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Starbucks and Nestlé face scrutiny over labor practices in China

Vic Chiang, Christian Shepherd
Dec 04, 2024 8:54 am - Coffee farms in Starbucks’ and Nestlé’s supply chains in China are not living up to the multinationals’ ethical standards, sometimes using children as workers, excessive hours and lax safety standards to meet their targets, according to a report by China Labor Watch, a New York-based human rights group.
‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden uses his visit to Angola to promote a major US-backed rail project in Africa

By WILL WEISSERT
Dec 04, 2024 8:18 am - Even in the waning days of his presidency and thousands of miles from home, U.S. President Joe Biden is finding ways to celebrate trains.
New household waste removal service available in Wheeling

By Russell Lissau
Dec 04, 2024 8:01 am - Wheeling residents can get rid of chemicals and other potentially dangerous garbage through a new service that launched this month.
Inflation, labor costs contribute to Christmas tree price increases

By Elizabeth Maxwell
Dec 03, 2024 6:03 pm - If you’re hoping to celebrate this Christmas with the sweet smell of pine and citrus, you may need to shell out some extra cash.
Is Enron back? If it’s a joke, some former employees aren't laughing

By JUAN A. LOZANO
Dec 03, 2024 4:02 pm - HOUSTON — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud a...
Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

By TOM MURPHY
Dec 03, 2024 3:53 pm - Nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021, research shows. Black and Latino neighborhoods were most vulnerable to the retail pharmacy closures, which can chip away at already-limited care options.
Seller’s market: High interest rates, low inventory continue to complicate suburban housing market

By David Petesch
Dec 03, 2024 11:46 am - While many economists anticipate dropping interest rates to continue into 2025 and local Realtors are hopeful for a good start to the new year, Kane County real estate professionals don’t believe the Fed’s influence is as strong as other factors and expect current market trends to continue unless new construction picks up drastically.
Algonquin Portillo’s celebrating its first birthday Tuesday with $1 cake slices

By Rick West
Dec 03, 2024 10:05 am - The Portillo’s restaurant in Algonquin is celebrating one year at their location at 1801 S. Randall Road Tuesday with $1 cake for guests.
China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip sanctions

By ELAINE KURTENBACH
Dec 03, 2024 7:53 am - China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports.
I tried 9 Costco Kirkland wines. Some blew me away.

By Dave McIntyre
Dec 03, 2024 5:27 am - I wanted to check out Costco’s wine program, specifically the Kirkland Signature line of wines, the warehouse chain’s private label. Private label wines are typically surplus wines purchased on the bulk market or produced under contract in various regions around the world. They can be good bargains for price-conscious consumers.

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