Business Stories from July 22, 2012 (Change date)
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Rivers Casino enjoys a year at the topJul 24, 2012 3:05 pm - After a year in business, the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines is still at the top of its game. Rivers remains the highest grossing casino in Illinois, exceeding the expecta...
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Ohio pizza chain moving into WheelingJul 24, 2012 6:50 am - Glenview-based Family Video has reached a deal with Ohio-based Marco's Pizza to open an estimated 350 franchises on property owned by Family Video, primarily in the Midw...
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Sun-Times Media fires photojournalistJul 23, 2012 2:58 pm - Sun-Times Media says one of its photographers has been fired after admitting to fabricating names and quotes in a recurring feature that appeared in at least eight of it...
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Japan probes alleged cover-up at nuclear plantJul 23, 2012 7:17 am - TOKYO — Japanese authorities are investigating subcontractors on suspicion that they forced workers at the tsunami-hit nuclear plant to underreport the amount of radiati...
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Experts: Some fracking critics use bad scienceJul 23, 2012 7:17 am - PITTSBURGH — In the debate over natural gas drilling, the companies are often the ones accused of twisting the facts. But scientists say opponents sometimes mislead the ...
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German minister: Greek euro exit has lost `horror’Jul 23, 2012 12:31 pm - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ BERLIN — Germany’s vice chancellor questioned whether Greece can fulfill the conditions for receiving further internati...
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US poverty on track to rise to highest since 1960sJul 23, 2012 7:17 am - WASHINGTON — The ranks of America’s poor are on track to climb to levels unseen in nearly half a century, erasing gains from the war on poverty in the 1960s amid a weak ...
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Consumer bureau to police credit reporting bureausJul 22, 2012 4:07 pm - NEW YORK — The companies that determine Americans’ credit scores are about to come under scrutiny by the country’s new consumer watchdog. The Consumer Financial Protecti...
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Auto loan terms continue to loosen for all buyersJul 23, 2012 7:17 am - DETROIT — For car buyers seeking auto loans, happy days are here again. U.S. banks and auto finance companies are once again welcoming all kinds of customers, even those...
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Elgin’s north sides have low access to grocery storesJul 25, 2012 9:31 pm - For residents on Elgin’s north side hoping for a grocery store closer to home, the wheels are turning at the government level and within the community to make that a rea...
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