Business Stories from April 9, 2026 (Change date)
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‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbsApr 09, 2026 5:37 pm - Dutch Bros Coffee, a West Coast drive-through chain popular with young people, will open this fall at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads in Elk Grove Village.
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US stocks rise and oil prices trim their gains on hopes for the ceasefire with IranApr 09, 2026 3:53 pm - U.S. stocks rose Thursday, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran.
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Longtime Paddock Publications executives to retireApr 09, 2026 1:27 pm - Two senior executives at Paddock Publications Inc., publisher of the Daily Herald, are retiring after decades of service.
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Candy Hall of Fame coming to Chicago next yearApr 09, 2026 12:57 pm - Candy Hall of Fame expected to open in summer 2027 on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.
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Average US long-term mortgage rate eases to 6.37% after rising five weeks in a rowApr 09, 2026 12:41 pm - The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week, a modest relief for prospective homebuyers who have been facing higher borrowing costs as mortgage rates climbed to the highest level in nearly seven months.
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Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran warApr 09, 2026 12:39 pm - A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began.
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Been there, done that: Starship Travel in South Elgin celebrates 40 yearsApr 09, 2026 12:38 pm - Starship Travel in South Elgin is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a travel expo at the Elgin Country Club Sunday.
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US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,00 last week but remain within stable range of past few yearsApr 09, 2026 8:14 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree of optimism into a still-clouded global economic picture.
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