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McDonald’s in Crystal Lake to be torn down, rebuilt

By Michelle Meyer
Apr 10, 2026 12:22 pm - The Crystal Lake McDonald’s is getting a fresh start with a new building and a reconfigured site to improve traffic.
‘Brewing soon’: Elk Grove Village lands one of first Dutch Bros Coffee shops in the suburbs

By Christopher Placek
Apr 09, 2026 5:37 pm - Dutch Bros Coffee, a West Coast drive-through chain popular with young people, will open this fall at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads in Elk Grove Village.
US stocks rise and oil prices trim their gains on hopes for the ceasefire with Iran

By STAN CHOE
Apr 09, 2026 3:53 pm - U.S. stocks rose Thursday, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran.
Longtime Paddock Publications executives to retire

By Christopher Placek
Apr 09, 2026 1:27 pm - Two senior executives at Paddock Publications Inc., publisher of the Daily Herald, are retiring after decades of service.
Candy Hall of Fame coming to Chicago next year

By Barbara Vitello
Apr 09, 2026 12:57 pm - Candy Hall of Fame expected to open in summer 2027 on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.
Average US long-term mortgage rate eases to 6.37% after rising five weeks in a row

By ALEX VEIGA
Apr 09, 2026 12:41 pm - The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week, a modest relief for prospective homebuyers who have been facing higher borrowing costs as mortgage rates climbed to the highest level in nearly seven months.
Key inflation gauge remains elevated in February before Iran war

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Apr 09, 2026 12:39 pm - A key measure of inflation stayed high in February, before the war in Iran spiked gas prices, a sign that everyday costs were elevated even before the conflict began.
Been there, done that: Starship Travel in South Elgin celebrates 40 years

By Rick West
Apr 09, 2026 12:38 pm - Starship Travel in South Elgin is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a travel expo at the Elgin Country Club Sunday.
US filings for jobless aid jump to 219,00 last week but remain within stable range of past few years

By MATT OTT
Apr 09, 2026 8:14 am - U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week before Iran, Israel and the U.S. announced a two-week ceasefire deal that injected a degree of optimism into a still-clouded global economic picture.
Housing market trends favor home shoppers, but Iran war clouds the outlook for mortgage rates

By ALEX VEIGA
Apr 08, 2026 6:10 pm - The economic fallout from the war with Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home, even as other housing market trends in many parts of the country favor home shoppers this spring.

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