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McDonald’s tries a simpler approach with its new McValue menu

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Apr 02, 2026 2:56 pm - After two years of tweaks to its value menu, McDonald’s has a new strategy: Keep it simple. The fast-food giant’s budget-focused McValue menu will have 10 items that each cost under $3 starting April 21. The breakfast items include hash browns or a Sausage McMuffin. A small order of fries or a McDouble burger are among the options the rest of the day.
Systems that let drivers take their hands off the wheel don't improve safety, NTSB head says

By JOSH FUNK
Apr 02, 2026 2:24 pm - The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says the systems that allow drivers to take their hands off the wheel are convenient but don’t improve safety because people who use them often pay less attention to the road. The hearing on Tuesday focused on two fatal crashes involving Ford’s Blue Cruise system. The NTSB formally recommended that automakers need to do more to improve the way these systems monitor drivers, and the government should establish minimum safety standards.
‘Going to be crazy for this coffee’: 7 Brew continues resurgence of former mall area in St. Charles

By Joey Weslo
Apr 02, 2026 11:36 am - With lines of customers frequently wrapping around their buildings, a proposed 7 Brew coffee and energy drink hotspot should continue the revitalization of the former mall property in St. Charles.
Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress

By KEVIN FREKING, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and COLLIN BINKLEY
Apr 02, 2026 10:19 am - President Donald Trump said Thursday he will soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days.
Dizzying US fuel prices are determined by factors largely outside of a gas station’s control

By HANNAH FINGERHUT
Apr 02, 2026 9:05 am - U.S. gas prices are climbing fast, and drivers are paying the highest pump prices since 2022 as the Iran war shakes oil markets. Many drivers face wild swings between stations and even from one day to the next.
UK gathers more than 40 countries to plot ways of reopening the Strait of Hormuz

By JILL LAWLESS
Apr 02, 2026 8:14 am - Britain accused Iran on Thursday of holding the world's economy hostage as diplomats from more than 40 countries held talks on ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route that has been choked off by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran.
Iran fires on Israel and Gulf neighbors as Trump claims threat from Tehran nearly eliminated

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and WILL WEISSERT
Apr 02, 2026 8:08 am - Iran fired more missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab states Thursday, demonstrating Tehran’s continued ability to strike its neighbors even as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed the threat from the country was nearly eliminated.
US jobless aid filings fall to 202,000 as layoffs remain low despite uncertainty of Iran war

By MATT OTT
Apr 02, 2026 8:06 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain sparse despite a softening labor market and rising energy costs due to the Iran ...
‘No $1M townhomes’: St. Charles residents favor public use of former police station over private development

By Joey Weslo, Shaw Local News Network
Apr 02, 2026 1:32 am - St. Charles residents overwhelmingly oppose private development of the former police station riverfront site, rejecting proposals for luxury housing, hotels and commercial uses in favor of public space and community amenities like those found at Batavia Boardwalk or Naperville Riverwalk.
Condo board can sue developer over roof defects

By Matthew Moodhe
Apr 01, 2026 11:24 pm - No matter who owns the roofs in a condominium association, the board has the authority to take legal action on behalf of the owners regarding defects.

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