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Wall Street holds steady just below recent records

By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT
Aug 26, 2025 8:04 am - Stocks are holding near break even in afternoon trading on Wall Street Tuesday as indexes hover just below their recent all-time highs.
40-year old Elgin family business, Brittain’s Express Oil starts major building renovations

Submitted by Kim Gilmore
Aug 25, 2025 11:27 pm - Brittain’s Express Oil and Lube in Elgin announced that it has temporarily closed its shop for renovations. The closure is expected to last several weeks as the facilit...
Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook, escalating fight for control over central bank

By CHRIS RUGABER and WILL WEISSERT
Aug 25, 2025 8:08 pm - President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook late Monday, a surprise move constituting a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independent from day-to-day politics.
Huntley housing plan with mostly rentals gains traction with new location

By Claire O'Brien
Aug 25, 2025 10:59 am - Huntley officials recently reviewed plans for a new housing development proposed for land off Route 47, just south of Deicke Park and across from Dean Street.
Months after founder’s death, Butcher on the Block celebrates 25 years in Lake in the Hills

By Amanda Marrazzo
Aug 25, 2025 10:59 am - Butcher on the Block in Lake in the Hills recently celebrated its 25th anniversary and it was “exactly” what the late owner would have wanted, his family said.
As AI becomes part of everyday life, it brings a hidden climate cost

By CALEIGH WELLS
Aug 25, 2025 10:57 am - AI is largely powered by data centers that field queries, store data and deploy information. As AI becomes ubiquitous, the power demand for data centers increases, leading to grid reliability problems for people living nearby.
Stocks slip on Wall Street after last week’s rally

By DAMIAN J. TROISE
Aug 25, 2025 10:53 am - Stocks on Wall Street closed broadly lower Monday, giving back some of the big gains the market notched last week on hopes for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve.
Expect health insurance prices to rise next year, brokers and experts say

By TOM MURPHY
Aug 25, 2025 8:08 am - Pricey prescriptions and nagging medical costs are swamping some insurers and employers now. Patients may start paying for it next year.
Keurig Dr Pepper to buy Peet’s Coffee owner in $18 billion deal

Aug 25, 2025 7:37 am - Keurig Dr Pepper said Monday it will buy Peet’s Coffee owner JDE Peet’s in a deal worth about $18 billion.
Fed Chair Powell faces fresh challenges to Fed independence amid potential rate cuts

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Aug 23, 2025 4:13 pm - Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming to cave to the White House's demands.For months, Powell has largely ignored President Donald Trump's constant hectoring that he reduce borrowing costs. Yet on Friday, in a highly-anticipated speech, Powell suggested that the Fed could take such a step as soon as its next meeting in September

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