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Rideshare safety and legal risks passengers need to knowAug 23, 2025 12:00 pm - Unlike the highly regulated taxi industry, rideshare services have far fewer safeguards for passengers. Getting into an Uber or Lyft carries safety and legal risks that are very different from taking a traditional taxi.
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‘Always doing what’s right by the customers’: Naperville’s Oswald’s Pharmacy marks 150 yearsAug 23, 2025 11:00 am - Oswald’s Pharmacy in Naperville is looking back on 150 years of business, while also staying committed to doing what is necessary to stay in business for years to come.
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Should Mundelein enact a 1% grocery tax to replace disappearing state fee?Aug 23, 2025 10:27 am - Mundelein officials on Monday will discuss whether to create a 1% municipal grocery tax that would replace a state tax set to be eliminated Jan. 1.
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After earlier attempt, District 214 inks sale of Arlington Heights property for $5.55MAug 22, 2025 4:24 pm - The Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board votes to sell a prime Arlington Heights property to a developer for $5.55 million, despite resistance from some board members who believe the value may only rise in the future.
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Mundelein business in line for village grantAug 22, 2025 4:13 pm - A Mundelein business could receive a $4,706 grant from the village to help pay for a smoke detection and alarm system.
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Canada will match US tariff exemptions under USMCA trade pact, Prime Minister Carney saysAug 22, 2025 1:40 pm - Canada is dropping retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Friday.
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Making Des Plaines ‘look good’: City buying former restaurant on Lee Street for redevelopmentAug 22, 2025 11:59 am - Des Plaines is breaking out its checkbook and buying more rundown commercial property on Lee Street for future redevelopment.
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Powell signals Fed may cut rates soon even as inflation risks remainAug 22, 2025 9:14 am - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so slightly to lowering a key interest rate in the coming months but gave no hint on the timing of a move and suggested the central bank will proceed cautiously as it continues to evaluate the impact of tariffs and other policies on the economy.
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Cary adds non-home-rule sales tax after voters reject home rule status, extends grocery tax
Aug 22, 2025 8:10 am - Cary officials have approved a non-home-rule general sales tax and the continuation of a 1% grocery tax for next year.
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‘Lesser of two evils’: Naperville approves local grocery taxAug 22, 2025 8:09 am - Naperville shoppers will continue paying a 1% tax on their groceries. Following the lead of several neighboring communities, Naperville city council members this week voted 5-4 to replace the state’s 1% grocery tax with a local tax.