Business Stories from August 11, 2025 (Change date)
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Smithfield Foods’ St. Charles facility donates 13,000 lbs. of salami to Northern Illinois Food BankAug 11, 2025 8:06 pm - Smithfield Foods donates over 13,000 pounds of salami to Northern Illinois Food Bank, providing thousands of protein-rich meals to families facing hunger.
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US, China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economiesAug 11, 2025 7:34 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s tw...
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‘It will not be gaudy’: District 214 inks deal for ads at stadiums and gymsAug 11, 2025 7:21 pm - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 has signed a contract with an advertising agency to place corporate sponsor ads on school property, aiming to raise $275,000 annually for capital projects.
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Pace paratransit rideshare program is victim of its own successAug 11, 2025 6:50 pm - RTA, Pace, Metra and CTA leaders brainstorm solutions to cover 2025 overruns amid a separate funding crisis in 2026.
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Curtain closing on Regal cinema in Lake ZurichAug 11, 2025 5:59 pm - After 32 years, the screens at Regal Lake Zurich cinema will go dark for good after the last showing Thursday.
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Pritzker: Taxpayers shouldn’t be ‘propping up’ Bears stadium planAug 11, 2025 4:46 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker put free market capitalism ahead of his desire to see the Bears remain in Chicago on Monday by defending the team’s plan to relocate to the Northwest suburbs.
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Explosion at U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania leaves 1 dead, dozens hurt or trapped under rubbleAug 11, 2025 1:22 pm - An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh left one dead and dozens injured or trapped under the rubble Monday, with emergency workers on site trying to rescue victims, officials said.
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Illinois newsrooms receive $4 million from state through tax creditsAug 11, 2025 12:21 pm - Forty Illinois local news entities operating 120 outlets are receiving $4 million in state tax credits under a new law designed to encourage the retention and hiring of journalists, according to documents released last week.
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Why burgers cost so much right nowAug 11, 2025 9:32 am - There’s no question that steak and hamburgers contribute to global warming, driven by cows’ potent methane burps and their wide-ranging grazing habits. But a warming planet with intensifying extreme weather is also affecting the price of your steak and hamburgers.
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At Home closing Lake in the Hills storeAug 11, 2025 7:17 am - At Home, a Texas-based national home decor retailer, will be closing its Lake in the Hills location.
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