Articles filed under Illinois
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Johnsburg neighbors unite to buy neighborhood bar and grill — and promise to turn down the volumeOct 27, 2025 1:44 pm - Jon Brudzinski and his wife, Izabela Halat, were at their Johnsburg neighborhood bar this summer when they heard that its owners were looking to sell. Brudzinski called t...
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Suburban businesses should beware new taxes disguised as ‘solutions’Oct 25, 2025 12:30 pm - Suburban business owners long have depended on and contributed to Chicago’s economy. Three major proposals could shape the economic landscape before the year ends: a tax-laden fix for the transit deficit, a proposed business head tax and new levies on the tech sector.
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‘Heart-crushing’: GOP gubernatorial candidate Bailey’s son and three family members die in Montana helicopter crashOct 23, 2025 8:10 am - The son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren of Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey died in a helicopter crash Wednesday evening in Montana.
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Report: Illinois leads Midwest in clean energy jobs creationOct 16, 2025 4:22 pm - Illinois ranks fifth in the U.S. for clean energy jobs with 3,274 new jobs added last year.
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Stellantis to reopen Belvidere plant, create 3,300 new jobsOct 16, 2025 2:33 pm - Stellantis has announced a $613 million capital investment in its Belvidere, Illinois, plant, which will create 3,300 jobs. The investment will support two new vehicle lines, including the Jeep Compass and the Jeep Cherokee.
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We see the ICE arrests. But what happens next for detainees?Oct 14, 2025 6:21 pm - Immigration arrests often occur in public, with onlookers sometimes capturing the events on camera and posting them to social media. But what happens once a person is detained? Here’s a look.
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More than half of Illinois communities have enacted a local grocery taxOct 14, 2025 3:34 pm - Data from the Illinois Municipal League shows about half of Illinois municipalities have voted to keep collecting a grocery tax since Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law last year eliminating the statewide 1% grocery tax.
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National Guard set to patrol Memphis but blocked in Illinois for 2 weeksOct 10, 2025 9:02 am - National Guard troops were expected Friday to begin patrolling in Memphis, a day after a federal judge in Illinois blocked the deployment of troops in the Chicago are...
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Illinois pumpkin harvest underway; heat weakens crop in some areasOct 09, 2025 4:30 pm - October is a busy month for the top pumpkin producing state and while consumers likely won’t see the effects, Mother Nature challenged some Illinois fields this season.
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Federal court to weigh Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago areaOct 09, 2025 10:46 am - President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing, a day after a small number of troops began...