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Inside the test kitchens helping restaurants navigate the trade war
Jun 02, 2025 11:06 am - On a recent weekday morning in downtown Chicago, chefs inside a test kitchen prepared a five-course meal featuring tostada verde with jalapeño Gouda and trout on focaccia. The chefs usually cook these spreads to help customers of Sysco Corp. create or tweak menu items. These days, they’re also coaching eateries on substitutes for imported ingredients hit by tariffs.
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Police have suspect in stabbing deaths of Streamwood sisters in custodyJun 02, 2025 9:55 am - The man wanted in connection with the stabbing deaths of two sisters last week in Streamwood is in custody, police said.
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What’s next after transit rescue dies in Illinois House, and what caused the meltdown? Lawmakers explainJun 01, 2025 9:00 pm - Pizza tax, real estate fee and suburban angst add up to “kiss of death” for proposal to save transit from a massive budget shortfall, insiders say.
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Fewer homes being purchased in Chicago area, but sales prices still going upJun 01, 2025 9:00 pm - While the Chicago area had more homes for sale in April 2025 than a year ago, sales were down year-to-year while sales prices went up.
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Buffalo Grove embraces its diversity with seventh annual Pride ParadeJun 01, 2025 4:43 pm - Creative floats, precision dance groups and dozens of local organizations marched through Buffalo Grove on Sunday during the seventh annual edition of the community’s Pride Parade.
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Barrington police investigating Motor Werks burglaryJun 01, 2025 4:05 pm - Barrington police are investigating a break-in early Sunday morning at the Motor Werks auto dealership.
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70-year-old McHenry woman charged in 2003 Wisconsin killing
Jun 01, 2025 11:31 am - A 70-year-old McHenry woman is among two people arrested last week in connection with an almost 22-year-old cold case murder investigation, officials said.
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Construction to delay downtown St. Charles traffic
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New taxes on sports bets, nicotine products as Democrats pass $55.2B budget
Jun 01, 2025 7:58 am - Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late Saturday, bolstering coffers with new taxes on sports bets, nicotine products and businesses.
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US defense secretary warns Indo-Pacific allies of ‘imminent’ threat from China
May 31, 2025 5:40 pm - SINGAPORE — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific on Saturday that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic...