Northwest Indiana leaders were cautiously optimistic about the future of U.S. Steel’s Gary Works plant after President Donald Trump signaled Friday afternoon that he’ll approve an investment by Japan-based Nippon Steel in the iconic American steelmaker.
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New greenhouse at Lambs Farm brings gardening therapy, vocational training to people with developmental disabilities
While the facility previously had a hoop house and garden center, its new greenhouse offers a permanent, year-round facility with lighting and temperature control.
Chicago Bulls guard Jevon Carter sells West Loop condo for $983,000
Carter continues to own a five-bedroom, 3,500-square-foot town home in a gated community in West Town that he purchased for $1.5 million in September 2024.
Homeowners association of the Midwest Club in Oak Brook buys 2.6-acre parcel that adjoins the subdivision
It is very rare — if not outright unheard-of — for a subdivision homeowners association to shell out capital to act as a developer.
Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting Chicago law firm
A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked another of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting a major law firm, calling it unconstitutional retaliation designed to punish lawyers for their legal work that the White House does not like.
Students celebrate their favorite Western Springs businesses in rhyme
Students from McClure Junior High made their way through downtown Western Springs, planting odes in front of their favorite businesses.
After being stopped and questioned at O’Hare, Twitch star Hasan Piker says he isn’t changing political commentary
Hasan Piker doesn’t plan to change a single thing about his tone or his rhetoric in his criticisms of President Donald Trump or the war in Gaza as he blasts out his opinions to 2.8 million followers on Twitch.
Apple has had few incentives in the past to start making iPhones in US
Lashing out at Apple’s plans to make most of its U.S. iPhones in India, President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a 25% tariff on the popular device unless the tech giant starts building the product in its home country — a move that still seems unlikely to happen any time soon, if ever.
U.S. job openings in research and development plummet amid Trump cuts
Scientific research and development job postings are down 18% since President Donald Trump took office in January.
President Donald Trump tariff threats on EU, Apple, send US futures and global markets skidding
U.S. futures and global markets slumped Friday after President Donald Trump posted a pair of tariff threats on social media, one aimed at Apple and the other at the European Union.