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‘A lot of lumber here’: Trees cleared for development being repurposed as custom furniture and more

By Mick Zawislak
Feb 13, 2026 8:25 am - Beyond huge piles of concrete and asphalt debris at a site being cleared for development in Wauconda, the process to repurpose parts of the landscape that have been lost is underway.
EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says ‘everyone hates’

By ALEXA ST. JOHN
Feb 12, 2026 4:16 pm - The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles, a device intended to reduce emissions that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said “everyone hates.”
US stocks drop sharply as investors hunt for losers that will be hurt by AI

By STAN CHOE
Feb 12, 2026 3:51 pm - U.S. stocks fell sharply as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 sank 1.6% for its second-worst day since Thanksgiving, though it's still near its all-time high set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.3% and the Nasdaq composite lost 2%.
RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding

By MIKE STOBBE and ALI SWENSON
Feb 12, 2026 3:06 pm - NEW YORK — Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services one year ago, he has defended his upending of federal health ...
Climate inaction puts 34% of fashion industry profits at risk

By Olivia Raimonde
Feb 12, 2026 2:40 pm - The fashion industry is heading for a 34% drop in profits by 2030 unless companies move quickly to rein in their climate footprint, according to a report by the Apparel Impact Institute.
Ford planning five models under $40,000 in affordability push

By Keith Naughton
Feb 12, 2026 2:36 pm - Ford Motor Co. is planning to launch five new models priced under $40,000 by the end of the decade in a gambit to offer more affordable vehicles as the average cost of new cars tops $50,000 in the U.S.
McDonald’s says focus on value is bringing back customers

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Feb 12, 2026 2:31 pm - McDonald’s focus on value is paying off.The fast food giant said Wednesday that its global same-store sales — or sales at locations open at least a year — jumped 5.7% in the October-December period. That's better than the 3.9% Wall Street was expecting, according to analysts polled by FactSet.
Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change

By MATTHEW DALY
Feb 12, 2026 2:30 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions a...
Industry veteran named new president and CEO of Portillo’s

Daily Herald report
Feb 12, 2026 2:06 pm - Chicago-based Portillo’s has appointed restaurant industry veteran Brett Patterson as president and chief executive officer, effective Feb. 23, the company announced Thursday.
Batavia Boardwalk Shops 2026 lineup announced

Feb 12, 2026 12:16 pm - Batavia MainStreet has announced the 10 businesses that will be in the Batavia Boardwalk Shops this spring and summer. The businesses are Archives Chicagoland, a bookstor...

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