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Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing year on a lackluster tone

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Feb 10, 2026 8:13 am - Shoppers pulled back the pace of their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone. The report, issued by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, surprised economists who were looking for growth despite mounting concerns about slowing job growth, uncertainty about President Donald Trump's tariffs and other economic headwinds.
Top Iran security official is in Oman, site of talks with the US, likely over nuclear messages

By JON GAMBRELL
Feb 10, 2026 8:03 am - A top Iranian security official traveled on Tuesday to Oman, the Mideast sultanate now mediating talks between Tehran and Washington over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program aimed at halting a possible American strike.
FEMA denies appeal for aid for summer storm damage in Cook, Kane, McHenry and Will counties

By Janelle Walker
Feb 10, 2026 7:57 am - Illinois was unsuccessful in appealing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s previous denial of a major disaster declaration following storms that caused damage around the Chicago area last August.
Eggsperience, Tempesta Italian deli coming to Higgins Road in Rosemont

By Christopher Placek
Feb 09, 2026 7:14 pm - An Eggsperience Cafe and Tempesta Market Italian deli are coming to Rosemont this summer. The eateries will be part of a commercial building formerly housing Ram Restaurant and Brewery and Starbucks.
Andretti Indoor Karting & Games to open in Schaumburg March 10 with sneak preview

Daily Herald report
Feb 09, 2026 4:07 pm - Andretti Indoor Karting & Games will open its first Illinois location in Schaumburg at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, with an RSVP-only sneak preview to start at 11 a.m.
Next US jobs report will define just how much labor market is slowing down

By Mark Niquette, Jarrell Dillard and Augusta Saraiva
Feb 09, 2026 12:56 pm - A denser-than-usual jobs report is expected to show just how much the U.S. labor market has slowed in recent years - or perhaps that it wasn’t growing at all.
116-year-old building, former site of bakery in St. Charles, receives historic landmark status

By Joey Weslo
Feb 09, 2026 11:33 am - For almost 40 years, John Gartner’s Eastside Bakery helped feed workers in St. Charles through two world wars and the Great Depression.
‘We always thought Arlington Heights would be good’: Once Upon a Bagel set to open in March

By Christopher Placek
Feb 09, 2026 11:33 am - Once Upon a Bagel, a popular chain of delis and stores on the North Shore, is expanding to Arlington Heights, with its newest location set to open by the end of March.
Historic St. Charles house to be sold to developer, restored with help from city

By Joey Weslo
Feb 09, 2026 10:40 am - Instead of demolishing a historic St. Charles landmark to build a parking lot, the church that owns the building is now planning to sell it to a Geneva developer who will rehabilitate the space with $425,000 help from the city.
Kroger names former Walmart executive as its new CEO

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Feb 09, 2026 7:33 am - Kroger named former Walmart executive Greg Foran as its chief executive officer on Monday, 11 months after the abrupt resignation of its previous CEO.

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