Business Stories from May 9, 2014 (Change date)
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Ill. officials: Loggers illegally harvested timberMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A logging company will pay a conservation group $75,000 for illegally harvesting timber from a northern Illinois nature preserve. The Illinois Department ...
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Island Lake mayor casts deciding vote to allow video gamblingMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - In a surprising policy reversal, the Island Lake village board has voted to allow video gambling machines in bars and restaurants. With trustees tied 3-3, Mayor Charles ...
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More shopping for items with eye to resaleMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Jenna Broems shops for clothes the same way she hunts for a new car: She considers resale value. Broems, who lives in Stamford, Connecticut, only buys brands...
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Morgan Stanley consolidates Barrington officesMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - Morgan Stanley consolidated its two Barrington offices to one and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the move Tuesday, according to a news release. There has be...
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Cogent blames Comcast for prior Netflix slowdownMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - The chief executive of one of the nation's largest providers of the Internet's backbone on Thursday blamed cable giant Comcast for a slowdown in Netflix streaming traffi...
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McDonald's tests seasoned french friesMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press Oak Brook-based McDonald's says it plans to start testing seasoned french fries at select U.S. locations starting Friday. The world's biggest hamburger ...
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Longtime Geneva boutique joins global Fair Trade movementMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - Sandwiched between the glittering Crystal Room and the Conservatory at The Little Traveler in Geneva is a new department. Like the store's other departments, it sells be...
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Obama: 300 companies, governments committed to solarMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Flanked by bargain-priced displays of women's wear and patio lighting, President Barack Obama came to a Wal-Mart store in Silicon Valley on Frida...
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Ford recalls 692,487 SUVs, carsMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - Ford Motor Co. recalled almost 700,000 Escape SUVs and C-MAX hybrid cars to fix a defect that could prevent air bags from deploying in a rollover crash. The resolution i...
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Downtown Libertyville prepares for another rail crossing shut downMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - As soon as the Metra rail crossing on busy Milwaukee Avenue in downtown Libertyville opened this week after being closed for five days of emergency work, drivers and obs...