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The federal shutdown will cut off vital economic data, including Friday's jobs report
Oct 02, 2025 10:14 am - The government shutdown that began Wednesday will deprive policymakers and investors of economic data vital to their decision-making at a time of unusual uncertainty about the direction of the U.S. economy.
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GPS Parent Series: ‘The Craving Mind’ with Judson BrewerOct 01, 2025 10:32 pm - Psychiatrist and neuroscientist Judson Brewer will present “The Craving Mind: Break the Cycle of Worry and Bad Habits to Create Healthier Ones” at the GPS Parent Series webinar on Oct. 7.
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Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
Oct 01, 2025 7:34 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now, declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to im...
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Health care is key for Democrats in shutdown fight. Here’s what to know.
Oct 01, 2025 7:23 pm - The federal government shut down early Wednesday following an acrimonious deadlock in Congress over spending in which Democrats have sought to put a spotlight on health care subsidies and who is eligible to receive coverage.Senate Democrats rejected a Republican-led proposal that would have extended funding at current levels until Nov. 21, voting nearly along party lines. The shutdown is the first since January 2019, when President Donald Trump was previously in office.
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Shutdown fight halts $18B for New York’s largest subway, rail projects
Oct 01, 2025 7:07 pm - The Trump administration announced it would pause roughly $18 billion in federal funds for two major New York transportation projects — a move that appeared aimed at punishing Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) for their refusal to back a Republican plan that would have averted a government shutdown.
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White House fires much of the National Council on the Humanities
Oct 01, 2025 7:02 pm - The White House on Wednesday abruptly fired a large share of the council members advising the National Endowment for the Humanities, retaining only four appointees of President Donald Trump, according to terminated members reached by The Washington Post and an updated list on the agency’s website.
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Vance downplays Trump post of Jeffries in sombrero: ‘I think it’s funny’
Oct 01, 2025 6:57 pm - Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday downplayed criticism over a fake video of Democratic lawmakers that the president posted online, saying the depiction of one party leader in a sombrero and another seeming to deliver a profanity-laced tirade was “funny.”
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Glenbrook Elementary School renovation up for vote as part of major U-46 construction changesOct 01, 2025 5:38 pm - Glenbrook Elementary School in Streamwood will see renovations as part of a slew of construction projects in Elgin Area School District U-46 schools.
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‘This is a new start’: Army veteran gifted mortgage-free home in NapervilleOct 01, 2025 5:04 pm - Army veteran Tomee Phetsisouk and his family were gifted a mortgage-free home in Naperville by PulteGroup’s Built to Honor program and Building Homes for Heroes. Phetsisouk was severely injured during his second tour of duty in Iraq.
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Costco Business Center proposed for Des Plaines office parkOct 01, 2025 4:06 pm - A 137,000-square-foot Costco Business Center and a Costco-branded gas station have been proposed for Des Plaines’ southeast side.