-
Federal Reserve cuts key rate as government shutdown clouds economic outlook
Oct 29, 2025 3:25 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday for a second time this year as it seeks to shore up economic growth and hiring even as inflation stay...
-
House Dems eye taxes on entertainment, billionaires’ investments to fund transit
Oct 29, 2025 11:36 am - Two key negotiators on public transit reform in the Illinois House filed a bill Tuesday to raise up to $2 billion by taxing entertainment and the unrealized investment gains of billionaires.
-
How The Roosevelt aims to fit into Geneva neighborhoodOct 29, 2025 10:39 am - Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun takes a closer look at The Roosevelt, a mixed-use building under construction on Geneva’s east side, which will feature a blend of vintage and modern elements as well as a professionally-designed landscape plan.
-
BBB: November is ‘Thank a Business Month’Oct 29, 2025 10:03 am - As we enter the busiest shopping season of the year, it’s an excellent time to thank a business.
-
This open enrollment might give you sticker shock
Oct 29, 2025 10:03 am - Americans embarking on the annual task of sifting through the health plans offered by their employers to find the one that gives them the most bang for their buck are facing a new reality: many of those options no longer feel affordable. This year, the process isn’t just complex or confusing — it’s painful.
-
What to know as the annual signup window for health insurance arrives
-
Embracing spooky season: La Grange’s Just Escape Room adds new ‘haunted’ experience ahead of HalloweenOct 29, 2025 8:42 am - One of many escape rooms in the area, Just Escape Room in La Grange recently opened a new experience called Haunted Doll Shop just in time for Halloween.
-
Trump scores golden gifts as United States and Seoul advance trade talks
-
Cause of death determined for teen who died after visiting Grayslake dental officeOct 29, 2025 7:10 am - A Spring Grove girl’s who died after a dental visit in July suffered from complications of a dental extraction surgery, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined.
-
‘We want to work with you’: Primrose School proposed in Vernon HillsOct 28, 2025 6:14 pm - Vernon Hills’ attraction as a hot spot for early education and child care facilities continues with a proposal for what could be the 10th commercial operation in town.