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Lake County launches Green Business programMar 27, 2026 11:06 am - Lake County’s recently approved Green Business Program highlights businesses that adopt environmentally sustainable practices related to energy, pollution prevention, solid waste, transportation/air quality and/or water.
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Why a yearslong policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump again
Mar 26, 2026 1:55 pm - Midwestern governors, including Illinois’ JB Pritzker, are seeking a permanent solution to being able to use the ethanol blend E15 gasoline that’s cheaper but some say more polluting at a time when gasoline prices are rising. For three years, routine federal waivers temporarily lifted EPA restrictions that would otherwise bar retailers from selling E15 fuel during the summer months. But in 2025, that relief was delayed and gasoline retailers lost millions. The federal government announced this year’s waiver will take effect on May 1.
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Trump says he’ll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal
Mar 26, 2026 7:59 am - With pressure mounting, senators moved quickly Thursday to debate a “last and final” offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and put the livelihoods of Transportation Security Administration workers in jeopardy as Republicans try to address Democratic demands for changes to President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement changes.
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Iran and the US harden their positions over talks to end the nearly month-old war
Mar 26, 2026 7:56 am - Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, hardening their positions over ceasefire talks and setting the stage for another potential escalation in the Middle East war as thousands more U.S. troops neared the region.Meanwhile, President Donald Trump extended his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to April 6, and Tehran tightened its grip on the crucial strait.
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Fast-growing Bath Concepts secures approvals to consolidate operations in LibertyvilleMar 25, 2026 7:01 pm - Fast-growing Bath Concepts in Libertyville has secured approvals to consolidate operations in a new, 600,000-square-foot facility to be built at Peterson and Harris roads.
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Hoffman Estates Park District launches redesigned, user-friendly websiteMar 25, 2026 2:41 pm - After a year of planning, collaborating and innovating, the Hoffman Estates Park District has announced the launch of its newly redesigned website, heparks.org.
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The seafood industry bets Americans will finally eat more fish if it looks more like meat
Mar 25, 2026 8:56 am - The future of fish is looking a lot like… salami? And meatballs. And fried chicken. And breakfast sausage. And, of course, spareribs and burgers. This is America, after all.
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As New Mexico jury finds Meta platforms harm children, social media firms await more legal decisions
Mar 25, 2026 8:52 am - The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good for Meta. A jury in New Mexico found on Tuesday that the social media giant’s platforms are harmful to children’s mental health and imposed a $375 million penalty.
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Sanders pitches bill to block data centers as populists seize on AI fears
Mar 25, 2026 8:15 am - The legislation would pause the construction of new facilities until Congress passes regulations on artificial intelligence.
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Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast
Mar 25, 2026 8:00 am - Iran on Wednesday dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East and launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries, including an assault that sparked a huge fire at Kuwait International Airport.