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Trump says climate repeal saves $1.3 trillion. The EPA’s math differs.

By Zahra Hirji
Feb 20, 2026 4:34 pm - When President Donald Trump on Feb. 12 announced the “single largest deregulation in American history” — the repeal of climate emissions standards for all vehicles and the key scientific determination underpinning them, in one swoop — he said it would save Americans $1.3 trillion.
Hanover Township to host free heart health screenings Feb. 28

Submitted by Hanover Township
Feb 20, 2026 3:42 pm - Hanover Township will host free blood pressure screenings, stroke risk assessments and body composition analyses from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 28 at its Senior Center, 240 S. IL Route 59 in Bartlett.
Bomb squad investigates suspicious package at Zurich North America HQ in Schaumburg

By Eric Peterson
Feb 20, 2026 2:51 pm - Schaumburg emergency crews and the Cook County sheriff’s bomb squad responded to a report of a suspicious package that caused employees to vacate the Zurich North America headquarters Friday morning.
Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes

By PAUL WISEMAN
Feb 20, 2026 1:55 pm - President Donald Trump still has options to keep taxing imports aggressively even after the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs he imposed last year on nearly every country on earth.
Trump’s made tariffs central to his presidency. Chaos may come next

By JOSH BOAK and STEVE PEOPLES
Feb 20, 2026 12:56 pm - President Donald Trump paid a price for going it alone on tariffs — with the Supreme Court on Friday delivering a rare rebuke by ruling he lacked the power to declare an economic emergency and launch sweeping new taxes on imports.
The Supreme Court struck down some of Trump's most sweeping tariffs. Which levies are impacted?

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Feb 20, 2026 11:08 am - The nation's highest court struck down some of U.S. President Donald Trump's most sweeping tariffs on Friday, in a 6-3 decision ruling that he overstepped his authority when using an emergency powers law to justify new taxes on goods from nearly every country in the world.
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Feb 20, 2026 9:11 am - The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda.
Inflation rose more quickly than expected in December

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Feb 20, 2026 8:15 am - A key inflation gauge accelerated in December to the fastest pace in nearly a year, showing how prices are still rising more quickly than most Americans would prefer — and faster than the Federal Reserve’s target of 2% a year.
US economy grows at 1.4% rate in the fourth quarter, slower than expected

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and MATT OTT
Feb 20, 2026 8:13 am - U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal government and a pullback in consumer spending.
Saudi Arabia may have uranium enrichment under proposed deal with US, arms control experts warn

By JON GAMBRELL
Feb 20, 2026 8:11 am - Saudi Arabia could have some form of uranium enrichment within the kingdom under a proposed nuclear deal with the United States, congressional documents and an arms control group suggest, raising proliferation concerns as an atomic standoff between Iran and America continues.

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