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Illinois toll hike undermines Pritzker’s affordability message

By Matt Paprocki
May 09, 2026 12:52 pm - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is marketing himself as a champion of affordability. A proposal to impose the largest passenger toll increase in state history cuts directly against that message.
Reinvesting in Main Street: Wauconda approves $15K for building facade work

By Mick Zawislak
May 08, 2026 7:23 pm - The exterior of an old building on a familiar corner in downtown Wauconda will be getting some attention with $15,000 in assistance from the village.
US stocks rise to records after a solid jobs report overshadows higher oil prices

By STAN CHOE
May 08, 2026 4:16 pm - The U.S. stock market rose to records Friday following the latest sign that the nation’s job market is doing better than economists expected.
5-story apartment-commercial building gets green light for Fox River Grove’s Block B

By Michelle Meyer
May 08, 2026 1:08 pm - A five-story, mixed-use development will occupy the vacant block along Route 14 in Fox River Grove after the village board gave the plan a thumbs-up.
Downers Grove, Hoffman Estates and Lombard businesses named among ‘Best Places to Work’ in Illinois

By Dave Oberhelman
May 08, 2026 12:03 pm - Suburban businesses were celebrated recently at Daily Herald Suburban Business’ Best Places to Work in Illinois competition.
A ‘little stressful’: U of I, suburban school students deal with Canvas outage caused by cyberattack

By Katlyn Smith
May 08, 2026 10:00 am - As a result of the Canvas outage, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign postponed all final exams and assignments scheduled for Friday or this weekend. The outage hit not only higher academia. It also disrupted suburban Chicago school districts.
US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April

By PAUL WISEMAN
May 08, 2026 8:23 am - America’s employers a delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war.
US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz

By ADAM SCHRECK and AUDREY McAVOY
May 08, 2026 7:11 am - U.S. forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers on Friday after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight. The United Arab Emirates, meanwhile, reported another Iranian missile and drone attack.
Cyberattack hits Canvas system used by thousands of schools as finals loom

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
May 07, 2026 10:02 pm - A system that thousands of schools and universities use was offline Thursday during a cyberattack, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals and underscoring education’s dependence on technology.
Movies returning to Des Plaines Theatre for $1-a-ticket series

By Russell Lissau
May 07, 2026 8:06 pm - Movies will return to the Des Plaines Theatre this spring.

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