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From startup seedling to cannabis powerhouse, Verano has navigated the industry’s ups and downs • Flossmoor home owned by first Black partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to go on market in April
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Monday, March 9, 2026

Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping

Oil prices have eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East.

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From startup seedling to cannabis powerhouse, Verano has navigated the industry’s ups and downs

The cannabis firm ranks third in retail sales nationally. But like many companies, Verano is facing pricing pressure, declining revenue and a falling stock price.

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Flossmoor home owned by first Black partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to go on market in April

Built in the mid-1970s, the four-bedroom house was designed by Robert Wesley, who became Skidmore’s first Black partner in 1984.

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A Hinsdale street, part of which hasn’t be resurfaced since 1891, gets $1 million boost for reconstruction

A project along a brick street in Hinsdale that hasn’t had major work in 80 years gets a $1 million toward solving flooding issues.

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Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo ‘supply chain risk’ designation

Anthropic is suing the Trump administration, asking federal courts to reverse the Pentagon’s decision designating the artificial intelligence company a “ supply chain risk ” over its refusal to allow unrestricted military use of its technology.

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Hims & Hers Health and Novo Nordisk end lawsuit over weight loss medications, enter collaboration

Novo Nordisk is dismissing its patent infringement lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers, as the two companies have reached an agreement that will see Novo Nordisk’s branded weight loss medicines sold through the Hims platform.

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President Trump’s ‘roaring’ economy meets a rough start to 2026. Here’s what the latest numbers show.

President Donald Trump promised that 2026 would be a bumper year for economic growth, but instead it has kicked off with job losses, rising gasoline prices and more uncertainty about America’s future.

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Iran names Khamenei’s son to succeed him, signaling no letup in war as oil prices surge

Iran named the hard-line Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader, signaling no letup in the war launched by the U.S. and Israel.

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