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Elgin could get its second recreational cannabis dispensaryApr 08, 2025 2:13 pm - The Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission gave preliminary approval Monday for the city’s second recreational cannabis dispensary. Jane & Buds Cannabis Dispensary will open in the former Boston Market on Randall Road if owners receive approval from the city council.
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Almost 20 years later, townhouse development proposed again for Lake in the Hills site
Apr 08, 2025 2:09 pm - Almost 20 years after a similar plan was first proposed, a townhouse complex could be coming to Lake in the Hills.
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Lowe’s among major retailers closing for Easter
Apr 08, 2025 1:47 pm - For the sixth straight year, Lowe’s is closing its more than 1,700 stores for the Easter holiday, this year on April 20. “Lowes stores closing” became a trending topic on Google late Monday, sparking confusion over the fate of the country’s second-largest hardware store chain.
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Des Plaines closer to creating local grocery sales taxApr 08, 2025 12:57 pm - Des Plaines city council members on Monday overwhelmingly supported creating a local 1% sales tax on grocery items to offset the pending elimination of an identical state tax.
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Illinois nursing homes seek Medicaid rate hike
Apr 08, 2025 12:27 pm - Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are forcing many facilities around the state out of business.
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United Airlines … or ‘The Rest’? New O’Hare ad blitz comes as rivalry with American Airlines heats upApr 08, 2025 12:06 pm - United Airlines pokes fun at its competitors in the Chicago market as the summer travel season gears up.
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Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers
Apr 08, 2025 11:23 am - The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.
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Hawthorn Woods holding public hearing on proposed residential developmentApr 08, 2025 8:19 am - A special meeting and public hearing of Hawthorn Woods’ planning, building and zoning commission will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lake Zurich High School’s performing arts center
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As China and the US spar, countries brainstorm over how to cope with the trade war
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Asia markets rebound despite tariffs threat on China