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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
Dec 27, 2021 6:00 am - Benchmark U.S. crude oil for February delivery rose $1.78 to $75.57 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for February delivery rose $2.46 to $78.60 per barrel. Wholesale gasolin...
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Outlets hurt by dwindling public interest in news in 2021
Dec 27, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The presidential election, pandemic and racial reckoning were stories that drove intense interest and engagement to news outlets in 2020. To a large degr...
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Seven offbeat new businesses that emerged in the suburbs in 2021Dec 27, 2021 4:30 am - Entrepreneurs continued to innovate ways to find suburban customers during the second year of a pandemic, resulting in the opening of some atypical new businesses in 202...
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New Chick-fil-A opening Thursday in AlgonquinDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - Chick-fil-A fans in Algonquin won't have to go far to "Eat Mor Chikin" starting this week. A new location of the popular fast-food chain is slated to open Thursday, Dec....
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Polish president vetoes media bill that targeted U.S. company
Dec 27, 2021 12:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Poland's president on Monday vetoed a media bill that would have forced U.S. company Discovery to give up its controlling share in Polish television net...
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Elizabeth Holmes jury to begin second week of deliberations
Dec 27, 2021 12:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. - The jury weighing fraud charges against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes will start their second week of deliberations Monday. Holmes faces 11 cri...
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Notable deaths in the political, legal and business worlds in 2021Dec 27, 2021 12:00 am - January Jan 10: Nancy Walker Bush Ellis, philanthropist and sister to former President George H.W. Bush, age 94 Jan. 18: Joseph Scheidler, founder of Pro-Life Actio...
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First Street near plaza in downtown St. Charles to remain closed to vehicular traffic
Dec 27, 2021 12:00 am - Following the success of the outdoor dining program on First Street Plaza in downtown St. Charles, First Street next to the plaza will remain closed to vehicular traffic...
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CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation, quarantine periodDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly short...
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American Association of Engineers of India Origin launches Innovation HubDec 26, 2021 10:00 pm - The American Association of Engineers of India Origin organized a holiday party for its members at Bolingbrook Golf Course's Kennedy Hall on Dec. 19. Several members, in...