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Like it or not, the Like button has changed the world

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE
May 17, 2025 6:28 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The internet wouldn't be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip. Like it...
Big Tech takes a harder line against worker activism, political dissent

By Naomi Nix, Nitasha Tiku and Trisha Thadani
May 17, 2025 6:25 pm - Five years ago, Microsoft divested its stake in an Israeli facial recognition startup after thousands of employees and activists protested the company’s suspected role in...
Lawmakers seek to reverse Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel

By SIMON CARR & SONYA DYMOVA
May 17, 2025 5:35 pm - A growing number of state lawmakers are moving to repeal a 2015 Illinois law penalizing companies that boycott Israel to protest its policies toward Palestinians.
Student loans have been confusing lately. Here’s a guide to know where you stand

By ADRIANA MORGA
May 17, 2025 1:42 pm - Between collections resuming, courts blocking student loan programs and layoffs at the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the status of their student loans.
The Biz Week That Was: Sears’ HQ nearly razed, Dick’s buys Foot Locker, and Walmart warns of higher prices

Daily Herald report
May 17, 2025 1:35 pm - The demolition of Sears campus in Hoffman Estates is almost done The demolition of Sears’ former 2.4 million-square-foot headquarters in Hoffman Estates is entering ...
Illinois’ motor fuel tax is working as intended: Fixing roads and keeping up with costs

By Frank Manzo IV
May 17, 2025 1:28 pm - Every July 1 since 2019, Illinois’ motor fuel tax ticks upward with the rate of inflation. And every year, the same talking heads emerge attacking it as some evidence of broken government.
People on the move: Fehr Graham; Pulse Technologies

Daily Herald report
May 17, 2025 1:26 pm - Fehr Graham hiring and promotions Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, recently hired Josh Elmore as an engineer. Based in the firm...
US consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises inflation anxiety

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
May 16, 2025 2:56 pm - U.S. consumer sentiment fell slightly in May for the fifth straight month, surprising economists, as Americans increasingly worry that President Donald Trump’s trade war will worsen inflation. The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index, released Friday, declined 2.7% on a monthly basis to 50.8, the second-lowest level in the nearly 75-year history of the survey. The only lower reading was in June 2022. Since January, sentiment has tumbled nearly 30%.
Developer proposes 90 new townhouses, row houses near Naperville gateway

By Katlyn Smith
May 16, 2025 2:06 pm - Real estate firm Lincoln Property Co. has proposed a 90-unit townhouse and row house development within walking distance of the popular Growing Place garden center.
Batavia endorses $24M affordable housing development near Fox River

By David Petesch
May 16, 2025 12:48 pm - Property with a view of the Fox River in Kane County often isn’t affordable, but Batavia is in the early stages of reviewing a proposal for a development that would give low-income renters one of the best views around.

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