Business Stories from October 1, 2025 (Change date)
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Costco Business Center proposed for Des Plaines office parkOct 01, 2025 4:06 pm - A 137,000-square-foot Costco Business Center and a Costco-branded gas station have been proposed for Des Plaines’ southeast side.
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‘Many live paycheck to paycheck’: Shutdown will impact local workers, airports and services, stakeholders sayOct 01, 2025 12:35 pm - Thousands of city and suburban federal employees will be without pay with courts and pollution monitoring impacted by shutdown.
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Four women honored for leadership at Barrington area eventOct 01, 2025 11:27 am - Nearly 100 community business owners and leaders gathered at Biltmore Country Club in North Barrington recently for the eighth annual Outstanding Women Leaders Awards Luncheon.
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The rise in job hugging is the latest workplace trendOct 01, 2025 10:31 am - There’s a workplace trend sweeping across America that’s not as comforting as a warm embrace.The trend has been dubbed “job hugging” and is the opposite of the better-known practice of “job hopping.”
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State, private developers break ground on quantum research parkOct 01, 2025 10:30 am - Officials broke ground on a quantum research park development on Chicago’s Southeast Side, more than a year after it was first announced. The project has received significant state financing. The governor says the state’s quantum strategy, centered on the research park, will bring billions of dollars of economic development to the region.
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How to navigate social media trends without derailing your budgetOct 01, 2025 10:27 am - From coastal grandma to clean girl aesthetic, microtrends are everywhere on social media, and you’re often encouraged to spend money to participate. Experts warn that while trends can bring happiness, they can also derail financial goals and lead to debt.
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How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education DepartmentOct 01, 2025 8:15 am - Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown.
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Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertaintyOct 01, 2025 7:27 am - Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline.
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