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Social Security’s scheduled cost of living increase ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees
Oct 09, 2024 12:02 pm - The Social Security Administration makes the official COLA announcement Thursday, and analysts predicted in advance it would be 2.5% for 2025.
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‘The Button Man’: Artist brings new art installation to Fashion Outlets in RosemontOct 09, 2024 11:53 am - You’d expect there to be buttons sewn to the clothes for sale within the stores at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago. But tons of the tiny fasteners also can be found in the corridors of the Rosemont mall — part of the new art exhibition “Button-Up, Button Down.”
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Village seeks proposals for redevelopment of former Algonquin State Bank siteOct 09, 2024 9:47 am - Algonquin village officials are seeking proposals to redevelop the former Algonquin State Bank property at 221 S. Main St. in downtown.
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Restaurant tipping is not what you thinkOct 09, 2024 9:45 am - Sometimes you tip at a restaurant, sometimes you give a gratuity and more and more you’re paying a service charge. What happens to that money?
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Education and Work Center in Hanover Park celebrates a decade of service to communityOct 09, 2024 9:19 am - The innovative Education and Work Center in Hanover Park, a collaborative effort among a few local governments and the state, will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a special event Thursday afternoon.
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How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm's severity
Oct 09, 2024 8:54 am - Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among the classic Southern comfort foods. But when hurricanes tear through Southeastern towns, the hot meals and bold yellow signs of the local Waffle House provide another kind of comfort.
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‘It’s embarrassing’: Neighbors decry scum-covered pond in Geneva subdivision
Oct 09, 2024 8:15 am - Some residents living near the Tanna Farms Golf Club in Geneva say a pond on the property has turned into an algae-filled nuisance.
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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to 3 scientists for work on proteins, building blocks of life
Oct 09, 2024 7:08 am - The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for their breakthrough work predicting and even designing the structure of proteins, the building blocks of life.
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Trump has long blasted China's trade practices. His 'God Bless the USA' Bibles were printed there
Oct 09, 2024 7:00 am - Thousands of copies of Donald Trump’s “God Bless the USA” Bible were printed in a country that the former president has repeatedly accused of stealing American jobs and engaging in unfair trade practices — China.
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US considers asking court to break up Google as it weighs remedies in the antitrust caseOct 09, 2024 6:55 am - The U.S. Department of Justice is considering asking a federal judge to force Google to sell parts of its business in order to eliminate its online search monopoly.