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Americans turn cautious and retail sales slide after a spring rush to beat tariffs
Jun 17, 2025 3:15 pm - Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back from a spending surge early this year to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports.
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Suburban toy company challenges Trump’s tariffs before Supreme Court in long shot bid for quick decision
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Hoffman Estates approves $385,000 purchase of TIF-funded landJun 17, 2025 1:49 pm - The Hoffman Estates village board unanimously authorized the $385,000 purchase of 11 acres of land Monday as part of a TIF district redevelopment plan.
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Developer wants to build duplexes near Route 47 in Huntley. The village board isn’t thrilled.
Jun 17, 2025 12:41 pm - Huntley Village Board members are lukewarm on a plan for duplexes along Route 47 near Talamore Boulevard and Ackman roads in the Talamore subdivision, with some hoping to see that area developed with commercial uses.
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Wheel Haus restaurant coming to Wheeling Town CenterJun 17, 2025 11:04 am - The entrepreneurs behind the Moretti’s chain want to open another restaurant in the Wheeling Town Center complex.
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Food giant Kraft Heinz vows to stop using artificial dyesJun 17, 2025 8:38 am - Kraft Heinz promised Tuesday to purge certain artificial food dyes from its products by the end of 2027, a move that follows pressure from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to excise color additives from the nation’s food supply because of potential health risks.
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Hawthorn Woods panel holding special meeting on Kemper Ridge proposalJun 16, 2025 8:14 pm - A plan introduced in February described as meeting a demand for smaller housing options in Hawthorn Woods has been revised to include fewer homes and more open space.
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Wall Street recovers from Friday's shock as US stocks rise and oil prices ease
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Trump administration offers some details of how it would control US Steel, but union raises concerns
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Fox River Grove gets OK to demolish ‘monstrously ugly’ half-built apartments