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Gas nears record high in Wichita, refinery shut downs to blame
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsGas prices in Wichita hit their highest price since July of 2008, when the city set a record. Tuesday morning, the price of regular unleaded jumped 10 cents at most stations around Wichita to $3.89 a gallon. Jim Hanni with AAA Kansas says the last time...Tags: BP Plc, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, AAA
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US Midwest gasoline pump prices surge on tight refinery supplies
ReutersBy Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE, Wis. May 17 (Reuters) - Retail gasoline prices hit all-time highs on Friday in several U.S. Midwestern cities due to maintenance and outages at refineries in the region resulting in a tightening of supplies, according to...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, BP Plc, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Officials demand more information about proposed immigration detention center
Special to the TribuneJoliet City Councilman Jim McFarland wants to hear firsthand – and publicly – what Corrections Corp. of America plans to do if it builds an immigration detention center in Joliet. McFarland, who called for a public meeting to learn about...Tags: Janet Napolitano, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Politics, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Corrections Corporation of America
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US Cash Products-Midwest gasoline differentials soar on supply crunch
Reuters* Lower inventories, refinery outages, arbitrage trades weigh * Gulf gasoline up on pipeline scheduling, refinery upsets * New York Harbor differentials mixed and little changed HOUSTON, May 14 (Reuters) - Gasoline differentials in the U.S. Midwest...Tags: Exxon Mobil Corporation, Diesel Fuel, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Inventories, Kerosene
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Frankfort mayor, clerk, trustees back in fold
Mayor Jim Holland, Village Clerk Robert Kennedy and Trustees Todd Morgan, Dick Trevarthan and Douglas Morgan are back for four more years. They were sworn in for new terms May 6 during the Village Board meeting, with state Rep. Renee Kosel, R-New Lenox,...
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Oak Park teacher receives Golden Apple
John Paulett leads almost all of his classes at Fenwick High School while the students sit in chairs formed in a circle. It's a way that provokes discussion and critical thinking for some of the tough topics he tackles in his theology classes at the...
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US Cash Products-Group Three gasoline rises on refinery buying
Reuters* Group Three gasoline rises on refinery buying, tight supplies * Gulf Coast ULSD differentials rise slightly on pipeline scheduling * Harbor heating oil rises a penny per gallon HOUSTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Gasoline differentials in the US Midwest Group...Tags: Commodity Markets, Petroleum Industry, Diesel Fuel, Exxon Mobil Corporation, BP Plc
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Canada crude-Prices slip on refinery work
Reuters* June WCS last seen at $24.25/bbl under WTI * June synthetic at $0.80/bbl discount to WTI CALGARY, Alberta, May 6 (Reuters) - Canadian oil prices fell on Monday as a result of planned and unplanned refinery maintenance and the prospect of abundant...Tags: Imperial Oil Limited, Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Petroleum Industry, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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Indy rail service to speed freight
Associated PressEconomic development officials hope a new rail service linking Indianapolis to West Coast ports in Canada will save central Indiana businesses time and money by bypassing a bottleneck in Chicago rail yards and help transform the capital into more of a...Tags: Business, Railway Transportation, Travel, Elgin, Road Transportation
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Steelworkers to vote on proposed 6-year contract with Caterpillar
— The United Steelworkers union will vote Tuesday on a proposed six-year contract with Caterpillar Inc. that would freeze wages, increase contributions to health care costs and offer senior employees fewer protections. The proposed agreement covers...Tags: Metal and Mineral, United Steelworkers, Unions, Labor Legislation, Wage Contract Issues
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Chicago area unemployment rate ticks up in March
The rate of unemployment across the Chicago-Joliet-Naperville region ticked up by 0.5 point to 9.5 percent in March, according to data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Overall, local unemployment rates increased in...
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Floods to sideline Mississippi River barges at least another week
ReutersBy Karl Plume April 23 (Reuters) - Barge shipping on the Illinois River and parts of the Mississippi River will remain impeded until at least early next week as the flood-swollen waterways slowly recede from record- or near-record-high crests,...Tags: Mexico, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bodies of Water, Weather Reports, U.S. Army
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