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Boeing defense workers ratify new contract to end 3-month strike in the Midwest
Nov 13, 2025 2:58 pm - Several thousand Boeing machinists in the Midwest who assemble military aircraft and weapons voted Thursday to approve a new contract, ending a three-month strike that saw them reject four earlier offers from the company.
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Why a Visa-Mastercard legal settlement could lead to your rewards credit card getting declined
Nov 13, 2025 2:24 pm - Visa and Mastercard have proposed a settlement in their long-running legal dispute with merchants over interchange fees. This new settlement, announced Monday, could impact how customers use their credit cards. Merchants may now choose not to accept certain high-reward cards due to higher fees.
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Yard House to open Naperville location Nov. 23Nov 13, 2025 2:12 pm - Yard House restaurant, at 412 S. Route 59 near the Fox Valley Mall, opens Nov. 23, marking the chain’s fourth location in the greater Chicago area.
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Why Elgin could increase its general property tax levy for the first time in more than a decadeNov 13, 2025 1:27 pm - Elgin’s proposed 2026 budget calls for the city’s first increase in the general property tax levy in more than a decade.
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Preliminary environmental analysis of proposed Waukegan airport project available for reviewNov 13, 2025 11:00 am - A preliminary environmental analysis for the proposed Runway Safety Project at Waukegan National Airport is available on the project information tab at waukeganairport.com.
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Ukraine’s army chief visits besieged city as Zelenskyy confronts graft scandal
Nov 13, 2025 8:11 am - Ukraine’s top military commander said Thursday he visited troops holding the front line in a key eastern city besieged by Russian forces, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grappled with the fallout from a corruption scandal that has engulfed his administration.
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Federal workers question whether the longest government shutdown was worth their sacrifice
Nov 13, 2025 7:16 am - With the longest shutdown ever coming to a close, hundreds of thousands of other federal workers who missed paychecks will soon get some relief.
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Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey partner with ElevenLabs for AI voice cloning
Nov 13, 2025 7:03 am - Oscar-winning actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey have made deals with voice-cloning company ElevenLabs that will allow its artificial intelligence technology to replicate their voices.
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From hardware to offices? Carlson store in Wheaton could become co-working spaceNov 12, 2025 5:32 pm - The development team behind a co-working and event center in Oak Park wants to replicate the concept in a “beloved building” in downtown Wheaton. It’s only the first phase of what could become a larger project.
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Indoor playground and adventure park Lava Island to make Illinois debut in KildeerNov 12, 2025 4:35 pm - A former Best Buy store in Kildeer will become home to the first Lava Island Indoor Play Oasis in Illinois. The relative newcomer to the family entertainment scene opened its first location in Aurora, Colorado, in 2018 and is in a growth mode envisioning dozens of locations across the country.