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Mink farming industry toes the line as Illinois lawmakers consider regulations
Apr 16, 2025 9:38 am - A bill in Springfield, sponsored by Rep. Joyce Mason, a Gurnee Democrat, would regulate the mink industry at the state level, creating mink farm licensing and requirements. But proponents and opponents have vastly different opinions on what it really aims to do.
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Fit for a suburban king: Oak Brook ‘castle’ house is on the marketApr 16, 2025 8:59 am - If you’re looking to buy a home and have nearly $5 million to spend, you may want consider a castle-like structure in Oak Brook.
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Hiring challenges persist in skilled tradesApr 16, 2025 8:44 am - A growing trend of high school counselors and parents encouraging kids to attend college instead of learning a trade or pursuing a manufacturing career can present hiring challenges for many industries.
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Retail sales rise 1.4% in March as shoppers stock up on big ticket items ahead of tariffs
Apr 16, 2025 8:20 am - U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big ticket items from gadgets to cars before President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs started kicking in.
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China's economy grew 5.4% in the first quarter as exporters rushed to beat Trump’s tariffs
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Exhausted over faulty clothes dryer ventApr 15, 2025 10:34 pm - A dryer vent was installed improperly in a new custom build three years ago. Because it doesn’t meet building codes, the builder may still be liable for the defect.
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Former furniture store in Schaumburg finds new life as orthotic, prosthetic care clinicApr 15, 2025 8:40 pm - The conversion of a former Ethan Allen furniture store in Schaumburg into a 19,500-square-foot integrated care clinic for orthotic and prosthetic patients is complete.
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Developer pulls plug on Arlington 425 project plagued by delays and financing woesApr 15, 2025 7:52 pm - The ambitious Arlington 425 development that would have transformed the face of downtown Arlington Heights and been the largest project in some two decades in town has been scrapped, Arlington Heights officials said Tuesday.
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O’Hare is second busiest airport in the world for flights, No. 8 in passengersApr 15, 2025 6:25 pm - Chicago is still a bridesmaid to Atlanta in the busy airport stakes, but O’Hare officials expect more growth in the year ahead.
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‘Everybody’s excited’: Local businesses, extras featured in rom-com being filmed in downtown LibertyvilleApr 15, 2025 4:18 pm - The producers of familiar feel-good holiday movies shot in picturesque suburbs are incorporating Libertyville into their portfolio for the first time and the locals couldn't be happier.