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US retail sales were flat in July as inflation takes a toll
Aug 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The pace of sales at U.S. retailers was unchanged last month as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates forced many Americans to spend mo...
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Chinese factories close as drought hurts hydropower
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Hoffman Estates to consider tax incentive for redevelopment near I-90, bus terminalAug 17, 2022 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates village board members are poised to approve a tax incentive to encourage private redevelopment and the public improvements that would accompany it on 124...
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O'Donnell: With "Louisville Million," Churchill Inc. dissed the legacy of Dick DuchossoisAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - CHURCHILL DOWNS INC. HAS a market capitalization that touches $8 billion. That's a nice number for a corporation that specializes in little more than gaming pies in the ...
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Business owners invited to Libertyville listening sessionsAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - Libertyville officials are inviting local business owners to participate in virtual listening sessions on Sept. 13. Two small-group meetings are a continuation of sessi...
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Elk Grove Village freight company plans to move to Des PlainesAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - An Elk Grove Village freight company plans to relocate to Des Plaines, bringing at least 70 full-time employees with it, city officials announced this week. Highland...
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Lampinen wins Freedom of Press AwardAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - At its joint annual conference in Springfield, the Illinois Press Association and the Illinois Associated Press Managers and Editors organization handed out contest awar...
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ComEd customers will get $4.80 bribery scandal refunds in AprilAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - The average household ratepayer in northern Illinois will get a $4.80 credit on their electric bill next April in recompense for ComEd's nine-year-long bribery scheme. T...
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Man pleads guilty to stealing $149,000 from employerAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $149,000 from his employer. Timothy N. Edwards, 38, of the 100 block of South Harvard Street, accepted a...
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Naperville's ban of sale of certain rifles: Opponents warn of lawsuits, electionsAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - Citing bloodshed at a Texas school, a New York supermarket and - far closer to home - a Highland Park parade, Naperville officials have voted to ban the sale of certain ...