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Card-Fee Fight: Merchants and financial-industry groups are challenging Illinois’ credit-card swipe-fee law in federal court, escalating a dispute over the costs businesses pay to process transactions. Hemp Businesses: Illinois’ new restrictions on hemp-derived THC products are taking effect, prompting companies to clear inventory and warning of closures and job losses. Chicago Jobs: Ferrara plans to close its Little Village plant and cut more than 150 jobs; Panduit is also cutting 162 workers as DeKalb warehouse work shifts to Indiana. Bears Stadium: Developers have pitched a $10 billion Bronzeville project, including a new stadium, as a way to keep the team in Chicago. Retail and Investment: A 12-year Planet Fitness lease brings Chicago Heights’ Olympia Plaza to about 95% occupancy. Illinois Industry: Metals recycler EverMetal, which owns Belvidere-based CAI Custom Alloys, acquired a U.K. specialty-metals recycler, expanding its transatlantic business.

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4 hours ago

Illinois customers to receive payments from $63 million Family Dollar settlement over price discrepancies

Chicago Sun Times - Illinois |

Owner: Chicago Public Media info about owner

Chicago Sun Times - Illinois

Center-left

Owned By	Chicago Public Media (Non-profit, Melissa Bell CEO)
Year Founded	1948
Website	chicago.suntimes.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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2 hours ago

Chicago voters approve non-binding measure on permanent festival grounds

Chicago City Wire - Illinois |

Owner: Brian Timpone info about owner

Chicago City Wire - Illinois

Right-wing

Caution	Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Owned By	Brian Timpone through Local Government Information Services (LGIS)
Year Founded	2016
Website	http://chicagocitywire.com/
Domain Registration Year	2016
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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3 hours ago

Illinois House Republicans urge BJC and Aetna to resume talks over retiree healthcare access

Prairie State Wire - Illinois |

Owner: Brian Timpone info about owner

Prairie State Wire - Illinois

Right-wing

Caution	Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Owned By	Brian Timpone through Local Government Information Services (LGIS)
Year Founded	2017
Website	http://prairiestatewire.com/
Domain Registration Year	2017
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois,
Owner Country	United States

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Illinois Quick Hits: Pritzker urged to act after driver with Illinois CLS charged in Kansas City crash

The Center Square - Illinois |

Owner: The Franklin News Foundation info about owner

The Center Square - Illinois

Right-wing

Owned By	The Franklin News Foundation (Nonprofit, Chris Krug, President & CEO, John Tillman, Chairman))
Year Founded	2019
Website	www.thecentersquare.com
Domain Registration Year	2019
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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27 minutes ago

Illinois trails neighbors in tax competitiveness

The Center Square - Illinois |

Owner: The Franklin News Foundation info about owner

The Center Square - Illinois

Right-wing

Owned By	The Franklin News Foundation (Nonprofit, Chris Krug, President & CEO, John Tillman, Chairman))
Year Founded	2019
Website	www.thecentersquare.com
Domain Registration Year	2019
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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3 hours ago

Illinois vs UCLA Prediction, Odds, Time: Expert NCAAF Picks for Friday

Action Network |

Owner: Better Collective Co. Group info about owner

Action Network

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Owned By	Better Collective Co. Group (Christian Dam Kirk Rasmussen & Jesper Søgaard CEO's & largest shareholders) through Action Network, Inc.
Year Founded	2018
Website	www.actionnetwork.com
Domain Registration Year	2003
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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4 hours ago

Economic growth surges despite rising consumer prices

AZ Big Media - Arizona |

Owner: Mike Atkinson info about owner

AZ Big Media - Arizona

Neutral

Owned By	Mike Atkinson (CEO & President)
Year Founded	1985
Website	https://azbigmedia.com/
Domain Registration Year	2007
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Arizona, Phoenix
Owner Country	United States

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5 hours ago

Illinois' U.S. senators introduce a bill to make the City of Murphysboro the official headquarters of Woman’s Relief Corps

WSIU - Illinois |

Owner: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale & National Public Radio (NPR) Member Network info about owner

WSIU - Illinois

Pending

Owned By	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; National Public Radio (NPR) Network affiliate
Year Founded	1958
Website	https://www.wsiu.org/
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Carbondale
Owner Country	United States

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