Business Stories from October 17, 2019 (Change date)
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Wheaton resident Greg Kojak moves Chicago business to downtown WheatonOct 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Greg Kojak, partner at Lincoln Park Financial Group has rebranded and moved his wealth planning firm from Chicago into downtown Wheaton. His firm Kojak Capital, Wealth P...
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Volunteer Center McHenry County offers nonprofit trainingOct 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Volunteer Center McHenry County, 620 Dakota St. in Crystal Lake, will be hosting the following nonprofit workshops: Oct. 30 "Strategic Planning: The Fundamentals" and No...
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Some US farmers get a reprieve at end of challenging yearOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - FARGO, N.D. (AP) - Many farmers in the Midwest and South whose planting this year was interrupted by wet weather are getting a reprieve, though a few Northern states hav...
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Choosing among airports? Don't let price be your only guideOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - When booking a flight to a city with more than one airport, how do you know which one to choose? If you're like a majority of Americans, you're guided in part by your wa...
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Slowing economy, trade wars, drag on US rail companiesOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - The slowing economy and ongoing trade disputes are dragging railroad profits down in the second half of the year. Two railroads, Union Pacific and CSX...
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Grains higher, livestock mixedOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were higher Wednesday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. delivery advanced 13.40 cents at $5.2060 a bushel; Dec....
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Chinese snooping tech spreads to nations vulnerable to abuseOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - When hundreds of video cameras with the power to identify and track individuals started appearing in the streets of Belgrade as part of a major s...
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Facebook CEO defends refusal to take down some contentOct 17, 2019 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media platform's refusal to take down content it considers newsworthy "even if it goes aga...
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The Latest: Chicago mayor says union lacks 'urgency'Oct 17, 2019 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Latest on a teachers strike in Chicago Public Schools, the nation's third-largest school district (all times local): 10:51 a.m. Chicago Mayor Lori Lig...
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South Elgin commission OK with pot shops in business areasOct 17, 2019 5:30 am - After a public hearing during which one person spoke against legalized marijuana, the South Elgin planning and zoning commission recommended allowing pot dispensaries on...
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