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US applications for jobless benefits fall last week despite elevated uncertainty over Trump tariffs
May 08, 2025 8:25 am - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week despite heightened uncertainty about how President Donald Trump’s tariffs will impact the U.S. and global economies.
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Trump agrees to cut tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain
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New rental communities in Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove to see first tenants this summer
May 08, 2025 8:05 am - A developer constructing single-story apartment homes in Crystal Lake and Fox River Grove will start seeing their first residents move in this summer.
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CUB, watchdog groups urge regulators to reject proposed Nicor rate hikeMay 07, 2025 5:40 pm - Representatives from the Citizens Utility Board, Illinois PIRG and the Environmental Defense Fund urged Illinois regulators to reject Nicor Gas Company’s request for a 9% rate hike.
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After delays, controversial church proposal heads to South Barrington village boardMay 07, 2025 5:23 pm - After months of delays, a controversial plan to construct a church and school in South Barrington has cleared a key bureaucratic hurdle and is headed to the village board Thursday night for consideration.
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Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
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Special meeting Tuesday on first-of-its kind residential development proposal in Hawthorn WoodsMay 07, 2025 1:22 pm - A special meeting of Hawthorn Woods’ planning, building and zoning committee will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Lake Zurich High School Performing Arts Center, 300 Church St., Lake Zurich.
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Lawyers outline plan for class action suit against Prestige Feed ProductsMay 07, 2025 11:00 am - Lawyers representing neighbors complaining about odors from a Mount Prospect animal feed producer in a class action lawsuit met Tuesday at a Des Plaines church with clients and interested parties.
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Restaurants are a business, just not YOUR businessMay 07, 2025 8:34 am - As long as I have been in the hospitality industry, I have never understood the guest who comes to a restaurant and then insists on ordering an item that’s not on the menu.
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New Naper Settlement exhibit explores marketing strategies of Kroehler Manufacturing Co.May 07, 2025 8:25 am - Naper Settlement’s new exhibit, “Selling Kroehler,” explores the impact of Kroehler Manufacturing Company, once known as “the world’s largest upholstered furniture maker.”