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US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
May 22, 2025 10:39 am - The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny blanks and plans to stop producing the coin when those run out, a Treasury Department official confirmed Thursday.
Stocks drift to a mixed close as worries about the US government’s soaring debt continue to weigh

By DAMIAN J. TROISE
May 22, 2025 7:51 am - Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street in what has been a rocky week because of worries coming out of the bond market about the U.S. government's mounting debt. The S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was little changed, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.3%.
Legal fight brewing over Pope Leo’s childhood home? South suburb plans to acquire site

Cindy Hernandez
May 22, 2025 6:42 am - The Village of Dolton plans to take ownership of Pope Leo XIV’s childhood home through eminent domain, despite the current owner’s plans to sell the home to the highest bidder in an auction next month.
House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and LEAH ASKARINAM
May 22, 2025 6:12 am - House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump's priority bill to approval Thursday.
‘Start from scratch’: Shuttered Vernon Hills furniture store to become athletic club

By Mick Zawislak
May 21, 2025 8:31 pm - Professional body builder to open second Ryse Athletic Club location in former Carson’s furniture store on periphery of Hawthorn mall in Vernon Hills.
New eateries spice up Rolling Meadows food scene

By Christopher Placek
May 21, 2025 7:56 pm - New restaurants in Rolling Meadows include Meetch’s Wings and Things, Parlor Doughnuts and Michoacana Express RM, as well as coming attractions IZI Lounge and the rebranded Uyghur Lagman House.
Wall Street tumbles under the weight of rising Treasury yields and US debt worries

By STAN CHOE
May 21, 2025 4:51 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street slumped on Wednesday under the weight of pressure from the bond market, where Treasury yields climbed on worries about the U.S. government’s spiral...
Mount Prospect looking at possible improvements for pedestrians, diners on Prospect Avenue

By Steve Zalusky
May 21, 2025 2:20 pm - Mount Prospect village board members this week approved a $114,000 contract with Civiltech Engineering of Itasca to look at ways to improve the experience for pedestrians, bicyclists and diners on Prospect Avenue between Main Street and Elmhurst Avenue.
Defense Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Trump’s use

By LOLITA C. BALDOR
May 21, 2025 1:04 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a gifted Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
After meeting at the White House Speaker Johnson vows to push ahead on Trump’s tax bill

By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING, LEAH ASKARINAM and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
May 21, 2025 9:37 am - Defying opposition within his ranks, House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted late Wednesday that Republicans would march ahead on their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package after a lengthy White House meeting with GOP holdouts refusing to back the bill.

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