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Trump EPA set to repeal scientific finding that serves as basis for US climate change policy
Feb 10, 2026 8:21 am - The White House says the Trump administration will revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency will issue a final rule Thursday rescinding a 2009 government declaration known as the endangerment finding.
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Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing year on a lackluster tone
Feb 10, 2026 8:13 am - Shoppers pulled back the pace of their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone. The report, issued by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, surprised economists who were looking for growth despite mounting concerns about slowing job growth, uncertainty about President Donald Trump's tariffs and other economic headwinds.
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Top Iran security official is in Oman, site of talks with the US, likely over nuclear messages
Feb 10, 2026 8:03 am - A top Iranian security official traveled on Tuesday to Oman, the Mideast sultanate now mediating talks between Tehran and Washington over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program aimed at halting a possible American strike.
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FEMA denies appeal for aid for summer storm damage in Cook, Kane, McHenry and Will counties
Feb 10, 2026 7:57 am - Illinois was unsuccessful in appealing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s previous denial of a major disaster declaration following storms that caused damage around the Chicago area last August.
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Eggsperience, Tempesta Italian deli coming to Higgins Road in RosemontFeb 09, 2026 7:14 pm - An Eggsperience Cafe and Tempesta Market Italian deli are coming to Rosemont this summer. The eateries will be part of a commercial building formerly housing Ram Restaurant and Brewery and Starbucks.
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Andretti Indoor Karting & Games to open in Schaumburg March 10 with sneak previewFeb 09, 2026 4:07 pm - Andretti Indoor Karting & Games will open its first Illinois location in Schaumburg at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, with an RSVP-only sneak preview to start at 11 a.m.
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Next US jobs report will define just how much labor market is slowing down
Feb 09, 2026 12:56 pm - A denser-than-usual jobs report is expected to show just how much the U.S. labor market has slowed in recent years - or perhaps that it wasn’t growing at all.
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116-year-old building, former site of bakery in St. Charles, receives historic landmark status
Feb 09, 2026 11:33 am - For almost 40 years, John Gartner’s Eastside Bakery helped feed workers in St. Charles through two world wars and the Great Depression.
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‘We always thought Arlington Heights would be good’: Once Upon a Bagel set to open in MarchFeb 09, 2026 11:33 am - Once Upon a Bagel, a popular chain of delis and stores on the North Shore, is expanding to Arlington Heights, with its newest location set to open by the end of March.
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Historic St. Charles house to be sold to developer, restored with help from city
Feb 09, 2026 10:40 am - Instead of demolishing a historic St. Charles landmark to build a parking lot, the church that owns the building is now planning to sell it to a Geneva developer who will rehabilitate the space with $425,000 help from the city.