West Dundee begins exterior demolition of shuttered Spring Hill Mall

Workers hired by the village of West Dundee have started exterior demolition of the shuttered Spring Hill Mall. The village is clearing the site, which straddles West Dundee and Carpentersville, so it eventually can become a mixed-use development with retail, residential and restaurants.

‘Huge opportunity’ or ‘stealing’ from suburbs? Senate debates funding plan to save transit

Senator tries last-ditch push to boost horse racing industry in Illinois

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A rendering shows a proposed residential development backed by the Naperville planning and zoning commission.

Naperville commission gives thumbs-up to townhouse, row house development

Naperville planning and zoning commissioners have backed a developer's proposal to build both townhouses and row houses within walking distance of the Growing Place garden center. The developer also is asking the city of Naperville to annex the properties — more than eight acres — into its boundaries.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.

What is the Court of International Trade? And why can it strike down Trump's tariffs?

A little-known federal court threw a giant monkey wrench into a foundational part of President Donald Trump's economic agenda by striking down most of the sweeping tariffs he has imposed since taking office.

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Employees work at a Learning Resources warehouse in Vernon Hills in April. The company was one of several that sued the Trump administration over its tariffs.

Vernon Hills companies behind effort to block Trump tariffs

A federal judge’s decision last week to block President Donald Trump’s tariffs stems from a challenge filed by a pair of Northwest suburban companies.

A special use permit has been requested to allow an adult-use dispensary at 801 S. Route 59 (at right) in the Brewster Creek Shopping Center in Bartlett. A KinderCare (at left) operates just to the north of the shopping center.

Neighbors oppose marijuana dispensary proposed near Bartlett day care center

Bartlett trustees Tuesday will consider a controversial proposal for a recreational marijuana dispensary in the Brewster Creek Shopping Center on Route 59 near a day care.

Developers who wanted to knock down the former Oliveti’s restaurant in downtown Des Plaines have proposed rehabilitating the building instead.

From demo to redo: Change in plans for former Oliveti’s building in Des Plaines

The developers who proposed tearing down the former Oliveti’s Italian Ristorante in downtown Des Plaines and putting up a new restaurant building now want to renovate the existing structure.