Destihl's Champaign location set for opening by late fall

CHAMPAIGN -- Interior work on the restaurant planned for the new M2 building in downtown Champaign is expected to begin sometime this month.

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Cheerios among products targeted for health claims on labels

MINNEAPOLIS -- It seemed like a joke at first: Cheerios is a drug. Yet when the Food and Drug Administration warned General Mills recently that health claims on Cheerios packaging went too far, claims that essentially turned the nation's No. 1 breakfast cereal into a medicine, it was a tu…

Jul 09, 2009 | 11:00 am | Loading…

Media execs wonder how Twitter will make money

SUN VALLEY, Idaho -- It turns out the media elite aren't so different from a lot of less affluent folks: They think Twitter is a great communications tool, but can't figure out how the online messaging service is going to make money.

Jul 09, 2009 | 9:20 am | Loading…

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Nike takes videographers' tapes at LeBron camp

AKRON, Ohio -- What happens at LeBron's camp stays at LeBron's camp.

Jul 09, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…

Less corn, more beans: Area farmers buck statewide trend

BLOOMINGTON -- Bucking a statewide trend, Central Illinois farmers planted less corn and more soybeans this year.

Jul 08, 2009 | 5:20 pm | Loading…

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Remodeling almost complete at Dixie Travel Plaza in McLean

McLEAN -- Nearly $500,000 in improvements to the Dixie Travel Plaza give it a fresh look but doesn't change the down-home feeling for which it's famous, said General Manager Tina Kletz.

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Tech 101: How a denial-of-service cyber attack works

Investigators are piecing together details about one of the most aggressive computer attacks in recent memory - a powerful "denial-of-service" assault that overwhelmed computers at U.S. and South Korean government agencies, companies and institutions, in some cases for days.

Jul 08, 2009 | 3:25 pm | Loading…

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Traffic congestion dipping as economy falters

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Drivers are spending less time stuck in rush-hour traffic for a second straight year, the first-ever two-year decline in congestion as high gas prices and the economic downturn force many Americans to change how they commute.

Jul 08, 2009 | 11:30 am | Loading…

Google's new operating system to take on Microsoft

SUN VALLEY, Idaho -- Google Inc. is working on a new operating system for inexpensive computers in a daring attempt to wrest away Microsoft Corp.'s long-running control over people's computing experience.

Jul 08, 2009 | 9:00 am | Loading…

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Jackson albums, memorabilia selling well locally

NORMAL -- If Jeff Wilson had 100 posters of Michael Jackson in his record shop, he believes he could sell them all.

Jul 07, 2009 | 5:30 pm | Loading…

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OSF finalizes deal to acquire Carle Clinic

BLOOMINGTON - Carle Clinic-Bloomington/Normal will join OSF HealthCare in a deal that both organizations claim will be advantageous for existing and new clinic patients.

Jul 07, 2009 | 2:10 pm | Loading…

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Car owners live to regret do-it-yourself repairs

NEW YORK -- When the taillight of Laura Musall's five-year-old Nissan Altima burned out, she hoped to avoid the repair shop by letting her husband replace it at home. It seemed simple enough: Buy a bulb, pop off the cover and make the switch.

Jul 07, 2009 | 2:05 pm | Loading…

Illinois leading nation in bank failures for 2009

SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois leads the nation in bank failures so far this year, and a banking group warns that more failures are likely.

Jul 07, 2009 | 12:25 pm | Loading…

Gmail drops 'beta' label to woo business customers

NEW YORK -- After more than five years officially in testing mode, Gmail is finally graduating from "beta."

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