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Data centers near O’Hare win nearly $100M in local tax breaks, leaving suburban homeowners to cover the gap
Aug 24, 2026 9:08 am - More than a dozen data centers near O’Hare International Airport are receiving tens of millions of dollars in local property tax breaks this year, shifting the financial burden onto suburban homeowners even as local leaders tout the benefits of the explosive industry amid growing public backlash.
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Palatine’s Durty Nellie’s could be sold, replaced by breweryAug 24, 2026 9:00 am - Durty Nellie’s could have a new owner and a new name. Iowa-based Big Grove Brewery has a contract to purchase the iconic Palatine restaurant, which has operated at 180 N. Smith St. since 2003.
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Abbott Laboratories to pay $670 million to settle cases, claims over its formula for premature babies
Aug 24, 2026 8:55 am - Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $670 million to settle a high-profile lawsuit and claims made on behalf of thousands of others related to allegations that its formula for babies born prematurely causes a dangerous intestinal disease.
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One dead, one wounded after shooting at Wheeling hotelAug 24, 2026 8:21 am - One man was fatally shot and another was wounded Sunday night at a Wheeling hotel.
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We fall in love with Chicago every summer. This year’s weather has us wondering, are we on a break?Aug 24, 2026 7:29 am - If you ask a Chicagoan what summer means, the answer might sound more like the testimony of a devoted cult member than a description of a season. Some call it a movement;...
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Most Cook County homeowners to see taxes rise again, treasurer says
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Photos: The first half of August fills The Week in PicturesAug 23, 2026 7:06 pm - Daily Herald photographers worked in so many communities in August, yours must be in here. ...
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Former sheriff’s deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey dies, attorney says
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‘A massive transformation’: Project is undoing a century of farming at Lake County preserveAug 23, 2026 4:32 pm - A $15 million restoration about to get underway at Dutch Gap Forest Preserve near Antioch will undo about a century of farming to return the property to its natural state.
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Possible ComEd 4 retrial remains up in the air months after prison release
Aug 23, 2026 3:04 pm - Federal prosecutors last week told a judge they aren't yet ready to say whether they’ll retry the lead defendants in the “ComEd Four” case who were convicted in 2023 of bribing former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.