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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged even as Trump demands cuts

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jul 30, 2025 1:24 pm - The Federal Reserve left its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a cut.
Why having a grocery store on Batavia’s east side is so important

By Dave Heun
Jul 30, 2025 12:39 pm - As Berkeley Finer Foods closes, to be replaced by Cinco de Mayo Market on Batavia’s east side, Dave Heun looks at the history of grocery stores in the Tri-Cities.
Giannoulias launches campaign to ensure fairness in auto insurance rates

By Marni Pyke
Jul 30, 2025 12:17 pm - Secretary of state wants Illinoisans to tell their stories about expensive auto insurance rates. Meanwhile State Farm says it’s reducing costs.
Spring Grove girl who died after dental office visit recalled for ‘loving heart’

By Michelle Meyer
Jul 30, 2025 11:55 am - A 17-year-old Spring Grove girl who died last week after visiting a Grayslake dental clinic was described in her obituary as having had ”a loving heart."
NTSB opens hearings on deadly Washington collision between a helicopter and passenger plane

By JOSH FUNK
Jul 30, 2025 9:55 am - Three days of investigative hearings on the deadly midair collision over Washington in January began Wednesday, aiming to reveal new insights into what caused the crash between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people.
Paying for college without sabotaging retirement

By Brian Safdari
Jul 30, 2025 9:07 am - Many families get sticker shock when they realize what putting their kids through college might cost over four years.
State-backed quantum park plan expands with new company

By Andrew Adams
Jul 30, 2025 8:59 am - Quantum computing company Infleqtion will open an office in Illinois and build a “neutral atom” quantum computer on Chicago’s South Side. Infleqtion is expected to receive at least a $5 million tax credit through a state program meant to incentivize microchip manufacturing and quantum computing.
Trump's latest tariff deadline is approaching. Here are the trade deals the US has announced so far

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Jul 30, 2025 8:08 am - The clock is ticking closer to U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff deadline of Aug 1. And while several more deals — or at least frameworks for deals — have been reached since his last tariff deadline of July 9 came and went, trade talks with many countries are still in flux.
US economy bounds back, expanding 3% in second quarter, but headline growth number masks weaknesses

By PAUL WISEMAN
Jul 30, 2025 7:44 am - The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3% annual pace from April through June, bouncing back at least temporarily from a first-quarter drop that reflected disruptions from President Donald Trump’s trade wars.
Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oil

By JOSH BOAK
Jul 30, 2025 7:41 am - President Donald Trump says he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil.

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