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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.
Des Plaines enacts grocery tax to avoid losing $1.4 million annually

By Russell Lissau
Apr 24, 2025 12:56 pm - Des Plaines has joined a growing list of suburbs implementing a local 1% sales tax on groceries to offset the pending elimination of a state tax.
Palatine Walmart among 11 Illinois stores slated for remodel

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Apr 23, 2025 11:06 am - Walmart is remodeling 650 stores across the U.S. this year, including the one at 1555 N. Rand Road in Palatine.
Uncharted’s new Wheaton store promises ‘any gift for any occasion’

By Dave Oberhelman
Apr 23, 2025 8:53 am - Uncharted, which offers popular brands representing fashion and accessories, home decor, beauty products, candy, toys and more, opened April 4 in Wheaton with a grand opening planned for June 7-8.

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