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Illinois bill ‘decouples’ state, federal taxes, raising revenue and angering businesses
Nov 05, 2025 10:28 am - Illinois lawmakers approved a bill last week to “decouple” some state taxes on businesses from the federal government. The changes allow Illinois to collect more taxes from corporations after the federal domestic policy bill passed this summer reduced taxes for many businesses.
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Join the club: What small businesses can learn from luxury brands about building loyaltyNov 05, 2025 9:38 am - This month I’m focusing on the nuance of marketing strategy when it goes right and when it goes wrong and what small business marketers can look to do to borrow from the big brands.
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Vernon Hills toymaker gears up for Supreme Court fight over Trump’s tariffs
Nov 05, 2025 7:39 am - Rick Woldenberg’s Vernon Hills toymaking companies — Learning Resources Inc. and hand2mind Inc. — sued in April to invalidate the tariffs as exceeding President Donald Trump’s authority. The suit is now before the Supreme Court in one of the most economically important clashes in the country's history.
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Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffs
Nov 05, 2025 7:33 am - Conservative members of the Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of President Donald Trump's sweeping unilateral tariffs midway through arguments in a case that's a pivotal test of executive power for a tool central to his broader agenda.
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Fast-fashion giant Shein draws shoppers and protesters as it opens its first store in Paris
Nov 05, 2025 7:29 am - Crowds of shoppers — and protesters — turned out Wednesday for the opening of fast-fashion giant Shein's first permanent store in Paris inside one of the city's most iconic department stores.
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President Donald Trump, in Miami, brags about the economy despite an election-night rebuke
Nov 05, 2025 7:12 am - President Donald Trump took a victory lap on the economy on the one-year anniversary of his successful election, boasting of cheaper prices and saying the U.S. is the envy of the globe even while the Republican Party faced a rebuke from voters anxious about their own finances in Tuesday's off-year elections.
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Snack Wraps’ return helps boost McDonald's third quarter sales
Nov 05, 2025 7:09 am - The fan-favorite Snack Wraps returned to U.S. menus in July after a nine-year absence. U.S. traffic to McDonald’s stores was 15% higher than average on the day they were released, according to Placer.ai, a data company.
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11 dead after engine fell off UPS plane that crashed and exploded in Kentucky
Nov 05, 2025 7:07 am - First responders searched for more victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball while taking off from the company’s global aviation hub at the airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least seven people and injuring 11, authorities said.
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Palatine village council denies permit for smoke shopNov 04, 2025 5:11 pm - Palatine village council members this week denied a special-use permit for a proposed tobacco and e-cigarette shop.
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Buffalo Grove votes to annex Fiore property for 90 townhousesNov 04, 2025 4:34 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees approved Pulte Home Co.'s plan for 90 townhouses on the former Fiore Nursery & Landscaping Supply property near Prairie View Metra station.