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Slightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
Feb 20, 2025 7:43 am - The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose by 5,000 to 219,000 for the week ending February 15, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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Trump backs idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens
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Should sellers replace polybutylene pipe?Feb 19, 2025 6:09 pm - Housing from the 1970s and 1980s may have been built with polybutylene water piping, which is now considered substandard and must be disclosed by sellers listing their property. What should a seller do if they discover this in the home they’re listing?
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‘It is a black hole in our downtown area’: Mount Prospect moving ahead with buying former Chase Bank buildingFeb 19, 2025 5:20 pm - Mount Prospect trustees voted for the village to move ahead with the $5 million purchase of the former Chase Bank building.
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Barrington Hills flower farm once again rejected by village zoning boardFeb 19, 2025 5:13 pm - The owners of a Barrington Hills flower farm met rejection for the third time from the village’s zoning board of appeals.
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New Mexican restaurant to replace downtown Wheaton sushi spotFeb 19, 2025 3:39 pm - A former sushi place in downtown Wheaton is expected to get new life as a Mexican steak and seafood restaurant.
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Hoffman Estates could see third data center campus with sale of Plum Farms propertyFeb 19, 2025 3:02 pm - The recent sale of the 185-acre Plum Farms property at the northwest corner of Route 59 and Higgins Road could lead to a third data center campus in Hoffman Estates, Mayor Bill McLeod announced in his State of the Village address Wednesday.
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New Social Security chief contradicts claims that millions of dead people are getting payouts
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Northwestern McHenry hospital sued over claim sponge left inside patient’s neck after surgery
Feb 19, 2025 2:20 pm - A man filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital for more than $50,000, claiming a surgical sponge was left inside his neck for four months, court records show.
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‘It’s been a passion’: Retired police officer brings love for barbecue to Hoffman Estates with I Smell BaconFeb 19, 2025 12:46 pm - When retired Hoffman Estates police lieutenant Mark Mueller decided to open a restaurant, he couldn’t help himself when it came to the name — I Smell Bacon BBQ and Pub, where he serves fresh-smoked meats and signature sides made from scratch daily.