In this April 12, 2006, file photo, flags wave near the Chicago Tribune Tower in downtown Chicago. (AP Photo / Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

It is the latest recent strike in the U.S. news industry. The striking workers are employees of Alden Global Capital, a New York hedge fund that has been buying up newspapers across the country and facing criticism for slashing budgets and cutting jobs.

The Chicago Tribune Freedom Center printing complex is pictured in a file photo. (WTTW News)

Journalists at the Chicago Tribune are among more than 200 journalists, designers, and production workers at seven newsrooms across the country owned by Tribune Publishing who will be participating in the one-day walkout.

An Internal Revenue Service 2023 1040 tax form and instructions are shown on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. For many people filing U.S. tax returns — especially those doing it for their first time — it can seem like a daunting task. (AP Photo / Peter Morgan)

If you find the process of filing your taxes too confusing, there are plenty of free resources to help you get through it. Here are some things you need to know. 

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Property tax bills for Cook County residents are available online at cookcountytreasurer.com and should hit mailboxes this week.

That first CosMc’s location saw more than double the number of visits that a typical McDonald’s saw chainwide in the same month, despite only being open since Dec.7, according to a report from Placer.ai, which uses location data from mobile devices to estimate visits to specific locations.

Bally’s Chicago Casino at Medinah Temple in River North. (WTTW News)

The temporary Bally’s casino in River North’s Medinah Temple brought in just over $3 million in tax revenue last year. That’s almost $10 million short of what former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration projected.

In this Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, photo, the Archer Daniels Midland Company logo is seen at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill. (AP Photo / Seth Perlman, File)

Archer Daniels Midland Co. said it’s working with outside counsel and the audit committee of the company board to complete an investigation of accounting practices within its nutrition business and it pulled guidance for the unit.

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The new Workers Owed Wages website attempts to connect workers with potential unclaimed back pay.

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Fourteen cats and two dogs showed signs of respiratory distress, according to PAWS Tinley Park. The shelter expects all the animals to make a full recovery.

The Fearless Girl statue stands outside of the New York Stock Exchange is shown on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo  /Peter K. Afriyie)

The S&P 500, which is the main measure that professional investors use to gauge Wall Street’s health, rallied 1.2% to 4,839.81. It erased the last of its losses since setting its prior record of 4,796.56 at the start of 2022.

Ana Rosario of Houston, sitting left, tries to keep warm as she waits on her flight in Terminal A at Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Houston. (Melissa Phillip / Houston Chronicle via AP)

Airlines can’t control the weather, but they are still required to provide refunds for customers whose flights are canceled. Here’s what to know about your rights, and what to know when cancellations start piling up.

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With rising home prices, living costs and more, saving for that next step can be intimidating. It’s causing many young adults to delay their purchase. The average age of first-time homebuyers has reached 36, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Inside of the snacking panning room of Mars’ new research facility on Goose Island. (Courtesy of Mars)

The 44,000-square-foot, $42 million facility will be dedicated to chocolate and nut testing and research, according to a company press release.

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The new code of conduct prohibits pushing, waving a gun at someone, harassment and “acts of public indecency.”

A customer makes a transaction at a bank of automatic teller machines in the Queens borough of New York on March 24, 2020. (AP Photo / Mary Altaffer, File)
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The proposed change by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would potentially eliminate billions of dollars in fee revenue for the nation’s biggest banks, which were gearing up for a battle even before Wednesday’s announcement. 

A passenger walks with luggage past holiday decorations at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Dec. 24, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo / Paul Beaty, File)

No injuries were reported, both planes were of Boeing design, and the FAA says it will investigate the incident.