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Five breweries in six weeks: Chicago’s craft beer closures have brewers on guard

By Ambar Colón
Mar 14, 2026 1:45 pm - At least five Chicago breweries have closed or announced closures this year, and industry experts predict more are on the way.
How to set and invest your emergency fund

By Christine Benz
Mar 14, 2026 1:19 pm - Here’s how to figure out how big your emergency fund should be, and how you should invest it.
4 smart moves to cut your 2025 tax bill under new rules

Sheryl Rowling of Morningstar
Mar 14, 2026 1:16 pm - The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made some long-awaited permanent changes to the tax code. It also introduced short-term tax breaks that come with strict limits and phaseouts, and many of them are only available through 2028 or 2029. Here are four ways to get the most out of the OBBBA’s temporary provisions as you file your 2025 taxes and plan ahead.
Trump seeks to close $1.6 trillion revenue gap with raft of new tariffs

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Mar 14, 2026 8:45 am - The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a range of the president's import taxes.
Bank of America opens in Gurnee

By Shaw Local News Network
Mar 13, 2026 10:41 am - Bank of America marked a milestone in Lake County, cutting the ribbon Feb. 18 on its first financial center in Gurnee and its 12th location countywide.
Public hearing on lead service line replacement plan rescheduled in Wauconda

Daily Herald report
Mar 13, 2026 9:17 am - The village of Wauconda is holding a rescheduled public hearing from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. March 18 to discuss intentions to replace existing lead water service lines within the village to meet Illinois Environmental Protection Agency compliance guidelines.
Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Mar 13, 2026 8:11 am - An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.
Trump administration allows for Russian oil sales as energy prices soar

Evan Halper
Mar 13, 2026 7:43 am - The Trump administration on Thursday night temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil shipments in an effort to calm markets and stem the economic fallout from its war on Iran, which has sent crude prices spiraling upward.
Trump says US bombed military sites on an island vital to Iran’s oil network

By JON GAMBRELL, DAVID RISING and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD
Mar 13, 2026 6:57 am - President Donald Trump said the U.S. bombed military sites Friday on an island vital to Iran's oil network, while an American official said 2,500 more Marines and an amphibious assault ship are being sent to the Middle East nearly two weeks into the war with the Islamic Republic.
Live Nation employee mocks customers as ‘so stupid’ in internal messages released in court case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER
Mar 12, 2026 9:06 pm - Incendiary internal messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as “so stupid” and says the company is “robbing them blind, baby” have been made public as over two dozen states weigh whether to continue their antitrust trial against the entertainment giant and its subsidiary Ticketmaster.

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