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Prediction markets say they’re different from sportsbooks. Gambling addicts say it's all the same

By JAY COHEN and CORA LEWIS
Apr 30, 2026 9:21 am - Clinicians who treat gambling disorders are concerned about their patients turning to prediction markets.
U.S. economy grew 2% from January-March, recovering from federal shutdown; Iran war clouds outlook

By PAUL WISEMAN
Apr 30, 2026 8:27 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy accelerated at the start of 2026, expanding at a modest 2% pace from January through March after recovering from last fall’s 43-day federal ...
Fox River flooding: Pop-up resource fairs for affected residents planned in McHenry, Lake counties

By Claire O'Brien
Apr 30, 2026 8:24 am - Resource fairs for those affected by flooding will be held in Lake and McHenry counties Friday and Saturday to connect people with resources to assist in their recovery, officials announced.
Gas prices hit $5 across the suburbs; key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 30, 2026 7:57 am - A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Union Pacific argues for its $85B acquisition of Norfolk Southern in new railroad merger application

By JOSH FUNK
Apr 30, 2026 7:46 am - Union Pacific hopes regulators will be convinced this time that its $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern that it detailed for the second time Thursday will be good for the country.
IBM will bring innovation hub, 750 new jobs to Chicago’s quantum park

By Aidan Klineman
Apr 29, 2026 6:35 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker announced last Wednesday that IBM will bring its FutureNow innovation and delivery hub to Chicago’s South Side. The center will be located on the planned Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park campus and is set to create 750 full-time jobs in supercomputing fields, such as cybersecurity, AI and data science.
NFL focuses on fate of Bears stadium as the legislative clock ticks

By Marni Pyke
Apr 29, 2026 6:30 pm - Arlington Heights or Indiana? NFL officials won’t say where the Chicago Bears den should go but the organization is watching as Illinois lawmakers deliberate.
Oil prices keep moving higher, but US stocks hold near their records

By STAN CHOE
Apr 29, 2026 4:49 pm - More jumps for oil prices sent tremors through the U.S. bond market on Wednesday, along with hints that some Federal Reserve officials don’t want to cut interest rates any time soon. But fat profit reports from Starbucks and other big companies helped the U.S. stock market remain resilient despite that.
Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI's beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman

By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Apr 29, 2026 4:05 pm - Elon Musk took the stand for the second day Wednesday in the landmark trial that pits the world's richest person against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder he accuses of betraying promises to keep the company as a nonprofit dedicated to humanity's benefit.
‘Truly special’: Des Plaines will team with developer to convert shuttered YMCA facility into new athletic center

By Russell Lissau
Apr 29, 2026 2:02 pm - Des Plaines is set to purchase a long-vacant YMCA facility and lease it to a company that will operate a new athletic center there.

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