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Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook sues Trump administration to block her attempted firing
Aug 28, 2025 8:52 am - Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook has sued the Trump administration in an effort to overturn the president’s attempt to fire her, launching an unprecedented legal battle that could significantly reshape the Fed’s longstanding political independence.
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Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert
Aug 28, 2025 7:12 am - When President Donald Trump's administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what it says will become the nation’s largest immigration detention complex, it didn’t turn to a large government contractor or even a firm that specializes in private prisons.
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Aurora institutes grocery taxAug 27, 2025 6:36 pm - Aurora will impose a 1% tax on groceries, when the state drops its tax in January.
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Get ‘em while they’re hot (literally): Arlington Heights bakery serves up sweet treats to Taylor and Travis fansAug 27, 2025 2:42 pm - Out of the oven and into the hands of well-wishers. That's the mission of Sweet T's Bakery and Cake Studio employees who have been serving up specialty cookies commemorating the pending nuptials of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce since the couple's engagement announcement Tuesday on social media.
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‘Stay as long as you want’: Lennon’s opens three dining concepts under one roof in downtown NapervilleAug 27, 2025 1:18 pm - The new Lennon’s in downtown Naperville is bringing together three distinct dining concepts on three floors under one roof, all with the unifying philosophy of bringing people together.
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Daily Herald Media Group CEO Doug Ray receives Pete Rosengren award at St. Jude’s golf outingAug 27, 2025 10:26 am - Doug Ray, CEO, publisher and chairman of Paddock Publications, the parent company of the Daily Herald, was honored at Monday’s golf outing for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, held at the Twin Orchard Country Club in Long Grove.
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A US tariff exemption for small orders ends Friday. It’s a big deal to some shoppers and businesses
Aug 27, 2025 10:07 am - Low-value imports are losing their duty-free status in the United States this week as part of President Donald Trump's agenda for making the nation less dependent on foreign goods and resetting global trade with tariffs.
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Trump administration is investing in US rare earths in a push to break China’s grip
Aug 27, 2025 10:04 am - U.S. production of crucial components in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets is set to expand rapidly in the coming years, as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to build up the critical mineral industry in the United States to work to break the chokehold that China has on the global supply chain.
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‘It just doesn't seem very Barrington’: Commission opposes gated community at former PepsiCo siteAug 27, 2025 9:47 am - Barrington plan commissioners this week unanimously opposed a proposal for an 88-home gated community, the Claremont, on the former PepsiCo property. However, the final decision on the proposal for 617 W. Main Street rests with the village board, which could reach a final vote at its Sept. 22 meeting.
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Cracker Barrel is keeping its old-time logo after new design elicited an uproar
Aug 27, 2025 9:12 am - Cracker Barrel said late Tuesday it's returning to its old logo after critics — including President Donald Trump — protested the company's plan to modernize. In a post on...