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Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - Microsoft is paying the enormous sum of nearly $70 billion for Activision Blizzard, the maker of Candy Crush and Call of Duty, a deal that would immediately make it a la...
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Satellite photos show aftermath of Abu Dhabi oil site attack
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday appear to show the aftermath of a fatal attack on an oil facility in the ...
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Indoor karting, arcade venue to anchor first phase of Schaumburg entertainment districtJan 18, 2022 4:18 am - The first Midwest location of Orlando-based Andretti Indoor Karting & Games is proposed to anchor the first phase of a new entertainment district in Schaumburg on the we...
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AT&T says it will delay some 5G after airlines raise alarms
Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - AT&T will postpone new wireless service near some airports planned for this week after the nation's largest airlines said the service would interfere with aircraft techn...
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Aviation company presents its plan for new hangar at Chicago Executive AirportJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - An aviation company based at Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling wants to build a new hangar at the facility. Hawthorne Global Aviation Services has proposed a new...
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Schaumburg business acquires Michigan-based incentive companyJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - David Jobes, owner and CEO of Motivation Excellence, said his company has purchased Viktor Incentives & Meetings, based in Traverse City, Michigan. The merg...
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Feder: Chicago Public Media approves 'historic partnership' for WBEZ, Sun-Times
Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - The parent company of public radio station WBEZ 91.5-FM is moving forward on plans to acquire the Chicago Sun-Times - a merger designed to assure survival of the money-l...
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Metropolitan Square discussion postponed in Des PlainesJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - A planned discussion of ways to invigorate the Metropolitan Square complex in downtown Des Plaines was put on hold Tuesday because Mayor Andrew Goczkowski, the proposal'...
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Deal would require trucking firm to buy property in Schaumburg by March 31Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Schaumburg officials are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a redevelopment agreement with Alsip-based Experior Transport that lays out the expected time frame for the truckin...
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Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Microsoft is buying the gaming company Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, gaining access to blockbuster games like "Call of Duty" and "Candy Crush." The all-cash dea...