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The True Value Co. plant in Cary will begin manufacturing hand sanitizer. The first production run will be donated to thousands of True Value hardware stores.

True Value's Cary plant ramping up production of hand sanitizer

True Value Co. is converting part of its paint manufacturing plant in Cary to begin production of hand sanitzier and cleaning products in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Daily Herald file photo, 2018 Chris Collins of Wasco finishes combining a row of corn in a field off Route 64 in Wasco. An unusually wet planting season caused lower yields last year. This year farmers must also worry about the flu pandemic’s effect on markets.

Illinois farmers cautious about corn, soybean season

Illinois farmers may feel the economic hit as COVID-19 could stall a rebound from the wet 2019.
With more people staying at home and ordering from online retailers like Amazon, many are wondering if packages they receive can be contaminated with the coronavirus. Health experts say it's highly unlikely.

Can you get coronavirus from mail or Amazon deliveries? It's very unlikely, experts say

With COVID-19 able to survive on some surfaces for days, is the mail, Amazon packages and even daily newspaper safe to handle?
A sign at Union National Bank and Trust Company of Elgin tells customers that employees are working from home in the midst of the state’s “stay at home” order due to COVID-19.

Elgin police: About 36 calls, 1 violation for nonessential businesses staying open

Following the state's "stay at home" order 10 days ago, Elgin police have responded to about 36 calls for service regarding nonessential businesses staying open, and only one was found in violation, officials said.
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, the largest shopping center in Illinois, is shut down amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Schaumburg is asking commercial landlords like the mall’s owner to be flexible with rent payments from struggling tenants.
Will suburban landlords offer rent relief to commercial tenants?
As COVID-19 restrictions enter their second calendar month, no clear trend has materialized as to whether shopping centers and other commercial landlords will offer rent flexibility to their directly affected tenants.
U.S. index futures fluctuated on Tuesday while European stocks headed for a fifth increase in six sessions amid debate over whether the market meltdown has ended given the continued spread of the coronavirus. Treasuries and the dollar advanced.
Dow average suffers worst quarter since 1987
U.S. stocks sank, bulging the Dow Jones Industrial Average's loss in the quarter to a level not seen since 1987 as the pandemic almost certainly plunged the American economy into recession.
President Donald Trump’s is expected to mark a win in his two-year fight to gut one of the United States’ single-biggest efforts against climate change, relaxing ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raising the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come.
Trump rollback of mileage standards guts climate change push
The Trump administration's rollback of mileage standards Tuesday marks a win for Americans who like their SUVs and pickup trucks, but the government's own estimates show big costs, too -- more Americans dying from air pollution, more climate-damaging tailpipe exhaust and more expense for drivers at the gas pumps.
Salsa Verde closing Batavia location
Salsa Verde is closing its downtown Batavia restaurant.
Joey Morelli of Max’s Deli in Highland Park said by selling these cookies of doctors wearing masks, his deli can continue cooking food for real doctors fighting coronavirus.
Buying doctor cookies can help Highland Park deli cook for real doctors
The sale of cookie doctors wearing masks have helped Joey Morelli of Max's Deli in Highland Park serve more than 500 meals to the real doctors fighting coronavirus.
Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale has a new owner, but its future remains in question. Village officials say they want to see a plan for the mall from new owner Namdar Realty Group.
With new owner in place, concerns remain over future of Stratford Square Mall
Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale has a new owner, but its future is still uncertain.
Unemployment agency sets up alphabetized schedule due to volume
The state agency tasked with overseeing unemployment benefits is using an alphabetized schedule to handle "an unprecedented volume" of claims in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jessica Niehaus
Business Ledger | Niehaus joins Assurance as real estate vice president
Schaumburg-based Assurance announced Jessica Niehaus, JD, CLCS has joined the agency as vice president in its real estate practice.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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