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Illinois has a pension problem, but it’s not what you thinkFeb 21, 2026 12:30 pm - It’s no secret that Illinois has more than $140 million in unfunded pension liabilities. However, the “funded ratio,” or assets divided by liabilities, is up 7% under Gov. JB Pritzker to its highest level in two decades. Pension payments have stabilized at 20% of the budget. But part of this improvement has been on the backs of public service workers.
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AI is already changing how lawyers work — ready or notFeb 21, 2026 12:10 pm - AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini and even Grok are growing in popularity among the local legal community.
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Libertyville, Rolling Meadows attorneys among ‘Top 50 Super Lawyers’ in IllinoisFeb 21, 2026 11:47 am - Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard partners Tara Devine and Jennifer Ashley recently were named among the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Illinois, as well as the Top 100 overall Super Lawyers in Illinois.
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President Trump wants to impose 15% tariff, up from 10% he announced after Supreme Court decision
Feb 21, 2026 11:25 am - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he was raising the global tariff he wants to impose to 15%, up from 10% he had announced a day earlier.
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Brukalo joins Cooper Trachtenberg Law GroupFeb 21, 2026 10:42 am - Attorney Catherine Brukalo has joined the legal team of Rolling Meadows-based Cooper Trachtenberg Law Group. Brukalo is the fifth lawyer serving the practice’s clients. A...
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What the Supreme Court throwing out Trump’s tariffs means for you
Feb 20, 2026 8:49 pm - The Supreme Court ruled Friday that most of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs put in place last year are invalid — but that doesn’t mean shoppers will suddenly see prices drop.
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Scientists change how El Niño is labeled to keep up with spike in temperature
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Wall Street keeps calm after the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffsFeb 20, 2026 5:44 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street kept calm Friday after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, which had triggered panic in financial markets when...
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Trump says climate repeal saves $1.3 trillion. The EPA’s math differs.
Feb 20, 2026 4:34 pm - When President Donald Trump on Feb. 12 announced the “single largest deregulation in American history” — the repeal of climate emissions standards for all vehicles and the key scientific determination underpinning them, in one swoop — he said it would save Americans $1.3 trillion.
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Hanover Township to host free heart health screenings Feb. 28Feb 20, 2026 3:42 pm - Hanover Township will host free blood pressure screenings, stroke risk assessments and body composition analyses from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 28 at its Senior Center, 240 S. IL Route 59 in Bartlett.