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Don’t assume you control your restaurant bill

By Izzy Kharasch
Feb 11, 2026 9:50 am - Service charges are the future in how we pay our bills in restaurants.
US employers add surprising 130,000 jobs last month, but revisions cut thousands of 2024-2025 jobs

By PAUL WISEMAN
Feb 11, 2026 7:46 am - U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 130,000 jobs last month, but government revisions cut 2024-2025 U.S. payrolls by hundreds of thousands. The unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
FAA lifts temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, saying all flights to resume

Feb 11, 2026 7:35 am - The Federal Aviation Administration reopened the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas on Wednesday morning, just hours after it announced a 10-day closure that would have grounded all flights to and from the airport.
Arlington Heights trustees want penalties in new license-plate camera contracts

By Christopher Placek
Feb 10, 2026 7:56 pm - Arlington Heights village trustees are willing to extend contracts with Flock Safety for automated license-plate reader cameras, but want a penalty inserted in case the company breaks the rules.
Homeowner concerned about foundation

By Barry Stone
Feb 10, 2026 4:00 pm - I found a house that I really like, but the home inspection report says there may be foundation problems. How can I determine the cost to fix the foundation, and if in it actually needs to be fixed?
Under growing pressure, the biggest social networks agree to be rated on teen safety

Ian Duncan
Feb 10, 2026 3:33 pm - Three leading social media companies have agreed to undergo independent assessments of how effectively they protect the mental health of teenage users, submitting to a ba...
MOM’s Organic Market making push into suburbs

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 10, 2026 12:21 pm - A Northeast Mid-Atlantic independent organic grocer is extending its footprint into the Chicago suburbs. MOM’s Organic Market has signed leases in Mount Prospect and Naperville, officials from the grocer confirmed.
Farmers share cover crop experiences in Illinois Extension panel

By Jenna Braasch, University of Illinois Extension
Feb 10, 2026 8:30 am - University of Illinois Extension is offering a virtual panel on cover crops featuring farmers from different regions of Illinois.
Trump EPA set to repeal scientific finding that serves as basis for US climate change policy

By MATTHEW DALY and SEUNG MIN KIM
Feb 10, 2026 8:21 am - The White House says the Trump administration will revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The Environmental Protection Agency will issue a final rule Thursday rescinding a 2009 government declaration known as the endangerment finding.
Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing year on a lackluster tone

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Feb 10, 2026 8:13 am - Shoppers pulled back the pace of their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone. The report, issued by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, surprised economists who were looking for growth despite mounting concerns about slowing job growth, uncertainty about President Donald Trump's tariffs and other economic headwinds.

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