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A raffle for ‘the American dream’? Elk Grove’s unique solution to housing affordability crisis

By Christopher Placek
May 27, 2026 5:36 pm - Elk Grove Village residents can enter a raffle to get first crack at purchasing a new single-family home, under an unconventional public-private partnership that officials hope may be a model to ease the housing affordability crisis.
US stocks inch to more records after oil prices drop

By STAN CHOE
May 27, 2026 5:13 pm - U.S. stocks inched to more records Wednesday after oil prices fell and eased the pressure on households and businesses worldwide.The S&P 500 edged up by less than 0.1% and added to its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 182 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.1% as both indexes also set records.
9 missing after Washington paper mill tank rupture and officials say there’s no hope of survivors

By CLAIRE RUSH
May 27, 2026 2:59 pm - A second person who was injured when a large chemical tank ruptured at a Washington state paper mill has died, authorities said Wednesday, bringing the presumed death toll to 11, including nine people who were still missing.
One pizza at a time: Former McDonald’s exec and family bring a lifetime of hospitality to Lantern Pizza Co.

By Rick West
May 27, 2026 2:09 pm - Dan Coudreaut and his family opened Lantern Pizza Co. in Downers Grove in 2022 after his retirement as Executive Chef and Vice President of Culinary Innovation at McDonald’s. “I missed the immediacy of making food for people in front of me,” he says.
Single Gen Z women outpace Gen Z men to homeownership despite overall decline in first-time buyers

By ALEX VEIGA
May 27, 2026 1:36 pm - According to a recent survey, single women ages 18-26 accounted for 35% of all homebuyers in their generation. But overall Gen Zers, which the survey defines as those born between 1999 and 2011, still only made up 4% of all homebuyers during the survey period.
Association’s landscaper doesn’t provide workers’ compensation

By Matthew Moodhe
May 27, 2026 12:54 pm - Our association is in the process of replacing its landscaping contractor. The contractor has numerous employees; however, the contractor does not have workers’ compensation insurance.
Work on 68 new townhouses to begin this summer in Naperville

Daily Herald report
May 27, 2026 10:27 am - Homebuilder M/I Homes has closed on land acquisition for Everly Trace of Naperville and is set to start work on the new community of 68 townhouses. It’s M/I Homes’ third townhouse development in Naperville in less than a year.
McHenry County Board chairman breaks ties to approve 2 solar farms

By Claire O'Brien
May 27, 2026 10:27 am - The McHenry County Board has narrowly approved a pair of solar farms after County Board Chair Mike Buehler cast the tiebreaking vote.
Cellphones do not memories make

By Izzy Kharasch
May 27, 2026 10:27 am - I strongly believe that it is important for adults to put down their phones during a meal and really enjoy being together. However, I also believe that putting down the phones during a meal for young people is crucial.
PayPal’s online checkout empire is under siege as rivals squeeze its core business

By KEN SWEET
May 27, 2026 10:26 am - PayPal helped invent online checkout. Nearly three decades later, it’s struggling to defend its turf. The iconic online payments company is facing its biggest challenge in nearly three decades of existence. Its core business of customers using the app to check out when shopping online is barely growing and new management has bluntly warned investors that “significant changes” will be needed to fix the company’s problems.

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