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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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Illinois homeownership rate estimated at 66.3% in 2025

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Prairie State Wire - Illinois

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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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Chicago mayoral candidates make their pitches -- and take aim at Brandon Johnson

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Chicago Sun Times - Illinois

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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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CBS Sports - Florida

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Owned By	David Ellison (CEO) through Paramount Skydance Co.
Year Founded	1955
Website	https://www.cbssports.com/
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Florida, Fort Lauderdale
Owner Country	United States

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Chicago weekend: Vintage market and Black Harvest films fill Nov. 14–15

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Chicago City Wire - Illinois

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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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Chicago Vintage Lovers Pack Retirement Sale For 82-Year-Old Screen Printer

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Block Club Chicago

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Owned By	Block Club Chicago (Non-profit, Shamus Toomey Publisher and Co-Founder
Year Founded	2018
Website	blockclubchicago.org
Domain Registration Year	2018
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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Chicago Schools Would Rather Lose Google Search Than Accept Google’s AI

The Mac Observer |

Owner: Radu Tyrsina, Alex Serban & Edgar Nicov info about owner

The Mac Observer

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Owned By	Radu Tyrsina, Alex Serban & Edgar Nicov through Reflector Media
Year Founded	1998
Website	www.macobserver.com
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Romania, Bucharest
Owner Country	Romania

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27 Things To Do In Chicago This Weekend: Fa La La Holiday Market, Art Book Fair And More

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Owned By	Block Club Chicago (Non-profit, Shamus Toomey Publisher and Co-Founder
Year Founded	2018
Website	blockclubchicago.org
Domain Registration Year	2018
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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Watching the history of Chicago movies through a Criterion lens

Chicago Tribune - Illinois |

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Chicago Tribune

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Owned By	Randall D. Smith & Heath Freeman through Alden Global Capital & Tribune Publishing
Year Founded	1847
Website	www.chicagotribune.com
Domain Registration Year	1998
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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