Business Stories from December 18, 2025 (Change date)
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A ‘recession’ is arriving for people who want jobs in technologyDec 18, 2025 2:18 pm - Newly released jobs market data paints a murky picture ahead for the tech industry, which continues to slash workers.
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‘A good thing for people’: Palatine Township levies first tax for community mental health boardDec 18, 2025 1:03 pm - Palatine Township trustees this week approved a $1.65 million tax levy for its community mental health board.
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Northern Illinois Food Bank CEO named food bank leader of the year by national publicationDec 18, 2025 12:51 pm - The president and CEO of Northern Illinois Food Bank has been named 2025 Food Bank Leader of the Year by a national trade publication.
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Trump officials keep blaming housing costs on one group: Immigrants. Economists disagree.Dec 18, 2025 11:13 am - President Donald Trump promised Wednesday night that he’d bring down persistently high housing costs, which he said were caused by one group in particular: immigrants. But the administration’s sharp focus on immigrants contrasts with economists’ widely held view that the problem comes from housing shortages.
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‘Our family tradition’: Vending machines at Aurora mall make giving as easy as buying a snackDec 18, 2025 11:11 am - The Light the World Giving Machines are back at the Fox Valley Mall for a third year. The vending-style machines allow people to donate to local and national charities.
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US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling itDec 18, 2025 10:02 am - U.S. inflation slowed unexpectedly last month according to data that was delayed, and likely distorted, by the government shutdown.
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