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Business Stories from April 3, 2020 (Change date)

'Surreal': New York funeral homes struggle as virus deaths surge

By JAKE SEINER and JOHN MINCHILLO Associated Press
Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Pat Marmo walked among 20 or so deceased in the basement of his Brooklyn funeral home, his protective mask pulled down so his pleas could be heard. "Every per...
Gurnee board to consider buying Old Grand buildings in floodplain

By Doug T. Graham
Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - The Gurnee village board on Monday will consider purchasing flood-prone property near the Des Plaines River, including the Dairy Queen at 4611 Old Grand Ave. Board membe...
U.S. stocks deepen sell-off after jobs report

Vildana Hajric and Jeremy Herron Bloomberg
Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - U.S. stocks extended declines and the dollar gained after a plunge in hiring last month hinted at the extent of the pandemic's toll on the world's largest economy. Oil r...
Governor to take ventilators for New York City as hospitals buckle

By MICHELLE R. SMITH, MARINA VILLENUEVE and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press
Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - With coronavirus deaths surging in New York, the governor announced Friday he will use his authority to seize ventilators and protective gear from private hos...
Feder: 'Painful' layoffs hit Entercom Chicago radio stations

By Robert Feder
Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - At least eight on-air personalities and one program director were among dozens of staffers cut at Entercom Chicago radio stations Thursday, Robert Feder writes. They in...
Former United Airlines CEO, Barrington resident 'saw the future of aviation'

By Russell Lissau
Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - A former chairman, CEO and president of United Airlines has died. James Hartigan, 95, of Barrington, died Saturday of natural causes, his family announced in a news rele...
More than 14K Illinois jobs lost in March due to virus

By Rich Klicki
Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - Note: This story has been updated to remove mention of layoffs by Fabrik Molded Plastics at its McHenry plant, as they have been removed from the state report. And i...
February marijuana sales net state $8 million in taxes

By Jake Griffin
Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - The second month of legal recreational marijuana sales in Illinois generated $5.2 million in marijuana tax revenue. February, which had 29 days this year, also added $3 ...
Flexera names three Partners of the Year

Apr 03, 2020 1:00 am - ITASCA - IT services company Flexera recently honored SoftwareONE, Softline Group and TMG (The Mastermind Group) with its Flexera Partner of the Year award. The top hono...

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