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Americans’ spending props up the economy as rising prices sap savings
Jun 05, 2026 4:41 pm - Americans are still spending money so strongly it’s steering the economy through inflation, but rising prices are starting to take a toll on savings accounts and summer vacation plans.
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Stocks slump as Big Tech sinks and a strong May jobs report boosts odds for higher interest rates
Jun 05, 2026 4:15 pm - The U.S. stock market had its worst day since October on Friday as a sell-off in big technology companies weighed down the broader market and a strong jobs report boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will be forced to hike interest rates at some point this year.
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Church expansion proposal moves forward in Des PlainesJun 05, 2026 1:42 pm - A Des Plaines church’s expansion plans have been tentatively approved by the city council.
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Des Plaines police officers getting pay raisesJun 05, 2026 1:41 pm - Des Plaines police officers will get pay raises under a new, four-year labor contract. The deal with the officers’ union, the Des Plaines chapter of the Metropolitan Alli...
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Midwestern University honors graduates launching healthcare careersJun 05, 2026 1:40 pm - Midwestern University celebrated the graduation of 707 master’s and doctoral degree recipients during six commencement ceremonies held May 28-29 on the Downers Grove campus.
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Larkin High senior awarded Dr. Joshua Alpert Sports Medicine ScholarshipJun 05, 2026 1:01 pm - Fox Valley Orthopedics sports medicine specialist Joshua Alpert, M.D., recently awarded Larkin High School senior Ximena Canizales the inaugural $2,000 Dr. Joshua Alpert Sports Medicine Scholarship during a special ceremony held at the Elgin school.
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Alert neighbor saves owner from Glendale Heights house fireJun 05, 2026 12:28 pm - No injuries were reported after a house fire Thursday on the 1800 block of Chippendale Lane in Glendale Heights.
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‘Done deal’ or ‘door remains open’? In latest stadium shift, Bears board advances Indiana planJun 05, 2026 11:43 am - Days after the Illinois legislature punted on legislation for a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights, team officials said Friday they’re going to Indiana.
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Melissa Etheridge celebrates release of ‘Rise’ during Brookfield Zoo Chicago concert SundayJun 05, 2026 11:16 am - “I do love taking my show to people,” says multiple Grammy Award-winner Melissa Etheridge, who’s headlining Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s “Roaring Nights” concert series Sunday, June 7, in support of her recently released album “Rise.”
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New art exhibition at Des Plaines Public LibraryJun 05, 2026 10:30 am - An exhibition of acrylic paintings from artist Tigerlily Cross has opened at the Des Plaines Public Library.