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Anthony Fauci, a former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a hearing with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on July 29.
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Senate Homeland Security committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
Eric McDaniel, Rachel Carlson
Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress after he refused to answer their questions about the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Payton Felix is a reporter for Shaw Media and covers the Sauk Valley.
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Payton Felix of Shaw Local discusses her recent work around the Sauk Valley
Jason Cregier
Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch on the House floor ahead of the chamber’s adjournment on June 1, 2026.
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‘I’m embarrassed by it’: Speaker Welch apologizes for interactions with former staffer
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Community Events Calendar
  1. Honoring the Mounds - A Native American Celebration
  2. BCCD Volunteer Saturday - Native Seed Collecting
  3. Carol's Kindness Pub Trivia
  4. Not a Trivial Pursuit: Constitutional Crisis
  5. St. Peter UCC 2026 Charity Golf Outing at the Historic Lake Zurich Golf Club, Thursday, September 10, 2026
  6. 815 Day
  7. Coliseum Museum of Art, Antiques and Americana hosts Pickard Collectors Club Hand Painted Porcelain Exhibit
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