Business Stories from July 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Legal marijuana goes on sale in WashingtonJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Washington became the second state Tuesday to allow people to buy marijuana legally in the U.S. without a doctor's note as customers eager to be the ...
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Des Plaines residents oppose Black Ram restaurant patio requestJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Residents near the Black Ram restaurant in Des Plaines are upset with noise coming from the business late at night, and say the business' plans for an outdoor patio woul...
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Lake County stormwater presentation:Jul 08, 2014 1:01 am - The League of Women Voters-Illinois, the League of Women Voters-Lake County, and Faith in Place are co-sponsoring two presentations of "Stormwater From the Ground Up" on...
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Wisdom of Bob Mariano draws a big crowd to Schaumburg eventJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - The opportunity to hear from Bob Mariano, founder and namesake of the popular Mariano's grocery store chain, created the rare phenomenon Tuesday - a line to get into the...
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Acacia Organics opens at Barrington's Ice House MallJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Acacia Organics, a local business offering spa treatments and organic products since 2009, will hold a grand opening next month at a new location at the Ice House Mall i...
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MIT finger device reads to the blind in real timeJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing an audio reading device to be worn on the index finger of people whose vision ...
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Hunter wants to sell big-game slingshot, sues DNRJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - TUSCOLA, Ill. - John "Chief A.J." Huffer enjoys stalking big game. And he likes to do it with a modified slingshot he says can fire arrows fast enough to take down deer....
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Obama urgently asks $3.7 billion for border crisisJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama appealed to Congress on Tuesday for $3.7 billion in emergency spending to deal with the immigration crisis on the nation's southern b...
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Panel says Chicago minimum wage should be $13Jul 08, 2014 1:01 am - A task force formed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel has recommended Chicago raise its minimum wage to $13 an hour. The panel says higher rates should be phased in over four years ...
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First Midwest acquires Great Lakes BankJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - ITASCA - First Midwest Bancorp, the parent company of First Midwest Bank, said it would acquire Great Lakes Financial Resources, the holding company for Great Lakes Bank...