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Celebrity chef Stephanie Izard opening burger spot at Hollywood Casino food halls in Aurora and JolietMay 01, 2025 11:05 am - Hollywood Casino’s two new land-based riverboat sites under construction in Aurora and Joliet will feature prominent Chicago chefs and restaurants dishing out gourmet and specialty burgers, tacos, pizza and ice cream when they open.Celebrity chef Stephanie Izard is among the headliners, along with Chicago favorites Antique Taco and Pretty Cool Ice Cream.
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Schaumburg Business Association talks tariffs, sidesteps ideological issuesMay 01, 2025 8:56 am - Members of the Schaumburg Business Association were promised and received a non-ideological overview of tariffs and a history of their use by the U.S. on the 100th day of the second Trump administration Wednesday.
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McDonald's store traffic falls unexpectedly as diners grow uneasy about economy
May 01, 2025 6:58 am - McDonald’s store traffic fell unexpectedly in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners.
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Ukraine and the US have finally signed a minerals deal. What does it include?
May 01, 2025 6:47 am - After months of tense negotiations, the U.S. and Ukraine signed a deal that is expected to give Washington access to the country’s critical minerals and other natural resources, an agreement Kyiv hopes will secure long-term support for its defense against Russia.
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‘This is totally different’: Itasca hotel offers rappelling experienceApr 30, 2025 4:57 pm - The Westin Chicago Northwest hotel in Itasca has partnered with Over The Edge to offer thrill seekers the chance to rappel down its 12-story building while taking in views of surrounding suburbs.
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Trump urges patience, blames Biden after weak economic news
Apr 30, 2025 1:01 pm - President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday morning at increasingly dim economic forecasts that have cast his policies in a harsh light and clouded what he has hoped would be a valedictory marker of his 100 days in office.
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Company shifts plans for new cannabis dispensary in Mundelein to different siteApr 30, 2025 10:49 am - A company that last year proposed opening a cannabis dispensary in Mundelein has selected a different site for the operation.
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How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food
Apr 30, 2025 10:40 am - Last week, U.S. health officials announced plans to persuade food companies to voluntarily eliminate petroleum-based artificial dyes by the end of 2026. “Most of our customers have decided that this is finally the time when they’re going to make that switch to a natural color,” said Dave Gebhardt, senior technical director at Sensient Technologies Corp., one of the world’s largest dyemakers. But is the industry ready?
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‘We’re simply keeping what was already ours’: Huntley adopts local grocery tax
Apr 30, 2025 9:45 am - Huntley has become the latest municipality in the McHenry County area to go for a local grocery tax.
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Wall Street storms back from early losses, echoing its manic moves through a historic April
Apr 30, 2025 8:55 am - U.S. stocks began Wednesday with a thud after a report suggested the U.S. economy may have shrunk at the start of the year. But the big losses soon eased in the latest sharp swings to hit Wall Street amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war will do to the economy.