Business Stories from April 9, 2014 (Change date)
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Credit agency says state budget at 'pivotal' junctureApr 10, 2014 8:11 am - SPRINGFIELD - Another major credit-rating house says the next 50 days of Illinois state budget-making will be "pivotal" to the state's financial health. Standard & Poor...
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U.S. stocks rally on Fed minutes, earnings newsApr 09, 2014 4:50 pm - NEW YORK - Once again, it was the Federal Reserve to the rescue for the stock market. Major U.S. indexes rose broadly Wednesday, helped by a report out of the nation's ...
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Crystal Lake chamber names new presidentApr 09, 2014 11:51 am - Mary Margaret Maule has been named president of the Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce, effective April 14. Maule's background includes public and private sector experienc...
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Chicago mayor promotes new infrastructure thinkingApr 09, 2014 5:04 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will use a keynote address Thursday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to promote the idea of courting private investors to bankroll...
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Gogo expands Wi-Fi deal with Air CanadaApr 09, 2014 11:51 am - Itasca-based Commercial airline Wi-Fi provider Gogo said it plans on rolling out Wi-Fi on Air Canada's entire North American fleet in May. The agreement also provides fo...
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Toyota recalls 1.8 million vehicles in U.S.Apr 10, 2014 8:11 am - TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling nearly 1.8 million vehicles in the U.S. for various safety problems, including air bags that may fail to deploy. The Japanese aut...
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Elgin panel delays decision on downtown barApr 10, 2014 8:11 am - Elgin commission continues hearing against bar accused of liquor code violations
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U.S. penned political satire in secret Cuban TwitterApr 09, 2014 1:50 pm - WASHINGTON - Draft messages produced for a Twitter-like service in Cuba that the U.S. government secretly funded were overtly political, documents obtained by The Associ...
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Putin threatens to make Ukraine pay ahead for gasApr 10, 2014 8:08 am - MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened Wednesday to start charging Ukraine in advance for vital gas supplies - a move that could sharply hurt his neighbor,...
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Growth is seen in Illinois help-wanted adsApr 10, 2014 8:11 am - Illinois businesses placed help-wanted ads online for truck drivers, registered nurses and retail supervisors in March. The Illinois Department of Employment Security sa...