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Batavia plans to continue collecting grocery tax, despite state repeal

By David Petesch
Apr 30, 2025 8:46 am - Batavia is among hundreds of municipalities in Illinois considering whether to create a local grocery tax in response to the state’s decision to eliminate the current one after 2025.
U.S. economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt business

By PAUL WISEMAN
Apr 30, 2025 7:56 am - The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3% annual pace from January through March, first drop in three years. It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs.
US and Ukraine sign minerals deal after Trump presses Kyiv to pay back US for helping repel Russia

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Apr 30, 2025 6:54 am - Clinching a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war “is far too complex to be done quickly,” a senior Kremlin official said Wednesday, as the U.S. labors to bring momentum to peace efforts and expresses frustration over the slow progress.
Six things you need to know about the Route 53 road construction project

By Marni Pyke
Apr 29, 2025 7:21 pm - Here’s the lowdown on what Route 53 work between Lake-Cook Road and Route 62 means for your commute.
Shuttered Prospect Heights hotel suggested for senior housing as prior taxes pursued

By Eric Peterson
Apr 29, 2025 4:11 pm - The new owner of the abruptly closed Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook hotel in Prospect Heights has already made an informal proposal to the city to convert the 318-room building into a senior-living facility, city officials said.
US consumer confidence plummets to COVID-era low as trade war stokes anxiety

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 29, 2025 2:58 pm - Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as anxiety over the impact of tariffs takes a heavy toll.
Barrington approves redevelopment agreement on Golden Triangle

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 29, 2025 2:26 pm - Barrington trustees Monday put the final touches on a redevelopment agreement for a mixed-use project on Hough Street between the Union Pacific and Canadian National Railway tracks.
Iconic ‘castle’ in Fox River Grove cancels all events after village rescinds special-use permit

By Michelle Meyer
Apr 29, 2025 12:32 pm - Fox River Grove’s iconic Bettendorf Castle has canceled all events indefinitely after the village rescinded its special use permit.
Amazon is not planning to show added tariff costs next to its online product listings

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and JOSH BOAK
Apr 29, 2025 11:44 am - Amazon is not planning to list added tariff costs next to product prices on its site — despite speculation spanning from a report that claimed the e-commerce giant would soon show new import charges, as well as fiery comments from President Donald Trump's White House denouncing such a move.
Chatham mourns the 4 youngsters killed when a car barreled through their after-school camp

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Apr 29, 2025 10:23 am - Three young children and a teenager were killed when a car barreled through a building used for an after-school camp in central Illinois, but authorities said Tuesday that the crash that sent six other children to the hospital was likely not a targeted attack.

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