Business Stories from May 23, 2014 (Change date)
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Tamale plant closed over rodent droppingsMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - METAMORA, Ill. - State officials have shut down a western Illinois tamale plant after finding what they say were unsanitary food-handling conditions. The Illinois Depart...
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Best Buy posts profit on cost-cutting, tax benefitMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - MINNEAPOLIS - Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy said Thursday that a big tax benefit and cost-cutting pushed it to a profit in its fiscal first quarter. Adjusted e...
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Horse's death latest black eye for Churchill DownsMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. - When California Chrome crosses the finish line in the Belmont Stakes next month, win or lose, his bid for a Triple Crown will be over and horse racing ...
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Culver's of Schaumburg reopening May 27May 23, 2014 1:01 am - Culver's of Schaumburg, 1800 Wise Road, will mark the completion of a recent upgrade with a grand reopening celebration from Tuesday, May 27, through Tuesday, June 3. Th...
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S&P 500 closes hits record closeMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - Call it the Great Slog. Stocks are bumbling along this year after a gangbuster 2013. The upward grind is underscored by the Standard & Poor's 500 index, which closed ab...
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Great Lakes get more funding in Senate water billMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - At least 10 percent of all federal funding for harbor improvement projects will go to the Great Lakes region under newly approved congressional l...
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Chicago plans $784 million bond sale for Midway AirportMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago plans to offer about $784 million of airport-revenue bonds next week for projects including work on runways at city-run Midway International. The borrowing for C...
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Bill seeks to jump-start 'fracking' in IllinoisMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois lawmaker has introduced a proposal to jump-start hydraulic fracturing in the state after industry groups have complained of delays in the rule-...
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New system to track Illinois caregivers' hoursMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The work of caregivers in the Illinois Home Services Program will be monitored by a new electronic timekeeping system. Illinois Department of Human Service...
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Former Chicago tax preparer gets 4 years in prisonMay 23, 2014 1:01 am - A former Chicago tax preparer has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for filing false income tax returns that claimed millions of dollars in refunds for clien...