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 Thursday, Mar 1 RYAN ORI: The real estate firm of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner is facing scrutiny over a $184 million deal to refinance a 30-story Chicago office tower, which reportedly followed White House meetings between Kushner and Apollo Global Management founder Joshua Harris . |
| The Chicago Loop Alliance has hired two armed security guards who will begin patrolling State Street on Thursday with the goal of supplementing police presence, curbing shoplifting and dealing with panhandlers. |
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| ROBERT REED: Sinclair's shrewd maneuvering — agreeing to sell WGN-TV and a New York station — could help win federal approval of the Tribune Media deal, despite widespread commercial and public opposition and concern. |
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| WeatherTech's David MacNeil, who built a booming floor mat manufacturing business in Bolingbrook, is launching ergonomic dog and cat bowls: "My thoughts are that if it's not (safe) for human use, I don't really want to feed my dog out of it." |
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| The Internal Revenue Service released a new tool Wednesday designed to help millions of Americans ensure they're not dramatically underpaying or overpaying their taxes under the new Republican tax law. |
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| Multi-purpose cookware company Instant Pot has issued a recall following reports of one its products overheating and melting. |
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| The company says the additional consumers only had their names and a partial driver's license number stolen by the attackers, unlike the original 145.5 million Americans who had their Social Security numbers impacted. |
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| "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli admitted that he was "very far from blameless" in a letter to a judge asking for leniency, according to court filings. |
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| Determined to protect vital American industries, President Donald Trump declared Thursday that he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, dramatically raising the possibility of a trade showdown with China and other key trading partners. |
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