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Pritzker's gas tax relief plan faces opposition
Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's plan for pausing a scheduled automatic increase in the state's motor fuel tax is facing opposition from several quarters, including en...
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Long way to go: Arlington Park sale to Bears now expected to close in first half of 2023Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am - The sale of the 326-acre Arlington Park property to the Chicago Bears is expected to close during the first half of 2023, Churchill Downs Inc. CEO Bill Carstanjen said T...
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Tough sanctions loom against Russia, effectiveness uncertain
Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - After the threat of sweeping sanctions didn't deter Russia's attack on Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Department officials and their counterparts in Europe now face...
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Russia-Ukraine conflict raises big risks for global economy
Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Just what a vulnerable world economy didn't need - a conflict that accelerates inflation, rattles markets and portends trouble for everyone from European co...
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Markets whipsaw after Ukraine attack; stocks swing to gain
Feb 24, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Markets shuddered Thursday and whipsawed after Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatened to push the high inflation squeezing the global economy even higher. In...
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New wine, spirits distribution center coming to suburbsFeb 23, 2022 10:00 pm - ROMEOVILLE - Republic National Distributing Company, or RNDC, one of the largest distributors of premium wines and spirits in the country, will soon open a distribution ...
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Sanfilippo & Son hires firm for investor outreachFeb 23, 2022 10:00 pm - ELGIN - John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc., the maker of Fisher nuts and other snacks, said it has retained Three Part Advisors LLC, a full-service investor relations consult...
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Chiquita Hall-Jackson named first black woman president of the National Employment Lawyers Association of IllinoisFeb 23, 2022 10:00 pm - Considering the swirling dynamics of contemporary workplace practices, the time is right for "fierce," and also right for "heart." Perhaps that's why the National Emplo...
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Weber unveils commemorative charcoal kettleFeb 23, 2022 10:00 pm - PALATINE - Weber Inc. Thursday unveiled a new limited edition series of commemorative charcoal kettles designed to celebrate its original charcoal grill that revolutioni...
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Ford CEO: No plan to spin off EV business, but change coming
Feb 23, 2022 6:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The CEO of Ford Motor Co. says the automaker has no plans to spin off its electric vehicle or internal combustion businesses, but is reinventing itself by...