Business Stories from May 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Fannie, Freddie post solid earnings for 1QMay 08, 2014 9:42 am - WASHINGTON - Government-controlled mortgage financers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac posted solid earnings for the January-March period as the U.S. housing market continued ...
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Jet to stop printing, change to digital appMay 08, 2014 7:56 am - Jet magazine, which first hit newsstands at the dawn of the civil rights era, is ceasing regular print publication and transforming into a digital app. Johnson Publishin...
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Execs pay bond with gems, other valuablesMay 09, 2014 7:43 am - Two education company executives have paid for their freedom, in part, with diamonds and rubies. Jowhar Soultanali and his 34-year-old son, Kabir Kassam were recently a...
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12th season of Car Fun:May 08, 2014 5:15 pm - MainStreet Libertyville's Car Fun on 21 classic cruise nights will begin Wednesday, May 21, and continue on the third Wednesday of each month through September. From 6 t...
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Arlington Downs settles labor disputeMay 09, 2014 1:05 pm - After losing four days of work last month due to a labor conflict, developers for the multimillion-dollar Arlington Downs project agreed this week that all future work o...
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Libertyville chiropractor collects for kidsMay 08, 2014 7:20 pm - Libertyville chiropractor Dr. Tom Bennett donated 502 new stuffed animals to the Libertyville Fire Department to be given to children during crisis situations. Bennett c...
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GM recalls challenge company, frustrate customersMay 08, 2014 4:50 pm - DETROIT - Nine million parts. That's what General Motors needs to repair millions of cars it has recalled since Feb. 7. With ignition switches, power steering motors and...
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Quinn, Rauner address Illinois business leadersMay 09, 2014 7:43 am - SPRINGFIELD — After weeks of defending the management of his troubled anti-violence program, Gov. Pat Quinn went on the attack Wednesday, criticizing his Republican oppo...
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Will Walgreens move to Chicago?May 09, 2014 10:47 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co. talked to the state in January about potentially moving its headquarters to Chicago, even before shareholders urged the company to move to E...
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McDonald's U.S. sales flat in AprilMay 09, 2014 10:30 am - Oak Brook-based McDonald's says a key sales metric was flat in April in the U.S., as the world's largest hamburger chain worked to fend off competitors and improve servi...