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Macron says French Navy, backed by the UK, intercepted a sanctioned tanker from Russia

By JOHN LEICESTER
Jun 01, 2026 8:30 am - PARIS — The French Navy, with support from the United Kingdom, has intercepted an oil tanker under international sanctions that was traveling from Russia, the most recent...
ComEd rates are going up again this summer, and rising demand is largely to blame

By Russell Lissau
May 28, 2026 11:39 am - Suburbanites should expect higher ComEd bills starting in June. The average consumer’s bill will increase from about $107 to $120 a month, according to the utility.
Key inflation gauge worsens as Americans’ income and spending power erodes

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and PAUL WISEMAN
May 28, 2026 11:37 am - A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, squeezing Americans' finances and creating political challenges for President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans with midterm elections just five months away.
McHenry County Board chairman breaks ties to approve 2 solar farms

By Claire O'Brien
May 27, 2026 10:27 am - The McHenry County Board has narrowly approved a pair of solar farms after County Board Chair Mike Buehler cast the tiebreaking vote.
What we know and don't know about the emerging deal to end the Iran war

By SAMY MAGDY, DARLENE SUPERVILLE and CARA ANNA
May 25, 2026 8:43 am - A deal appears to be emerging between the United States and Iran to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend said it had been “largely negotiated.”
The Biz Week That Was: New cancer center in Arlington Heights, ComEd rates going up

Daily Herald report
May 23, 2026 12:15 pm - $175M cancer, neuroscience care facility proposed at Arlington Heights hospital A $175 million expansion for cancer and neuroscience care has been proposed for North...
Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports

By EMMA BURROWS
May 21, 2026 7:05 am - Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in Lithuania.
Putin and Xi hail their high-level ties and growing energy trade as they meet in Beijing

By E. EDUARDO CASTILLO and SIMINA MISTREANU
May 20, 2026 7:08 am - Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed their strategic ties and growing energy trade as they met in Beijing Wednesday only days after a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to China.
NextEra, Dominion want to create a massive power company as AI drives energy demand in the US

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
May 18, 2026 9:49 am - NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy in an all-stock deal valued at about $67 billion, creating a massive power company as the energy needs of artificial ...
China’s Xi warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

By WILL WEISSERT and AAMER MADHANI
May 14, 2026 8:49 am - China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly, an unusually harsh admonition that stood in contrast to the American leader’s praise for his counterpart.

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