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A lawsuit against <runtime:topic id="ORCRP0017744">7-Eleven</runtime:topic> for allegedly misapplying the Cook County soda tax charge has been settled, a court record shows.

7-Eleven settles lawsuit with customer over soda tax charge

June 1, 2018 at 10:51 p.m.

A day after the Cook County Board voted to repeal its controversial penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened drinks, a lawsuit against 7-Eleven for allegedly misapplying the charge has been settled, a...

Details of the stage area are seen Oct. 10, 2017, at the Congress Theater in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood. An investment group has plans to start a $65 million renovation in the next three to four months, with a goal of reopening the 1920s-era building in 2019.

With $65 million renovation soon underway, Congress Theater looks to reopen in 2019

June 2, 2018 at 1:06 a.m.

Michael Moyer's memories of the Congress Theater include taking his son, then in the fifth grade, to a Billy Idol concert. The Logan Square institution closed in 2013 after a...

Rauner seeks to keep details of business lawsuit secret, court filing shows

June 2, 2018 at 1:49 a.m.

Gov. Bruce Rauner, who worked in the private equity industry before becoming Illinois' chief executive, wants to keep secret details of a lawsuit filed against him last week by a...

Shopper Charles Joaquin selects some drinks Oct. 11, 2017, at Fairplay Foods in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, moments after the Cook County sweetened beverage tax was repealed.

Cook County retailers cheer soda tax repeal: ‘This was a nightmare’

June 2, 2018 at 12:10 a.m.

Daniel Stein estimates Cook County's sweetened beverage tax has cost his vending machine company about $75,000 so far, a figure that doesn't even include lost sales. The Dec. 1 repeal...

Chicago's once-dismissed lawsuit against Kankakee and Channahon has new life after a state appeals court ruled that the case can go forward.

Chicago’s once-dismissed sales tax lawsuit against Kankakee gets new life

June 2, 2018 at 3:07 a.m.

Chicago's once-dismissed lawsuit against Kankakee and Channahon to recover lost sales tax revenues got new life last week after a state appellate court said the case may move forward. Chicago...

The city of Chicago announced it is suing Equifax after the massive data breach that affected more than 140 million people.

Chicago sues Equifax over data breach: ‘A financial fraud was committed here’

June 2, 2018 at 5:38 a.m.

The city of Chicago is suing Equifax, hoping to impose penalties on the credit reporting bureau and seeking restitution for Chicagoans whose sensitive data might have been stolen as part...

Almost two dozen people most former workers at the long-closed Wrigley building on 35th and Ashland, are suing about 15 companies involved in the distribution of flavoring chemicals to the plant, Wednesday Sept., 27, 2017.

Ex-Wrigley workers sue over exposure to flavoring chemicals

June 2, 2018 at 12:20 p.m.

It has been a decade since Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. closed its Chicago chewing gum factory, but former employee Gwendolyn Carter lives with a constant reminder of the years she...

Ex-owner of company picked to install Chicago charging stations gets 2 years prison

June 2, 2018 at 8:12 a.m.

The former owner of a California company picked to install a network of electric-vehicle charging stations in Chicago and elsewhere was sentenced Friday to two years in prison. Timothy Mason...

Cristina Vais and her dog Simon spend time at Maple Park in Oak Park Friday September 15, 2017. Cristina attended the Academy of Dog Grooming Arts while the school did not have the required permit necessary.

State seeks settlement with dog grooming school accused of cheating students out of $85,000

June 2, 2018 at 10:19 a.m.

Cristina Vais has loved animals since she was a child and wanted to turn that love into a profession. She paid $5,500 to the Academy of Dog Grooming Arts in...

Chicago-based credit company Transunion is having difficulty keeping up with customer demand after Equifax's massive hack.

Equifax concerns taxing customer service at Chicago-based TransUnion

June 2, 2018 at 12:24 p.m.

TransUnion continued to have problems with its website Wednesday, a day after the Chicago-based credit reporting bureau acknowledged that service had been subpar for worried consumers seeking help in the...

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