Business Stories from December 8, 2021
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Argonne National Laboratory analyst Marcy Rood named Clean Fuels ChampionDec 10, 2021 7:10 PM - Long-time clean-vehicle advocate Marcy Rood, an environmental transportation analyst with Argonne National Laboratory, has been named 2021 Clean Fuels Champion by Chicago Area Clean Cities
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Chicago Area Clean Cities recognizes leaders in sustainable transportationDec 10, 2021 6:47 PM - Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition has announced its 2021 Leadership Award winners. The awards are given annually to organizations and individuals that take actions to locally reduce vehicle emissions and improve air quality.
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Grains mostly lower, livestock mixed.
Dec 9, 2021 11:07 AM - CHICAGO (AP) - Grain futures were mostly lower on Thursday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for Dec. declined 20.50 cents at $7.7950 a bushel; Dec. corn was up 1.75 cents at $5.8925 a bushel; Mar. oats lost 19.25 cents at $7.29 a bushel; while Jan. soybeans gained 2.25 cents at $12.5525 a bushel. Beef lower and pork higher on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
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CP shareholders back $31B purchase of Kansas City Southern
Dec 9, 2021 10:56 AM - Canadian Pacific's $31 billion plan to acquire Kansas City Southern cleared one of its final hurdles Wednesday when CP shareholders overwhelmingly approved the deal that would create the first railroad connecting the United States, Canada and Mexico
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Libertyville officials prepare for preliminary vote on 80-townhouse developmentDec 9, 2021 8:26 AM - A proposed $30 million townhouse project in Libertyville called Liberty Junction is proceeding through the village review process.
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Illinois' weed tax windfall tops $560 million. Here's where the money goes.
Dec 9, 2021 6:22 AM - Nearly $250 million has been raised on pot sales through November mainly via the state's 6.25% sales tax and other local taxes, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office.
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Nolan, born premature, is under the care of the doctor at Edward Hospital who cared for his mother 24 years agoDec 9, 2021 6:19 AM - It was a reunion of sorts at Naperville's Edward Hospital when Dr. Bob Covert began treating a premature baby boy who happens to be the son of a patient he cared for 24 years earlier in the same Newborn Intensive Care Unit. "This is the first one where a baby who was once in the NICU here has delivered a NICU baby here, too," he said.
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US orders arms embargo on Cambodia, cites Chinese influence
Dec 9, 2021 7:00 AM - The U.S. has ordered an arms embargo on Cambodia, citing deepening Chinese military influence, corruption and human rights abuses in the Southeast Asian country
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Las Vegas company is state gaming board's pick to run Waukegan casinoDec 8, 2021 11:59 PM - State regulators on Wednesday selected a Las Vegas-based company as their choice to run the long-planned Waukegan casino over a group led by former Lake County state lawmaker Michael Bond.
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Asian markets rise as investors wait for U.S. inflation
Dec 9, 2021 7:00 AM - Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as investors wait for U.S. inflation data that might influence the Federal Reserve's decision on when to roll back economic stimulus
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