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Big banks are tired of losing recruits to private equity
Jul 12, 2025 2:07 pm - Big banks investing millions to train junior employees are frustrated after finding new recruits picked off by private equity firms as soon as those programs end. Banks have made efforts to stem departures, with pledges to improve work-life balance, protect weekends and hike salaries.
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Stress test your retirement portfolio in volatile marketsJul 12, 2025 1:40 pm - If you're planning to retire within the next few years — or you’ve recently retired — market volatility may feel especially unsettling.
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10 estate and tax strategies for 2025 and beyondJul 12, 2025 1:38 pm - The current tax landscape presents significant opportunities — but the window is closing.
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Trump’s tax law includes a $40,000 SALT cap. Here’s who qualifies.
Jul 12, 2025 1:23 pm - The new GOP tax law quadruples how much people can deduct in state and local taxes off their federal returns, offering significant relief to high earners in many Democratic-led states by partially undoing a big change in President Donald Trump’s 2017 law.
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The Biz Week That Was: Haeger redevelopment concerns, new business incubator, and tax break for industrial buildingJul 12, 2025 1:20 pm - East Dundee residents oppose Haeger redevelopment proposal East Dundee residents turned out this week to voice opposition to a proposal that would turn the shuttered...
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Zengeler Cleaners completes 4-year remodeling, rebranding
Jul 12, 2025 1:19 pm - Zengeler Cleaners, the Midwest’s oldest and largest family-owned cleaner, recently completed a four-year remodeling and rebranding project for the company’s seven Northern Illinois storefront locations.
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Banks channeled $385 billion into coal industry since COP26
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‘A lot to think about’: Vote on Greenway Chase proposal in Libertyville delayed for further considerationsJul 12, 2025 12:54 pm - Pulte Home Company will have to wait a little longer for a decision on a plan to demolish an aging extended care facility in Libertyville and build 64 single-family homes and 70 age-restricted duplexes on the property.
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He seeded clouds over Texas. Then came the conspiracy theories.
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Carpentersville, Huntley, Palatine among school districts receiving grants for new electric busesJul 11, 2025 6:06 pm - School districts in Cook, Kane, McHenry and other counties will receive grants totaling more than $13 million to pay for 46 new electric school buses, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday.