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Hopewell Brewing, other Illinois businesses face significant losses as new hemp law looms

Businesses in Illinois, including Hopewell Brewing Company, are facing significant financial impacts as the Illinois Hemp Act is set to ban the sale of hemp-based, THC-infused beverages at most retail locations starting November 12.

Illinois · 3d

newcity.com

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Literary Portals: Chicago’s Indie Bookstore Renaissance Is Built Through Community

Once a month in Evanston, women flock to a little storefront on Main Street for “Hot Moms Night.” The space isn’t a bar or a nightclub, it’s a bookstore. These moms are there to have a drink, listen to good music and talk about books. Betsy...

Chicago, IL · 2d
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The Hill

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Fed’s Goolsbee says data center buildout ‘overheating’ economy

Austan Goolsbee, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said Monday that the data center buildout is “overheating” the economy and putting upward pressure on prices. “Now this stuff with the AI data center buildout is, to my eye, starting to look more just like old-fashioned demand overheating,” Goolsbee told Subrina Hudson of…

Chicago, IL · 4d

CBS News

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Ferrara Candy to close Little Village manufacturing plant in April

Chicago, IL · 2d

everafterinthewoods.com

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This Old-School Illinois Butcher Shop Still Cuts From Hanging Cattle And Makes Over 80 Sausages

A carved wooden pig head hands out your number at the door. That’s how your visit starts at one of the most beloved butcher counters in Illinois. The kitchen behind the counter turns out more than 80 kinds of sausages and brats. A smokehouse adds more than 10 kinds of homemade bacon to the lineup.

Chicago, IL · 6d

CBS Chicago

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E. coli cases at popular Homer Glen pumpkin farm traced to baby goat

Will County health officials said cases of E. coli in people who visited Bengston's Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen, Illinois, have been traced back to one baby goat in their petting zoo.

Homer Glen, IL · 3d

NBC Chicago

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Starbucks' viral blind Bearista boxes are here, and fans are lining up to get their paws on them

Long lines were forming outside Chicago-area Starbucks in the wee hours of the morning Tuesday, but it wasn't exactly because of coffee. It's because of cute glass bears. Tuesday, blind boxes of Starbucks' viral "Bearista" glass cups landed at coffeehouses nationwide. According to the coffee giant, the surprise red boxes contain one of five adorable, hand-blown glass cups in the shape of bears: Aspen, Reiny, Bunny and Joy.

Chicago, IL · 3d

southlanddevelopment.org

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Stop Training People for Jobs That Aren't Coming

Traditional workforce programs train people to find jobs. But what happens when those jobs don't exist? SDA CEO Bo Kemp makes the case for entrepreneurship as workforce development, explaining how communities can create their own employers, expand business ownership and build stronger local economies. Waiting for a major employer to...

Chicago, IL · 3d

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Senior Resource Group Acquires Community in Metro Chicago for $212.5M

LINCOLNWOOD, Ill. — Senior Resource Group and the TIAA Real Estate Account — which is managed and supported by Nuveen Real Estate — have acquired The Carrington at Lincolnwood in Lincolnwood, roughly 13 miles northwest of downtown Chicago. A partnership between LAMB Properties and Harbert South Bay Partners sold the property for $212.5 million.

Lincolnwood, IL · 4d

choosedupage.com

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Building Your Manufacturing Workforce Through Apprenticeships

Manufacturers continue to face challenges finding and retaining skilled workers. Learn how registered apprenticeships can help build a stronger talent pipeline while developing the skills employers need. This webinar explores:. Common workforce challenges facing manufacturers. What a registered apprenticeship is and how it works. The benefits of apprenticeships for employers.

Dupage County, IL · 4d

DBusiness Magazine

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David Provost Named Executive Chair of Parkway Bank in Chicago

Parkway Bancorp Inc., the holding company for Parkway Bank, a commercial bank in Chicago serving businesses, families, and communities, has announced the completion of a private placement of its […] The post David Provost Named Executive Chair of Parkway Bank in Chicago appeared first on DBusiness Magazine .

Chicago, IL · 4d

Block Club Chicago

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Voters On South, West Sides Say ‘Yes’ To Corporate Head Tax, But Their Alders Aren’t On Board

CHICAGO — Voters in four wards overwhelmingly supported taxing large corporations to fund social services in last week’s election, but three of the four alderpeople representing those wards reaffirmed their opposition to a corporate head tax in a letter sent Tuesday to Mayor Brandon Johnson. The advisory referendum...

Chicago, IL · 2d

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OPRF ‘recaptures’ past tax dollars citing special ed costs

The Oak Park and River Forest High School board voted 6-1 last week to approve a tentative tax levy of a little over $90.5 million which represents a 4.01% increase over last year. The board will hold a public hearing on the tax levy at its Dec. 3 meeting and is expected to approve the levy later that night. 

Oak Park, IL · 3d

takingthekids.com

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These 10 Warehouse-Style Secondhand Stores In Illinois Are Worth Every Mile Of The Drive

One antique mall in Illinois fills an old school building with three floors of collectibles and serves coffee on-site. Another sits in a historic train station. A third shares space with a diner that scoops ice cream and sells fudge. I love that secondhand shopping here comes with this much...

Chicago, IL · 7d

Yahoo!

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'People are going crazy over the good ones': Chicago home prices are surging more than New York and San Francisco

In one of America's hottest housing markets, not even 7% mortgage rates seem to be slowing down sales. Multiple-offer situations remain a regular occurrence. Realtors prep their buyers to expect months-long searches, while motivated sellers can usually wrap up the entire transaction in a week or less. That's the current...

Chicago, IL · 6d

hoodline.com

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Lincoln Park's Briny Swine Site Eyed for Seven-Story, 47-Unit Building

2577 N. Clark St. — Approximate Site of Proposed 47-Unit Building. The former home of Briny Swine on N. Clark Street could soon give way to a seven-story mixed-use building packed with 47 apartments, 10 of them set aside as affordable housing. An unnamed developer is behind the proposal for 2577 N. Clark, located near the intersection of N. Clark Street and W. Wrightwood Avenue in Lincoln Park.

Chicago, IL · 4d

CBS Chicago

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JW Marriott sues developer over office-to-residential conversion

JW Marriott is suing a Chicago developer working on the city's LaSalle Street Reimagined Initiative, alleging the project is illegally moving forward without the hotel's consent.

Chicago, IL · 4d

rejournals.com

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New strength for Chicago industrial market in third quarter

Chicago’s industrial market showed renewed strength in the third quarter of 2026, with leasing activity climbing to its highest level in four years, vacancy declining and tenant demand helping absorb millions of square feet of available space, according to the latest research from Transwestern. Direct leasing activity totaled 17.3...

Chicago, IL · 3d