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Buy now, pay later boom shows shoppers are swapping impulse buys for strategy
Dec 02, 2025 12:51 pm - From spreading out payments to dodging impulse purchases, holiday shoppers this year took a more judicious approach to spending over the Black Friday-Cyber Monday sales weekend, recent data shows.
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Aurora fire officials urge caution when using heating equipment after pair of holiday weekend firesDec 02, 2025 12:19 pm - Aurora fire officials are reminding residents to take care when using heating equipment following a pair of holiday weekend fires.
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Christmas tree costs: Tariffs on artificial trees could be advantage for fresh-cut sellers
Dec 02, 2025 12:03 pm - Businesses that sell artificial Christmas trees say tariffs are having an impact on their costs this year. Conversely, farms that sell fresh trees and aren’t facing the same tariffs are reporting strong early sales.
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335-unit luxury apartment complex coming to Hoffman EstatesDec 02, 2025 11:55 am - Hoffman Estates village board members have approved a two-building, 335-unit luxury apartment complex for the former Menards site along Higgins Road.
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No REAL ID or passport? That’ll be $45 if you want to fly as of Feb. 1, TSA saysDec 02, 2025 11:30 am - Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is extending hours for walk-in REAL ID office downtown and partnering with Cook County to help Illinoisans avoid what he calls “a $45 penalty just to get on a plane.”
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Man struck and killed by train identified as Ingleside manDec 02, 2025 10:51 am - A man struck and killed by a train Saturday night in Fox lake has been identified as Richard Hayes II, 22, of Ingleside.
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How to enforce ICE ban? Arlington Heights ordinance suggests going to courtDec 02, 2025 10:43 am - Arlington Heights’ ban on federal immigration enforcement agents from using municipal property calls for the village manager and police to document any violations and report back to the village board, who could then pursue legal action.
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Wheeling special census postponed due to government shutdownDec 02, 2025 10:42 am - The recent government shutdown has delayed a planned special census in Wheeling.
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Learn about Des Plaines’ new annual budgetDec 02, 2025 8:14 am - Des Plaines Alderman Mike Charewicz will host an open meeting for 8th Ward residents Tuesday night.
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Chicago, suburbs to get millions from PCB pollution settlement with Monsanto
Dec 02, 2025 8:14 am - Monsanto, once the largest makers of a now-banned class of chemicals, agreed to pay the state $120 million and potentially more, under a settlement announced by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday.