Business Stories from September 13, 2011 (Change date)
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Lawmakers on exchange panel get insurance fundsSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The insurance industry is handing out campaign cash to Illinois lawmakers who will play pivotal roles in setting up Illinois’ health-benefits exchange. Dem...
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Obama promotes jobs plan in OhioSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio — Imploring Congress to follow his lead, President Barack Obama on Tuesday lobbied lawmakers to adopt his nearly $450 billion jobs plan, promising it woul...
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Buffalo Grove, ComEd plan second meeting over outagesSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove officials will meet later this month with ComEd representatives to discuss some of the issues that emerged in the wake of the summer’s power outages, Deput...
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Federal deficit totaled $1.23 trillion through AugustSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The federal budget deficit reached $1.23 trillion in August. The third straight $1 trillion-plus deficit adds pressure on Congress and the White House to re...
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Local 99ers hoping job searches pay off soonSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - One week after the stock market crash of 1929, a club for female pilots was founded and elected Amelia Earhart as the organization's first president. Passing over names ...
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Greece, Europe struggle to contain debt crisisSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - ATHENS, Greece — German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday sought to calm market fears that Greece is heading for a chaotic default on its debts as Europe struggles to ...
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Obama’s jobs plan complicates debt panel taskSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Members of a special House-Senate deficit-cutting “supercommittee” urged their colleagues Tuesday to go beyond the panel’s minimum spending-cut target of $1...
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Jimmy's Place in Arlington Hts. closed over taxesSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Jimmy's Place, an icon in Arlington Heights for more than 50 years, is closed. A notice from the Illinois Department of Revenue attached to the restaurant at 640 W. Nor...
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World markets open higher after US rallySep 13, 2011 12:00 am - markets opened higher Tuesday following Monday’s late rally on Wall Street. In early trading, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 0.5 percent at 8,582.15. Australi...
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Stocks push ahead for second daySep 13, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — General Electric Co. and other industrial companies pushed stocks higher after another choppy session Tuesday, the second day of gains in a row. It was the f...