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WEC Energy Group announces upsize and pricing of $775 million of 3.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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MILWAUKEE, June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WEC Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: WEC) today announced the pricing of $775,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.375% convertible senior notes due 2028 (the "convertible notes") in a private offering to...
Suburban Chicago small business owner takes on Google over ad practices
CBS 2 Chicago - Illinois
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In what amounts to a David-and-Goliath situation, a suburban small business owner is taking on Google over a beef you've likely seen in some form in the headlines. He says Google's grip on advertising is costing him millions, and the U.S....
Illinois House Republicans say proposed service tax will hit working-class Illinoisans
Prairie State Wire - Illinois
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June 4, 2025
The Illinois House Republicans have voiced their opposition to a proposed expansion of the state's sales tax, which would include services such as haircuts, car repairs, and streaming subscriptions. They argue that this proposal would...
How a Family Toy Business Is Fighting Donald Trump’s Tariffs
The New Yorker
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June 9, 2025
From a boxy office and warehouse complex in Vernon Hills, Illinois, about twenty miles north of Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, Rick Woldenberg has a firsthand view of how global capitalism works—or how it worked until recently. The Princeton-educated...
Rethinking plastics: University of Illinois engineers share innovative efforts to improve plastic waste
NPR Illinois
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June 5, 2025
Plastics are everywhere and the concerns for how they affect our environment and our health are leading University of Illinois scientists to explore new ways to contend with plastic waste. Dr. Damien Guironnet, an associate professor of chemical...
These 3 Nuclear Stocks Should Be on Your Energy Radar
Oil Price
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June 5, 2025
Nuclear energy stocks have been on a tear again after U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders that will facilitate the expansion of nuclear energy production, including expediting the regulatory approvals for new nuclear reactors. The...
Agonies of Sri Lankan sugar industry
Daily FT
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By S.P.U.S. Wickramasinghe The newspapers have been carrying a series of articles connected to the sugar industry, in particular connected to the Sevenagala and Pelwatte industries in 2024; the grouse was over the inability to dispose of alcohol...
Industrials Regulatory News and Trends - June 2025
JD Supra - California
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June 4, 2025
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and regulatory landscape....
Despite victories, major higher education policy bills stall in Illinois General Assembly
WQAD 8 - Illinois
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June 6, 2025
A funding overhaul and community college baccalaureates were not brought up for a vote. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. JB Pritzker got some of what he requested from the General Assembly in the area of higher education, but some of his biggest requests...
6-year-old Illinois boy dies after suffocating on helium-filled balloon
WDRB - Kentucky
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June 5, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A 6-year-old boy from Illinois died after suffocating on a helium-filled balloon. The Wabash County Coroner in Illinois said he responded to a home in Mount Carmel May 29 for an accidental death, reported by Fox59. Mount...
Illinois school program car crash claims fifth victim as eight-year-old boy dies five weeks after collision
Daily Mail
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June 4, 2025
An eight-year-old boy has died five weeks after suffering devastating injuries when a car plowed into a building used as an after-school camp. Bradley Lund died on Monday morning after being struck by a car which veered into the YNOT Outdoors...
Former Chicago man sentenced to 18 years for selling heroin in Quincy
KHQA 7 - Missouri
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A former Chicago man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after he admitted to selling heroin in Quincy. The Adams County State's Attorney's Office reports Latwaon J. McCray, 45, previously of Chicago, was sentenced on Thursday, June 5. He'd...
Op-Ed: How distributed generation solar is meeting America’s energy demands
Solar Power World
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June 5, 2025
Demand for electricity is rising — and quickly. From data centers dedicated to artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, to the electrification of domestic manufacturing and transportation, power needs are predicted to rise to new all-time...
Manufacturer Jel Sert adds 100 jobs through state-backed expansion in West Chicago
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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June 5, 2025
The Jel Sert Co., the largest producer of powdered drink sticks in the U.S., has completed a $10 million expansion of its West Chicago operations that brings 100 new jobs to the suburb. The company held a ribbon cutting with state and local...
Chicago transit crisis: As legislative session ends, funding crisis threatens massive service cuts and layoffs
World Socialist Web Site
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June 4, 2025
A Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train waits at the Forest Park, Illinois station for the eastern journey to downtown Chicago on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. [AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast]The Chicago metropolitan area’s public transit system,...
Buzzing Around Newport: Hospitality Industry Unites for Matunuck Oyster Bar with a Party to Remember
Newport Buzz - Rhode Island
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June 6, 2025
Frankie Silvia took to Facebook last week, issuing an invitation for back-to-back events at The Landing and The Lobster Bar. On Thursday, radio personalities from The Greg Hill Show descended on The Landing for a meet and greet. Patrick Kilroy...
Grubhub awards $80,000 to Chicago area restaurants that launched during the pandemic
Chicago Sun Times - Illinois
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June 5, 2025
Grubhub this week awarded cash prizes to 31 Chicago area restaurants that opened in 2020 and are still running five years later. Most restaurants received $2,500 while two won $5,000. The businesses spanned 25 neighborhoods and offer cuisines...
Chicago Fire FC announces new stadium plans for 2028
Chicago City Wire - Illinois
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June 3, 2025
Joe Mansueto, owner and chairman of the Chicago Fire Football Club, has announced plans for a new soccer-specific stadium and entertainment district in Chicago. The privately funded project is set to be located at Roosevelt and the river, with an...
Ship OGRE Continues Expansion, Growth and Innovation to Transform Logistics
Transport Topics
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June 9, 2025
DALLAS, May 20th, 2025 – Ship OGRE (OGRE), a pioneering force in brokerage and logistics technology, is proud to announce the successful acquisition, transformation, and tech-acceleration of Amino Transport, Inc. (Amino), a large Texas-based...
Exclusive-Gaza aid logistics company funded by Chicago private equity firm
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Aram Roston WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A Chicago-based private equity firm - controlled by a member of the family that founded American publishing company Rand McNally - has an "economic interest" in the logistics company involved in a controversial...