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Lake Zurich takes $52 million step to bring Lake Michigan water to townJan 27, 2026 3:14 pm - The target for Lake Michigan water to flow through taps in Lake Zurich is sometime in 2028 but the nuts and bolts of the $154 million project are taking shape.
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Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.
Jan 27, 2026 3:06 pm - President Donald Trump has strong-armed many of America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars of investment in the United States. But a study out Tuesday raises doubts about whether the money will actually materialize and questions how it would be spent if it did.
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Dining out: Zaxbys makes Illinois debut, new Portillo’s sauce lineup, National Hot Chocolate Day and moreJan 27, 2026 2:43 pm - Zaxbys makes its Illinois debut with a new restaurant in Plainfield, Portillo’s has a new dipping sauce flight, Saturday is National Hot Chocolate Day and the new restaurant Burl is opening this weekend in Evanston.
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$2 billion data center proposal in Barrington Hills withdrawnJan 27, 2026 12:21 pm - A real estate developer has withdrawn a proposal to build a data center in Barrington Hills, officials announced.
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Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery, Go convenience stores
Jan 27, 2026 11:39 am - Amazon.com Inc. is shuttering its Amazon-branded grocery stores and automated grab-and-go markets, eliminating two centerpieces of its push into physical retail.
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Craft brewery planning to open at different site in downtown MundeleinJan 27, 2026 11:18 am - Entrepreneurs who intended to open a craft brewery and restaurant in downtown Mundelein now are focusing on a different location a few blocks away.
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How can our condo association update outdated declaration?Jan 27, 2026 10:28 am - The governing documents for our condominium association are about 25 years old and contain outdated references. Can you describe the process to update the declaration?
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Carney rolls his eyes at US Treasury secretary, telling Trump he meant what he said at Davos
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Investigators say deadly midair collision near DC followed years of ignored warnings about trafficJan 27, 2026 10:19 am - A public hearing opened Tuesday to make clear what factors played the biggest role in a midair collision that killed 67 people a year ago near Washington, D.C., and the National Transportation Safety Board will recommend what should be done to prevent similar tragedies.
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‘We get it right from Texas’: Summer Moon Coffee landing in WheatonJan 27, 2026 10:09 am - Husband-and-wife team Emily and Jesse Moffitt soon will introduce Wheaton to a distinctive wood-fired coffee from the Lone Star State. The owners of a Summer Moon Coffee franchise in Crystal Lake are opening a second shop on Butterfield Road.