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  Illinois bed and breakfast accused of discriminating against gay couple

  By Marian Johns | Wednesday, Oct 31, 2018 @ 12:58pm

  CHICAGO — An Illinois bed-and-breakfast faces a lawsuit by the state's attorney general after it failed to pay damages to a gay couple who were turned away for their civil union ceremony.

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  Illinois, Sperian Energy reach $2.65 million settlement over alleged defrauding of customers

  By Marian Johns | Wednesday, Oct 24, 2018 @ 12:30pm

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  Illinois approves settlement regarding WeWork's non-compete agreements

  By Marian Johns | Monday, Sep 24, 2018 @ 12:19pm

  CHICAGO — The state of Illinois has reached a settlement with a company providing a network of shared spaces for rent and associated services to clients across the globe to resolve allegations of the company's use of overly broad and unfair non-compete agreements.

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  Illinois seeks to ban 2 professional fundraising companies from soliciting in state

  By Marian Johns | Thursday, Jul 26, 2018 @ 1:26pm

  CHICAGO — The state of Illinois has filed two lawsuits against Chicago-based professional fundraisers who allegedly practiced illegal fundraising and violated the state's Solicitation for Charity Act.

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  Illinois, Iowa attorneys general encourage FCC to fight Tribune, Sinclair merger

  By Marian Johns | Friday, Jun 29, 2018 @ 12:21pm

  CHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in an effort to stop the proposed merger of the Tribune Media Company and Sinclair Broadcasting Group Inc., which she alleges will limit consumer choice and diversity.

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