State and Local News

Attorney General Madigan suing Suburban Express for discrimination

posted by Robert Thies on April 24, 2018

Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office is suing transportation company Suburban Express and its owner over problems with discrimination, harassment and privacy. The company provides bus service for college students to and from home. Attorney

Marion woman sentenced on robbery chares

posted by Robert Thies on April 24, 2018

A Marion woman will spend the next four year in state prison on robbery charges. 27-year-old Callie Buchannan had previously pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated robbery in connection to a December 2016

Illinois Department of Public Health receives donation from Valeant Pharmaceuticals

posted by Robert Thies on April 24, 2018

Illinois public health officials say the state has received a major donation that will help those who have suffered severe bleeding as part of a deadly outbreak involving synthetic marijuana. The Illinois Department of

Business News

Whitbread to spin off Costa Coffee
LONDON (Reuters) - Whitbread plc said it would spin off its Costa Coffee business, leaving it with its Premier Inn hotels operation, with the split expected to be completed within 24 months.
Asian shares rattled by rising U.S. yields, cost worries
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares fell on Wednesday as a rise in U.S. bond yields above 3 percent and warnings from bellwether U.S. companies of higher costs drove fears that a boom in corporate earnings may be near its peak.
'Small-town kids' shape future of China's consumption
XINXIANG, China (Reuters) - The bright lights of Beijing or Shanghai have never held much allure for Wu Tongxu, a 24-year-old civil servant earning a modest salary in the nondescript city of Xinxiang in China's central Henan province.

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