Business Stories from May 13, 2014 (Change date)
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Illinois Senate committee OKs ban on crib bumpersMay 13, 2014 7:51 pm - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois Senate committee has approved a ban on selling crib bumpers. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reported that the committee cited an Amer...
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FCC revising Internet rules after public backlashMay 14, 2014 7:55 am - Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is broadening the scope of his proposed open Internet rules and suggesting tougher standards for Internet provider...
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Pipeline, energy bill backers vow to keep up fightMay 14, 2014 8:10 am - WASHINGTON - Supporters of a popular energy savings bill and the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline say they will keep trying to force Senate action on the measures,...
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Obama to ask Congress for cash for roads, bridgesMay 14, 2014 8:50 am - WASHINGTON - America's roads, bridges and ports are falling apart, and the federal government is running out of money to fix them. So President Barack Obama is heading t...
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Texas lawmakers tour embattled Sriracha plantMay 13, 2014 4:40 pm - IRWINDALE, Calif. - The maker of the popular hot sauce Sriracha said Monday that he has no plans to move his contested plant out of California but would consider expandi...
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Official: 2 killed at West Virginia coal mineMay 13, 2014 2:50 pm - WHARTON, W.Va. - Two workers died after they were trapped as the ground failed at a West Virginia coal mine with a history of safety violations, federal and state offici...
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Decatur rehab center ordered to pay back wagesMay 14, 2014 7:55 am - The U.S. Department of Labor says a Decatur rehabilitation center has paid $67,000 in back wages after failing to properly compensate employees for overtime. An investig...
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166 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mineMay 13, 2014 9:27 pm - SOMA, Turkey - Rescuers struggled to reach more than 200 miners trapped underground early Wednesday after an explosion and a fire at a coal mine in western Turkey killed...
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Godzilla proves even giant monsters need lawyersMay 14, 2014 7:55 am - He spews radioactive fire, razes cities and pummels creatures from Earth and beyond, but even Godzilla needs a good lawyer sometimes. After all, you don't survive 60 yea...
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Owner plans new look for landmark Rolling Meadows towersMay 14, 2014 7:55 am - New owners are sprucing up one of Rolling Meadows' most iconic landmarks, the three 12-story office buildings along Golf Road and the Jane Addams Tollway known as Contin...
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