Capitol News Illinois | In blow to banks, pioneering swipe fee law survives first legal challenge

CHICAGO — A first-in-the-nation law that would prohibit banks and credit card companies from charging swipe fees on tips and taxes survived a major hurdle in court Tuesday, but opponents…

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Nine months after start of dispute with health district, Sooie Bros. Bar-B-Que still shuttered

CHAMPAIGN — In late February, a health inspection led to a heated disagreement between the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and a local restaurant.Nearly a year later, little has changed. Sooie…

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