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Wall Street’s winning week ends with more records for US stocks
Jul 25, 2025 3:54 pm - U.S. stocks capped another strong week with more records on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% to set an all-time high, the fifth time it did so this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 208 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite added 0.2% to its own record set the day before.
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Trump and Powell bicker over Fed building renovations as president ratchets up pressure campaign
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‘A huge opportunity’: Release of four piping plovers could expand breeding population of endangered shorebirdJul 24, 2025 5:52 pm - The release this week of four piping plover fledglings reared in captivity at a secluded beach area on Lake Michigan raises the possibility of two more nesting sites for the federally endangered bird species in Waukegan.
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Design plans for Mount Prospect data center changingJul 24, 2025 5:09 pm - Cloud HQ is seeking to alter the look of its approved data center development in Mount Prospect, proposing to build taller and along Algonquin Road.
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Rolling Meadows sports bar owner rolls on, even with closing of Palatine locationJul 24, 2025 3:47 pm - The owner of Rep’s Place sports bar in Rolling Meadows has closed his Palatine location, Rep’s Burgers. But he remains optimistic about the future of his Rolling Meadows operation and its expanding food truck business.
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern confirm merger talks to create coast to coast railroad
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Scammers target back-to-school rush as spending nears $39 billionJul 24, 2025 1:44 pm - As summer winds down, families across the country are preparing for the upcoming school year. But while parents juggle vacations, work, and school supply lists, scammers also are gearing up — for a different kind of season.
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Hershey and other chocolate makers hike prices as cocoa remains near record highs
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Algonquin’s Cucina Bella celebrates 20 years of serving up Italian family recipes
Jul 24, 2025 1:11 pm - For the past two decades, Cucina Bella has been bringing a piece of Italy to downtown Algonquin. On Thursday, the restaurant celebrated its 20th birthday.
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‘Hit or miss’? Mandated media literacy education lacks consistency across Illinois
Jul 24, 2025 11:59 am - A survey of Illinois educators reveals a significant disparity in how they interpret a three-year-old state law’s requirement to teach high school students a “unit of instruction” on media literacy.