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G7 leaders want to contain the Israel-Iran conflict, as Trump calls for talks between the countries

By JOSH BOAK, ROB GILLIES and JILL LAWLESS
Jun 16, 2025 1:06 pm - The Group of Seven summit began in Canada on Monday with world leaders scrambling to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program, with U.S. President Donald Trump reiterating his call for the two nations to start negotiating.
Former Rosemont village hall to be torn down for new restaurants near Rivers Casino

By Christopher Placek
Jun 16, 2025 12:41 pm - Rosemont’s former village hall will be demolished with an eye toward development of a restaurant campus across the street from Rivers Casino in Des Plaines.
ICE is using no-bid contracts, boosting big firms, to get more detention beds

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JOHN HANNA
Jun 16, 2025 9:12 am - Leavenworth, Kansas, occupies a mythic space in American crime, its name alone evoking a short hand for serving hard time. The federal penitentiary housed gangsters Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly — in a building so storied that it inspired the term “the big house.”
Music adds to dining experience and makes the spending easier

By Izzy Kharasch
Jun 16, 2025 6:44 am - When it comes to music in restaurants, most guests don’t give it much thought … or at least they don’t think they do. Music done well in restaurants makes all the difference in how long you will stay, what kind of a time you will have and, most important to the restaurant, how much money you will spend.
Custom guitar maker in South Elgin brings musicians’ visions to life

By Rick West
Jun 15, 2025 9:00 pm - After years of repairing and upgrading guitars as a sideline, Ed Snoble launched Penguin Guitar Company in April, making bespoke guitars in his South Elgin home.
St. Charles considers restrictions, tax on short-term rentals

David Petesch
Jun 15, 2025 8:36 am - St. Charles could impose new regulations and fees for AirBnbs, Vrbos and other short-term rentals currently unregulated within city limits.
Campton Hills could annex 962 acres for 900-home development

Brenda Schory
Jun 15, 2025 8:28 am - In a departure from the contentious now-dead project of Settlements of LaFox’s more than 2,000 homes in St. Charles, the village of Campton Hills is poised for a smaller, less dense annexation.
‘A better way’: How one suburban woman is helping families make senior downsizing and transition less of a crisis

By Dave Oberhelman
Jun 14, 2025 2:09 pm - After more than 20 years helping support companies in issues management and crisis communications, Kathleen Cantillon switched careers and bought a franchise of Caring Transitions, which assists people in downsizing and relocation.
Experts say caller ID is destroying our understanding of jobs market

By Tom Rees, Molly Smith and Swati Pandey
Jun 14, 2025 1:36 pm - Getting households to pick up the phone is just one of many obstacles facing the world’s stats geeks, including government agencies tasked with collecting numbers on everything from joblessness to agricultural output.
It might be tempting to put 401(k) contributions on hold, but sticking with it is a better strategy

By Amy Arnott of Morningstar
Jun 14, 2025 1:15 pm - Amid this year’s market turmoil, I’ve heard investors wonder if they should hit pause on 401(k) contributions until things settle down. Though this approach sounds tempting, it’s better to stick with your investment strategy instead of waiting for conditions to improve.

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