced a €78bn loan to support basic services.
Meanwhile, some anti-Russia outlets worry that Trump’s threat to take Greenland will ‘distract’ from the Ukraine war at Davos. “President Donald Trump’s threats to annex Greenland and impose punitive tariffs on European countries who oppose him are set to dominate the annual World Economic Forum meeting this week,” the Amsterdam-based Moscow Times writes.
Minus fifteen.
This is no longer weather. This is a weapon.
Russia struck thermal power plants.
Not the front line. Not the army.
Heat. Light. Survival.
Kyiv is dark.
Dnipro is dark.
Odesa is dark.
Minus fifteen.
People will die now without bleeding.
From cold rooms. From… pic.twitter.com/8n5PCI0byx
— inna shevchenko (@femeninna) January 9, 2026
Ukraine is still expected to be high on the WEF agenda, but all eyes will be on Trump and his interactions with European allies over the pressing Greenland issue. “Europe was anxious when Trump was elected. It’s even more anxious now, largely because of Greenland,” a diplomat has been cited as saying.
Tyler Durden
Tue, 01/20/2026 – 13:40
México envía a EEUU a 37 integrantes de organizaciones criminales, anuncia el secretario de Seguridad
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — México envía a EEUU a 37 integrantes de organizaciones criminales, anuncia el secretario de Seguridad.
Palestinos sufren “abuso sistemático” en prisiones israelíes, denuncian activistas
Por SAM METZ y SAM MEDNICK
JERUSALÉN (AP) — Miles de palestinos detenidos en prisiones israelíes están soportando “una política sistemática e institucionalizada de tortura y abuso”, denunció una de las principales organizaciones de derechos humanos de Israel en un informe publicado el martes.
Basado en entrevistas con 21 palestinos liberados de la detención como parte del alto al fuego de octubre de 2025, el grupo de derechos israelí B’Tselem señaló que las condiciones en las prisiones han llevado a muertes y daños médicos irreversibles. El grupo indicó que los ex detenidos hablaron a pesar de las amenazas de ser arrestados nuevamente si compartían detalles de sus experiencias.
El Servicio de Prisiones de Israel afirmó que “rechaza categóricamente las acusaciones falsas”, argumentando que opera legalmente, está sujeto a supervisión y revisa las quejas.
“Cualquier queja concreta presentada a través de los canales oficiales es examinada por las autoridades competentes de acuerdo con los procedimientos establecidos y la ley”, indicó en un comunicado.
El ejército de Israel y el Shin Bet —responsables de arrestar a los prisioneros y llevar a cabo los interrogatorios, respectivamente— no respondieron a las solicitudes de comentarios.
En un informe titulado “Infierno Viviente”, B’Tselem detalló un “grave patrón de violencia sexual” en instalaciones de detención y prisiones, incluyendo amenazas de abuso sexual y agresiones físicas como golpes en los genitales que causaron lesiones graves. El informe también indicó que los detenidos fueron sometidos a penetración anal forzada con objetos.
El informe describió violencia organizada continua, incluyendo golpizas, descargas eléctricas y el uso de gas lacrimógeno y granadas aturdidoras.
Las condiciones de vida, según el grupo, están marcadas por un hacinamiento severo, el encadenamiento y el acceso limitado a alimentos e higiene. Al serles negada la atención médica adecuada, algunos detenidos han sufrido amputaciones o han reportado pérdida de la vista o del oído.
Pocas de las acusaciones son nuevas. Sin embargo, B’Tselem afirmó que los relatos apuntan a una “política institucionalizada de tortura y abuso” respaldada por los sistemas político y judicial de Israel.
“Lejos de llevarse a cabo en las sombras, este abuso sistemático se exhibe públicamente, sin intentar ocultarlo o disimularlo”, dice el informe. “De hecho, las personas a cargo se jactan abiertamente de ello”.
El número de palestinos en detención israelí aumentó después del inicio de la guerra de Israel con Hamás. Aunque miles de personas han sido liberadas desde entonces —incluyendo casi 2.000 como parte del acuerdo de la tregua de octubre, en la que palestinos fueron intercambiados por rehenes israelíes aún retenidos en Gaza—, unos 9.000 permanecen detenidos.
La Associated Press ha informado previamente sobre las terribles condiciones en las prisiones y centros de detención a través de entrevistas con detenidos liberados, sus familias, abogados y personal penitenciario, quienes describieron negligencia médica, abusos y muertes bajo custodia.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
