Business Stories from September 19, 2013 (Change date)
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CITGO fined for air pollution in IllinoisSep 19, 2013 4:00 pm - The Department of Justice says Houston-based CITGO Petroleum Corp. has agreed pay a $737,000 fine and install air pollution controls at refineries in Illinois and Louisi...
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Board hears testimony on 24-hour gambling pushSep 19, 2013 4:00 pm - The Illinois Gaming Board is considering arguments on whether to extend casino hours round-the-clock. Proponents and critics lined up Thursday to discuss extending the ...
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Detroit bankruptcy foes beg for judge's helpSep 19, 2013 4:00 pm - DETROIT — It all came down to three minutes. It took decades of mismanagement to build the massive problems that plunged Detroit into bankruptcy. Lawyers will spend mont...
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Home sales hit 6½-year high but could slow soonSep 19, 2013 3:52 pm - WASHINGTON — U.S. home sales rose last month to the highest level since February 2007 as buyers rushed to close deals before mortgage rates increased further. Yet the ga...
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Stocks pause a day after Fed voteSep 19, 2013 3:34 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street paused Thursday, as investors tried to figure out what to do next following the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep its economic stimulus in place....
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Here’s the scoop on poop convention in RosemontSep 19, 2013 2:28 pm - It’s not everyday a convention on poop comes to Rosemont. Here’s the scoop: the Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists, also known as aPaws, kicks off its ...
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Restaurant, retail plan would change look of Route 21/60 corner in Vernon HillsSep 19, 2013 2:22 pm - A busy corner in Vernon Hills would have a much different look under a proposal to replace an old office building with stores and restaurants. Chicago-based Centrum Part...
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Census: Illinois poverty rate remains near 15 percentSep 19, 2013 11:00 am - New U.S. census figures show that Illinois' poverty rate held stubbornly at nearly 15 percent last year, signaling what anti-poverty activists say is worrisome proof tha...
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FedEx Ground plans Rock Island distribution siteSep 19, 2013 8:52 am - ROCK ISLAND -- FedEx will open a new distribution facility in Rock Island in 2015. The 189,000-square-foot operation is replacing a smaller facility in Moline. Allison H...
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House to vote on stopgap funding bill, ‘Obamacare’Sep 19, 2013 8:43 am - WASHINGTON — The White House promised a veto of a Republican effort to gut President Barack Obama’s health care law that is part of a temporary funding bill in the House...