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US consumer confidence rebounds after five straight months of declines amid tariff anxiety
May 27, 2025 2:36 pm - Americans’ views of the economy improved in May after five straight months of declines sent consumer confidence to its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, largely driven by anxiety over the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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Six Flags Great America without the screams: A ride-shy visitor’s guide to summer funMay 27, 2025 2:24 pm - You don’t need nerves of steel or a love of stomach-lurching drops to enjoy a day at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee. While the park is known for its towering roller coasters, like the new 180-foot-tall Wrath of Rakshasa dive coaster opening Saturday, it’s also a destination for those who prefer to stay grounded.
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Buffalo Grove approves indoor golf facility expansionMay 27, 2025 12:35 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees voted last week to approve a plan to expand a private golf instruction facility at 1610-1612 Barclay Boulevard.
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Mount Prospect approves license for Indian Fusion restaurantMay 27, 2025 12:34 pm - The Mount Prospect village board approved a liquor license for Chit Chaat Cafe, a new Indian Fusion restaurant at 1716 E. Kensington Road, in the former Salerno's location.
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Naperville Central students win financial literacy competition; head to Atlanta for nationals June 1-2May 27, 2025 12:09 pm - Naperville Central team wins state personal finance contest, heads to national finals to demonstrate money management skills learned through competition.
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Emma Dvorak named assistant administrator at The Springs at Monarch LandingMay 27, 2025 11:49 am - The Springs Health and Rehabilitation at Monarch Landing Senior Living in Naperville has announced the promotion of Emma Dvorak to Assistant Administrator. This is a sig...
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Apartments, townhouses proposed for vacant land in Des PlainesMay 26, 2025 12:02 pm - A five-story apartment building and townhouses have been proposed for vacant land on Des Plaines’ east side.
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‘A real sense of enthusiasm and excitement’: Lake Villa to pursue development for Pleviak School propertyMay 26, 2025 11:41 am - The former Pleviak Elementary School, a Lake Villa landmark for more than a century, will be going to market with the intention of snaring a “transformational redevelopment.”
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What’s left of Sears? Stores and HQ are nearly gone, but successor still owns and leases many propertiesMay 24, 2025 2:09 pm - Many goodbyes already have been said in Sears’ native Illinois, with its last great headquarters rapidly fading from the landscape of Hoffman Estates. But the one-time retail giant’s 139-year-long story continues at eight remaining stores elsewhere in the country and as a landlord of commercial properties both near and far.
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Lawmakers tried to reform Illinois’ food system. Here’s why it failed
May 24, 2025 1:39 pm - Of all the food consumed in Illinois, 95% of it comes from outside the state. House Bill B3701 and Senate Bill 2187 would have significantly changed state food procurement practices. However, state lawmakers did not pass the bills before a key legislative deadline in April.