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    Census bureau finds Chicago is growing, but slowly

    The population of Chicago has climbed but it climbed slower than any major city in the United States.

    May 23, 2013 8:10 AM

    The population of Chicago has climbed but it climbed slower than any major city in the United States.The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the U.S. Census Bureau's national estimates released Thursday found that Chicago's population rose about 10,000 between July 2011 and July 2012 to just over 2.7 million.

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    Busy holiday weekend expected at Chicago airports

    Things are going to get really busy at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport this weekend. The city’s Department of Aviation says that the 269,000 passengers expected at O’Hare on Friday will make it the busiest day of the Memorial Day weekend.

    May 23, 2013 8:00 AM

    Things are going to get really busy at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport this weekend. The city's Department of Aviation says that the 269,000 passengers expected at O'Hare on Friday will make it the busiest day of the Memorial Day weekend.

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    Comcast debuts WiFi service in Chicago area

    The Xfinity Wi-Fi app locates hot spots for its service in Chicago's suburbs.

    May 23, 2013 5:30 AM

    Comcast, which has its Midwest headquarters in Schaumburg, has launched Xfinity Wi-Fi in the Chicago and suburban area. Comcast customers can access about 100,000 hot spots nationwide, including more than 1,000 in Chicago and the suburbs for free, said company spokesman Jack Segel. "So many people use our service on mobile devices and download and stream content on the go. It only made sense to provide it now," he said.

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    Allstate to retire $3 billion in debt

    Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, will retire about $3 billion in debt as Chief Executive Officer Thomas Wilson takes advantage of near record-low interest rates.

    May 22, 2013 11:56 AM

    Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, will retire about $3 billion in debt as Chief Executive Officer Thomas Wilson takes advantage of near record-low interest rates. The transactions will be funded by a combination of cash, issuance of preferred stock and debt.

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    Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus efforts

    ASSOCIATED PRESS Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, testifying on Capitol Hill Wednesday, said the U.S. job market remains weak and it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs.

    May 22, 2013 2:04 PM

    Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs. Reducing the Fed's efforts to keep borrowing rates low would "carry a substantial risk of slowing or ending the economic recovery," Bernanke said.

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