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‘We’re simply keeping what was already ours’: Huntley adopts local grocery tax

By Claire O'Brien
Apr 30, 2025 9:45 am - Huntley has become the latest municipality in the McHenry County area to go for a local grocery tax.
Batavia plans to continue collecting grocery tax, despite state repeal

By David Petesch
Apr 30, 2025 8:46 am - Batavia is among hundreds of municipalities in Illinois considering whether to create a local grocery tax in response to the state’s decision to eliminate the current one after 2025.
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
Apr 29, 2025 11:47 am - UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles.
Amazon is not planning to show added tariff costs next to its online product listings

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and JOSH BOAK
Apr 29, 2025 11:44 am - Amazon is not planning to list added tariff costs next to product prices on its site — despite speculation spanning from a report that claimed the e-commerce giant would soon show new import charges, as well as fiery comments from President Donald Trump's White House denouncing such a move.
’Nowhere to turn’: Small businesses dependent on imports from China are feeling more desperate

By MAE ANDERSON
Apr 29, 2025 8:05 am - Major orders canceled. Containers of products left stranded overseas. No roadmap for what comes next.
The Biz Week That Was: Local grocery taxes, crackdown on short-term rentals among the highlights

Daily Herald report
Apr 26, 2025 1:44 pm - Lake Zurich among the latest communities to approve local grocery tax to replace expiring state measure Like dozens of other communities, Lake Zurich will replace th...
What you need to know about the local grocery tax most suburbs are adopting

By Eric Peterson
Apr 26, 2025 1:15 pm - Four basic things to understand about the local grocery tax many suburbs are approving are how it came about, who’s in, who’s out, and to which products it really applies.
Spencer’s brings novelty clothing, gift merch to new Algonquin Commons location Saturday

By Michelle Meyer
Apr 25, 2025 8:02 pm - Spencer’s is the latest store to debut in Algonquin Commons and will host a grand opening celebration Saturday.
Batavia’s Boardwalk Shops back with 10 new artisanal cabanas

By Joey Weslo
Apr 25, 2025 11:01 am - The sixth season of the Batavia Boardwalk Shops kicks off May 9 with 10 artisanal spots offering everything from globally inspired goods to handcrafted home décor.
Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of Trump's tariffs, a new AP-NORC poll finds

By JOSH BOAK and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX
Apr 24, 2025 2:52 pm - Americans’ trust in President Donald Trump to bolster the U.S. economy appears to be faltering, with a new poll showing that many people fear the country is being steered into a recession and that the president’s broad and haphazardly enforced tariffs will cause prices to rise.

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