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Today in Chicago History: First drive-in bank in the United States opens on LaSalle Street • Why a Visa-Mastercard legal settlement could lead to your rewards credit card getting declined
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Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Amid scrutiny over sexual assaults, Uber adds new feature in Chicago matching women riders and women drivers

The Women Preferences feature will allow women riders to request women drivers and vice versa. Teens of both genders will also be able to request women drivers.

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Today in Chicago History: First drive-in bank in the United States opens on LaSalle Street

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Nov. 12, according to the Tribune’s archives.

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Why a Visa-Mastercard legal settlement could lead to your rewards credit card getting declined

Visa and Mastercard have proposed a settlement in their long-running legal dispute with merchants and retailers over how much they charge merchants to accept their cards.

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Shutdown leaves a mark on an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights

The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy.

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Flying will get worse if government shutdown doesn’t end, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says at O’Hare

Duffy’s comments came the week after the FAA ordered U.S. airlines to cut flights to maintain safety as the federal government shutdown dragged on.

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Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume.

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What to know about President Donald Trump’s plan to give Americans a $2,000 tariff dividend

President Donald Trump is claiming his tariffs can finance a windfall for American families and is promising a generous tariff dividend.

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Alderman yells at Gov. JB Pritzker over opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson’s head tax plan

Southwest Side Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez stopped Gov. JB Pritzker after a Veteran’s Day ceremony in Little Village, demanding the governor explain how he would “tax the rich.”

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