Business Stories from January 18, 2023 (Change date)
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Justice Department charges Russian founder of cryptocurrency firmJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A Russian national who founded a cryptocurrency exchange that evaded U.S. regulations and became a haven for the proceeds of criminal activity has been arre...
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December retail sales fall 1.1% as inflation takes a tollJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Americans cut back on spending in December, the second consecutive month they've done so, underscoring how inflation and the rising cost of using credit cards...
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UK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifiesJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - LONDON - Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of strikes that has piled pressure on the U.K.'s o...
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Feds to investigate nursing home abuse of antipsychoticsJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The federal government says it will begin a targeted crackdown on nursing homes' abuse of antipsychotic drugs and misdiagnoses of schizophrenia in patients....
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Clucker's Charcoal Chicken closing Libertyville restaurant to concentrate on takeout businessJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - A familiar restaurant in downtown Libertyville is closing - but not because of lack of business. "It's been a great run," said Reed Merdinger, co-owner of Clucker's Char...
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How businesses can plan effectively for 2023Jan 18, 2023 12:00 am - As the new year approaches, it is business planning season. Many business leaders find fun in navigating unexpected challenges. However, in the past few years, it seems...
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Proposed Chicago ordinance would hike fees for O'Hare ride-share tripsJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - This story has been updated from its original publication to add a statement from Lyft. A proposed Chicago ordinance would mean more expensive Uber and Lyft trips f...
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Whiskey Bend gastropub set to open in downtown St. CharlesJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - The opening of Whiskey Bend gastropub in downtown St. Charles is just around the bend. Whiskey Bend, which is in the space that formerly housed Pub 222 at 222 W. Main St...
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Why Des Plaines officials delayed vote on restaurant grant planJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - A plan to offer municipal grants to new restaurateurs in Des Plaines is going to be reworked to expand the pool of potential beneficiaries beyond the downtown district. ...
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Gun shop owner files federal lawsuit over state's weapons banJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legal challenges to Illinois' semi-automatic weapons ban began Wednesday with a federal complaint that the 8-day-old law prohibits "commonly possessed" and...