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Aurora restricts where new data centers can be built, limits noise and water and electricity usageMar 25, 2026 4:31 pm - Aurora has put new restrictions on where data centers can be built, the noise they emit, the water and electricity they use and how they handle biometric data.
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Hoffman Estates Park District launches redesigned, user-friendly websiteMar 25, 2026 2:41 pm - After a year of planning, collaborating and innovating, the Hoffman Estates Park District has announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, heparks.org.
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How new Fannie Mae mortgage lending guidelines may affect condo boards, ownersMar 25, 2026 1:17 pm - On March 18, 2026, Fannie Mae changed their mortgage lending guidelines concerning reserve funding levels for condominium associations. These revisions will significantly impact condominium boards’ decision-making and directly affect an association’s FNMA eligibility for home mortgage lenders.
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McHenry shopping center with Aldi, Kohl’s sells for $13.7M
Mar 25, 2026 9:45 am - The McHenry Town Center strip mall recently sold for $13.74 million, according to a news release from the real estate brokerage that made the deal.
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Several suburban small businesses awarded $10K enhancement grants
Mar 25, 2026 9:41 am - A dozen Illinois small businesses will receive $10,000 Backing Small Business enhancement grants from American Express and Main Street America.
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‘Microshifting’ puts a new spin on 9-to-5 schedules
Mar 25, 2026 9:32 am - A new way of scheduling work time is remaking the typical 9-to-5 routine. “Microshifting” is a trend that involves tackling job duties in short, productive bursts instead of a single stretch. Time spent at work is flexible and scheduled around personal responsibilities and priorities.
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The seafood industry bets Americans will finally eat more fish if it looks more like meat
Mar 25, 2026 8:56 am - The future of fish is looking a lot like… salami? And meatballs. And fried chicken. And breakfast sausage. And, of course, spareribs and burgers. This is America, after all.
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As New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children, social media firms await more legal decisions
Mar 25, 2026 8:52 am - The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good for Meta. A jury in New Mexico found on Tuesday that the social media giant’s platforms are harmful to children’s mental health and imposed a $375 million penalty.
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Sanders pitches bill to block data centers as populists seize on AI fears
Mar 25, 2026 8:15 am - The legislation would pause the construction of new facilities until Congress passes regulations on artificial intelligence.
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Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast
Mar 25, 2026 8:00 am - Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport.