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Chicago billionaire to pay for new $650 million soccer stadium
Jun 03, 2025 4:11 pm - Billionaire Joe Mansueto is using his fortune to build a new stadium for his Chicago soccer team. The founder of Morningstar Inc. and owner of Chicago Fire FC said Tuesda...
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Why Palatine is not hiring consultants to study Bears’ effect on villageJun 03, 2025 3:28 pm - Palatine stands to feel the effects from the Bears relocating to Arlington Heights. But unlike neighboring Rolling Meadows, Palatine has no plans to hire independent consultants.
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‘A great thing’: New restaurant in old Oliveti’s building could be ready next yearJun 03, 2025 3:17 pm - The entrepreneurs behind a plan to renovate the former Oliveti’s Italian Ristorante building in downtown Des Plaines and open a new eatery there hope to be ready for customers next year.
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Musk slams Trump’s big tax bill as Republican senators race to meet a July 4th deadline
Jun 03, 2025 2:40 pm - President Donald Trump wants his “big, beautiful” bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on his desk to be signed into law by the Fourth of July, and he's pushing the slow-rolling Senate to make it happen sooner rather than later.
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Hoffman Estates teacher worked at paddleboard place for years. Now she owns it.
Jun 03, 2025 11:32 am - A Hoffman Estates middle school teacher and former employee of Three Oaks Recreation Area’s Board House, where people go to paddleboard, is the new co-owner of the Crystal Lake business in what she describes as her dream job.
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OECD says US growth likely to slow to 1.6% this year, hobbled by Trump’s trade wars
Jun 03, 2025 11:25 am - U.S. economic growth will slow to 1.6% this year from 2.8% last year as President Donald Trump’s erratic trade wars disrupt global commerce, drive up costs and leave businesses and consumers paralyzed by uncertainty.
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Meta becomes the latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs
Jun 03, 2025 10:57 am - Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook’s parent company.
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Des Plaines chamber to host legislative breakfast June 25Jun 03, 2025 10:48 am - State Sen. Laura Murphy and Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos will be among the featured speakers at a June 25 legislative breakfast hosted by the Des Plaines Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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Des Plaines council reverses course, approves plans for supported living facilityJun 03, 2025 10:46 am - The Des Plaines City Council has reversed course and approved a plan for a supported living center on the suburb’s east side.
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Dollar General posts record sales as bargain stores attract more customers
Jun 03, 2025 8:25 am - Dollar General set a quarterly sales record of $10.44 billion and upgraded its annual profit and sales outlook as Americans tighten their budgets and spend more at bargain stores and off-price retailers amid economic uncertainty.