Business Stories from June 10, 2019 (Change date)
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Meteorologist off air after weather-alert criticismJun 10, 2019 4:01 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois city is defending a popular meteorologist who has been absent from local television newscasts since he criticized a corporate...
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Seniors more likely to work longer in big metropolitan areasJun 12, 2019 8:32 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Seniors in major metropolitan areas, especially in the Northeast and around Washington, D.C., are more likely to continue working past age 65 than those i...
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The Latest: TV station will change 'Code Red' weather alertJun 10, 2019 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Latest on the Springfield, Illinois meteorologist who criticized the corporate weather-alert brand (all times local): 9:45 p.m. The TV stati...
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Dispensaries prepare for recreational potJun 13, 2019 6:37 am - Illinois dispensaries are staffing up and remodeling in preparation for the legalization of recreational marijuana. The General Assembly approved the marijuana legislati...
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Feder: 101.9 The Mix adds new music show at midnightJun 12, 2019 6:08 am - Chicago's top-rated radio station is about to dedicate the midnight hour to the newest releases in pop music, Robert Feder writes. Starting tonight, "The Mix New Music C...
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'I really miss it already': Stanley's restaurant closes in West DundeeJun 12, 2019 2:19 pm - An hour after turning over the keys to his shuttered West Dundee restaurant, Scott Stanley already was feeling sentimental. Opening a second dining establishment last fa...
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President Trump says U.S. to 'do something' about French wine tariffsJun 11, 2019 2:13 pm - President Donald Trump promised to do "something" about French wine that he said is allowed into the U.S. virtually tariff-free while France imposes duties on U.S. wine,...
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As Illinois expands gambling, it will also try to determine how many gambling addicts it hasJun 12, 2019 8:32 am - Editor's note: This story is a collaboration between ProPublica Illinois and WBEZ Chicago. ProPublica Illinois is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces in...
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A Fed rate cut looks more likely; the question is when and by how muchJun 11, 2019 2:40 pm - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues face three decisions when it comes to reducing interest rates: whether to do it, when to do it, and by how much...
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Aptar acquires two pharma services firmsJun 13, 2019 6:37 am - CRYSTAL LAKE - AptarGroup announced that it has acquired two pharmaceutical services companies, Nanopharm Ltd. and Gateway Analytical LLC, for a combined value of approx...