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Why a new restaurant might fill a stubborn vacancy in downtown WaucondaJun 05, 2025 11:09 am - Aided with a village incentive, a new user is said to be in the wings for the vacant Bulldogs restaurant spot on a prominent corner building in downtown Wauconda.
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Trump’s EPA targets environmental rules projected to save billions — and many thousands of lives
Jun 05, 2025 9:50 am - When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a wide-ranging rollback of environmental regulations, he said it would put a “dagger through the heart of c...
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Supreme Court makes it easier to claim 'reverse discrimination' in employment, in a case from Ohio
Jun 05, 2025 9:14 am - A unanimous Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn’t get a job and then was demoted because she is straight.
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Ukraine's drone attack on Russian air bases is a lesson for the West on its vulnerabilities
Jun 05, 2025 8:25 am - The targets were Russian warplanes, including strategic bombers and command-and-control aircraft, worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The weapons were Ukrainian drones, each costing under $1,000 and launched from wooden containers carried on trucks.
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Trump says after Xi call that US and China will resume trade talksJun 05, 2025 8:22 am - U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on Thursday at a time when stalled tariff negotiations between their two countries have roiled global trade.
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Developer acquires more property as it reshapes South Arlington Heights Road corridorJun 04, 2025 7:07 pm - The developer behind a massive building in Arlington Heights has acquired more property on South Arlington Heights Road, with plans to reshape the corridor.
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‘We know how to do it right’: Suburbs welcoming data centers say they’ll benefit their communitiesJun 04, 2025 6:53 pm - When it comes to the use of electricity and other resources like water, data centers are expected to pay their way and keep residents and fellow businesses free of negative side effects of their presence, Hoffman Estates Village Manager Eric Palm said Wednesday.
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As data centers drive electricity costs higher, energy sector reform fails in Springfield
Jun 04, 2025 6:18 pm - An ambitious Illinois energy reform bill stalled as lawmakers couldn't reach consensus, leaving climate and cost issues unresolved. The bill sought clean energy incentives, higher data center fees, and nuclear power support.
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Capannari store has new name, renewed lease with Mount ProspectJun 04, 2025 3:31 pm - Lovers of Capannari Ice Cream will continue to enjoy its classic flavors at the downtown Mount Prospect location for at least the remainder of the decade and possibly beyond.
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Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says
Jun 04, 2025 2:58 pm - President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.75 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.