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Virtual-reality gaming venue Zero Latency opens first Illinois location in Schaumburg

By Eric Peterson
Apr 11, 2025 4:42 pm - Zero Latency, an international virtual-reality gaming venue chain, opened its first Illinois location Friday in Schaumburg with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by numerous local dignitaries.
Former Secret Service veteran joins P4 to lead executive protection

Submitted by Vicarious Public Relations
Apr 11, 2025 3:45 pm - The P4 Companies (P4), based in Downers Grove and serving the greater Chicago area, recently announced the addition of Derek Mayer, a 25-year veteran of the U.S. Se...
Local land conservancy to host ‘Preserving the Family Farm’ seminar

Submitted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County
Apr 11, 2025 3:17 pm - A free seminar on May 1 will cover financial and legal aspects of putting agricultural conservation easements on farms to prevent development. It will feature a panel of experts and preserved landowners.
Barrington to revamp downtown streetscape with planters, seat walls, new trees

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 11, 2025 1:35 pm - Barrington officials this week previewed plans for an overhaul of the downtown streetscape.
Major nations agree on first global tax on greenhouse gases with plan that targets shipping

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and SIBI ARASU
Apr 11, 2025 1:12 pm - Many of the world’s largest shipping nations decided on Friday to impose a minimum tax of $100 for every ton of carbon dioxide emitted by ships, if their planet-heating emissions are not already accounted for, making it effectively the first global tax on greenhouse gas emissions.
BOMA/Suburban Chicago names regional TOBY Award winner

Submitted by Jessica Urban
Apr 11, 2025 12:41 pm - Schaumburg, April 9, 2025: The North Central Region of Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International has announced the regional winners of The Outstanding...
Northwestern hit with 100 stop-work orders for federal projects

By Janet Lorin
Apr 11, 2025 9:25 am - Northwestern University said researchers with federal grants received 100 stop-work orders, hitting projects in areas including medicine and engineering.
US stocks climb but the US dollar sinks as Wall Street closes a chaotic and historic week

By STAN CHOE
Apr 11, 2025 9:09 am - U.S. stocks are climbing Friday in another manic day on Wall Street, while the falling value of the U.S. dollar and other swings in financial markets suggest fear is still high about escalations in President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.
China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%

Apr 11, 2025 8:05 am - China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.
US wholesale inflation fell last month as price pressures eased, but trade war clouds outlook

By PAUL WISEMAN
Apr 11, 2025 8:02 am - U.S. wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump’s trade wars cloud the outlook.

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