How a family-owned costume shop is keeping tariffs from making Halloween a nightmare

By By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — With Halloween on the horizon, Chicago Costume is stuffed. Packaged costumes, including superheros and Japanese animation characters in both kid and adult sizes, dangle near colorful wigs and bottles of fake blood. Downstairs, vintage clothes from the 1970s beg for one more boogie night.

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Obamacare premiums expected to rise more than first feared

By JACK TROY TribLive

October 17, 2025

Pennie projects premiums to more than double if federal subsidies are not extended. By JACK TROY TribLive The end of enhanced Obamacare subsidies could be even more costly than initially feared for Pe...

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Holiday-themed events at Pa. Trolley Museum

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

October 17, 2025

The Magic Pumpkin Trolley is running this weekend. Fall fun has returned to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum with several events happening in the next few weeks. The museum, located at 1 Electric Way i...

Several purchases approved despite financial concerns

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Several purchases approved despite financial concerns

By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com

October 17, 2025

The state budge impasse is creating uncertainty for Pa. school boards. West Mifflin Area school board authorized several purchases Thursday night, but some directors objected due to the uncertainty of...

Two candidates battle in supervisor’s race

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Two candidates battle in supervisor’s race

By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter

October 17, 2025

Incumbent Amy Cline is being challenged by farmer & business owner Thomas Prentice Jr. Forward Township residents will head to the polls Nov. 4 to decide who will fill a six-year term on the board of ...