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Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay

By TOM KRISHER
Sep 18, 2024 8:12 am - Determined to thwart the automating of their jobs, about 45,000 dockworkers along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts are threatening to strike on Oct. 1, a move that would shu...
Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Sep 18, 2024 8:06 am - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, a dramatic shift after more than two years of high rates helped tame inflation but that also made borrowing painfully expensive for American consumers.
Speaker Johnson takes another crack at spending bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters

By KEVIN FREKING
Sep 18, 2024 8:03 am - WASHINGTON — The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that links the funding of the federal government for the new budget year with a m...
Gurnee hosting electronics recycling event Friday

Daily Herald report
Sep 18, 2024 7:07 am - Gurnee is hosting an electronics recycling event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, at the Gurnee Public Works facility, 1151 Kilbourne Road.
Lebanon is rocked again by exploding devices as Israel declares a 'new phase' of war

By JOHNSON LAI, JUSTIN SPIKE and BASSEM MROUE
Sep 18, 2024 6:55 am - BEIRUT — Walkie-talkies and solar equipment exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in an apparent second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after...
No water service during home inspection

By Barry Stone
Sep 17, 2024 10:36 pm - For a home inspector to inspect a home completely, the water service needs to be functional.
Famed Kung Fu grandmaster coming to suburbs for rare Western appearance

By Dave Oberhelman
Sep 17, 2024 9:28 pm - Great Grandmaster Leung Ting, a famed martial artist with ties to Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, is coming from Hong Kong to the suburbs this week share his knowledge with local students.
With incentive deal reached, redevelopment of Arlington Heights gateway set to begin

By Christopher Placek
Sep 17, 2024 5:50 pm - A developer will get $17.8 million in tax increment financing incentives from Arlington Heights for its $130 million residential and retail redevelopment of the village’s south gateway.
Hoffman Estates approves grant program for small businesses within new TIF district

By Eric Peterson
Sep 17, 2024 5:04 pm - Hoffman Estates officials seeking prospective small businesses to transform the originally industrial area just southeast of the Pace bus terminal at Barrington Road and I-90 are offering up to $30,000 in matching grants for necessary building improvements.
Pickleball boom continues with three new Picklr openings

By Dave Oberhelman
Sep 17, 2024 11:30 am - Pickleball continues to be the fastest-growing sport in America. New franchises of The Picklr indoor clubs in Mount Prospect, Mundelein and Villa Park are aiming to help meet that surging demand.

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