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Lake Zurich board grants liquor license to gyros restaurantSep 21, 2023 1:00 am - Papagus Gyros in Lake Zurich soon will offer beer and wine to dine-in and carryout customers, after receiving permission from village leaders this week. About 90% of the...
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Sauna-based hot workout studio HOTWORX opens in GurneeSep 21, 2023 1:00 am - A new 24/7 fitness studio from a fast-growing franchise offering guided hot workouts inside saunas is open at 6641 Grand Ave. in Gurnee. The first HOTWORX opened in Oxfo...
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Rupert Murdoch, whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down
Sep 21, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Rupert Murdoch, the 92-year-old Australian media magnate whose creation of Fox News made him a force in American politics, is stepping down as leader of both ...
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Hot dog! The Wienermobile is back after short-lived name change
Sep 21, 2023 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - Some names are just the wurst. Just four months after announcing that the hot dog-shaped Wienermobile was changing its name to the Frankmobile, the one-o...
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'The whole place could have blown': Antique car crashes into Libertyville pub, ruptures gas lineSep 21, 2023 1:00 am - Operations and events are being assessed after an antique car crashed into the kitchen entrance and ruptured a natural gas line at Mickey Finn's Brewery in downtown Libe...
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Sweden's central bank hikes key interest rate, saying inflation is still too high
Sep 21, 2023 1:00 am - STOCKHOLM - Sweden's central bank raised its key interest rate Thursday, saying that "inflationary pressures in the Swedish economy are still too high," although there w...
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US applications for jobless benefits fall to lowest level in nearly 8 months
Sep 21, 2023 1:00 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell to their lowest level in eight months last week as the labor market continues to show strength in the face of elevated i...
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Gates Foundation commits $200M to pay for medical supplies and contraception
Sep 21, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged $200 million to help save the lives of mothers and children during childbirth, as the largest American philan...
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DuckDuckGo founder says Google's phone and manufacturing partnerships thwart competition
Sep 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Appearing in the biggest antitrust trial in a quarter century, DuckDuckGo founder Gabriel Weinberg testified Thursday that it was hard for his small se...
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Bank of England joins US Fed in keeping interest rates unchanged after inflation declines
Sep 21, 2023 1:00 am - LONDON - The Bank of England on Thursday joined the U.S. Federal Reserve in pausing interest rate increases after a surprising fall in U.K. inflation eased concerns abou...