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Design plans for Mount Prospect data center changingJul 24, 2025 5:09 pm - Cloud HQ is seeking to alter the look of its approved data center development in Mount Prospect, proposing to build taller and along Algonquin Road.
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Rolling Meadows sports bar owner rolls on, even with closing of Palatine locationJul 24, 2025 3:47 pm - The owner of Rep’s Place sports bar in Rolling Meadows has closed his Palatine location, Rep’s Burgers. But he remains optimistic about the future of his Rolling Meadows operation and its expanding food truck business.
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks to create coast to coast railroad
Jul 24, 2025 3:10 pm - Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirmed that they are in “advanced” merger talks that would create a single U.S railroad with service stretching from the East to the West Coast. The potential merger would combine the largest and smallest of the country’s six major freight railroads.
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Scammers target back-to-school rush as spending nears $39 billionJul 24, 2025 1:44 pm - As summer winds down, families across the country are preparing for the upcoming school year. But while parents juggle vacations, work, and school supply lists, scammers also are gearing up — for a different kind of season.
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Hershey and other chocolate makers hike prices as cocoa remains near record highs
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Algonquin’s Cucina Bella celebrates 20 years of serving up Italian family recipes
Jul 24, 2025 1:11 pm - For the past two decades, Cucina Bella has been bringing a piece of Italy to downtown Algonquin. On Thursday, the restaurant celebrated its 20th birthday.
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‘Hit or miss’? Mandated media literacy education lacks consistency across Illinois
Jul 24, 2025 11:59 am - A survey of Illinois educators reveals a significant disparity in how they interpret a three-year-old state law’s requirement to teach high school students a “unit of instruction” on media literacy.
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‘We make sure they leave happy’: Garden Berry Cafe starts new tradition at former Billy’s Pancake House in PalatineJul 24, 2025 11:16 am - With an expansive breakfast and lunch menu, Garden Berry Cafe plans to bring new life to the former location of Billy’s Pancake House in Palatine.
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Gebrüder Weiss expands El Paso operations as U.S.-Mexico trade surges amid tariff uncertaintyJul 23, 2025 9:04 pm - Gebrüder Weiss relocates El Paso facility to support growing US-Mexico trade, offers warehousing and customs expertise to help customers navigate unpredictable regulatory landscape.
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Home sales fade in June as national median sales price hits an all-time high of $435,300