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‘A rare gem’? This Chain O’ Lakes island is no paradise, but it can be yours for $200,000Jul 05, 2025 11:15 am - A small island for sale on Grass Lake near Antioch evokes visions of a warm breeze, a cool beverage on the beach and a relaxing break from the daily grind.
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Hoffman Estates police tap into virtual reality for realistic, on-demand trainingJul 04, 2025 12:30 pm - Hoffman Estates police are already pioneering the region’s future use of virtual-reality training to make the “What If?” scenarios officers have always been urged to consider more concrete.
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Plan for Buffalo Grove banquet facility on Outback Steakhouse property heads to village boardJul 04, 2025 8:17 am - Buffalo Grove's planning and zoning commission unanimously recommended a plan to bring a banquet facility and restaurant to the long vacant former Outback Steakhouse property.
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Will tariffs put a damper on future fireworks shows?Jul 03, 2025 10:02 pm - Relax fireworks fans, the dazzling displays you’ve come to love will take place this holiday weekend as planned (barring the rain forecast for Friday and Sunday). However, some warn that future displays may not be as spectacular if proposed tariffs go into effect against China, a primary fireworks supplier.
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In a big bill that hurts clean energy, residential solar likely to get hit fast
Jul 03, 2025 10:57 am - As Republicans in Congress rushed forward with a massive tax and spending cut bill, a North Carolina renewable energy executive wrote to his 190 employees with a warning: Deep cuts to clean energy tax credits were going to hurt.
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Why some fear government data on the U.S. economy is losing integrity
Jul 03, 2025 10:51 am - U.S. policymakers are increasingly anxious about the integrity of certain government benchmarks, the crucial data points that help the Federal Reserve assess the economy’...
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Powell silence on his future complicates Trump Fed chair search
Jul 03, 2025 10:45 am - As President Donald Trump and his advisers begin weighing replacements for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, they’re running into one significant complication: It’s not clear that Powell will leave the US central bank next year.
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Toyota on Edens dealership opens in NorthbrookJul 03, 2025 9:59 am - The Gurley Leep Automotive Family recently opened its new dealership, Toyota on Edens, at 1530 W. Frontage Road in Northbrook.
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‘We’re adaptable’: Libertyville brothers shift focus to acai bowls, their third food-related venture in seven yearsJul 03, 2025 9:32 am - First it was Chrissoulas then West Side Ramen, but the two brothers behind those restaurants in downtown Libertyville recently left their familiar corner to open a completely different venture in Vernon Hills, and soon in Lake Geneva.
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Kona Ice launches in Round Lake Beach at July 5 BeachFestJul 03, 2025 9:17 am - Jessica Tcholakov and her husband, Ivan, are launching their own Kona Ice business in Round Lake Beach Saturday.