Business Stories from February 9, 2018 (Change date)
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this weekFeb 09, 2018 2:30 pm - A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. T...
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Government shutdown set to end as House passes sweeping budget billFeb 12, 2018 6:12 am - WASHINGTON - Congress moved to end a five-hour government shutdown early Friday morning after the House narrowly voted to support a massive bipartisan two-year budget de...
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Investor eyes Naperville, Rosemont for virtual reality entertainmentFeb 12, 2018 10:22 am - A roller coaster at a major theme park. A thin beam at the top of a skyscraper. An action movie packed with superheroes. Strap on virtual reality goggles in the new ent...
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Shoeless Joe's sports bar reopens in RosemontFeb 13, 2018 5:16 am - Shoeless Joe's Ale House & Grille in Rosemont reopened Friday afternoon after it had to close nearly three weeks ago because of plumbing and electrical issues in the bas...
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Illinois Tool Works to present at investor conferenceFeb 12, 2018 10:22 am - Michael M. Larsen, Illinois Tool Works Inc. senior vice president and CFO, will present at the Citi 2018 Global Industrials Conference on Thursday, Feb. 22. The event wi...
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Photos Hotdogs in Palatine to honor closed eatery's gift cardsFeb 12, 2018 5:51 am - Though Angelo Spiezia of Mount Prospect was saddened to learn the new owners of the Photos Hotdogs location in his village had closed shop last week, he soon found a sil...
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Feder: Sun-Times cuts columnist Bill ZweckerFeb 12, 2018 6:12 am - Bill Zwecker, one of Chicago's premier celebrity columnists and entertainment reporters for decades, is the latest marquee personality to be forced out at the Sun-Times,...
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Old Munich Inn in Wheeling to reopen under a new nameFeb 12, 2018 5:51 am - Old Munich Inn, the shuttered bar along Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling, could be making a return as soon as May. But the standby on the village's "Restaurant Row" will ad...
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Medline's Curad earns first-aid awardFeb 12, 2018 10:22 am - Curad said Friday that its product line, SoothePLUS, has been named Product of the Year for 2018 in the first-aid category. Product of the Year is the world's largest co...
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Analysis: Nobody knows why stocks are tankingFeb 12, 2018 10:22 am - Sometimes stocks fall because of bad news, sometimes they fall because of good news, and other times they fall because of no news at all. The last week has been some com...