(Crain's) — Exelon Corp. agreed Thursday to pay more than $1.1 million to settle lawsuits connected to releases four years ago of radioactive tritium from the Braidwood nuclear plant in Will County and the Byron nuclear station in Ogle County. The payment settles suits filed by Illinois ...
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(Reuters) — Agrium Inc. said on Thursday it will terminate its $5.4 billion offer to buy U.S. rival CF Industries later this month, ending a takeover battle that has lasted more than a year. Calgary, Alberta-based Agrium said in a statement it will allow its offer -- which values each CF ...
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(Crain's) — The owner of Boston Blackie’s, which is attempting to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, was caught at a Canadian border crossing Thursday as fraud charges were levied against him, his son and an employee. Nick Giannis, his son Chris Giannis and Boston ...
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(AP) — Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's attorneys asked a federal judge Thursday to postpone his corruption trial, saying so many uncertainties surround the charges it would be "playing Russian Roulette" with his future if the court went ahead with the June 3 start date. Blagojevich's attorneys ...
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(Reuters) — Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by improved merchandise margins and tighter cost controls, and forecast first-quarter earnings above Wall Street view. The company said net income for the fourth quarter ended Jan.30 was ...
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