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U.S. new home sales rose at a modest pace in June but remained below sales levels earlier this year, suggesting low mortgage rates and a healthy job market aren't encouraging many more purchases.

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A Chicago-area attorney has been sentenced to 12 months court supervision and 100 hours of community service after pleading guilty to parachuting off a 10-story courthouse under construction.

The developers strove to take a “resident-first” approach with this project and give tenants privacy and good views even though they are living only steps away from shops and restaurants on 27th Street in Franklin

Caterpillar is posting weak profits and revenue for the second quarter as the energy sector cools.

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Largest winning bids in Wisconsin from the previous week, according to The Daily Reporter’s JobTrac bidding service.

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Members of an American Indian tribe in Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday in hopes of forcing Enbridge Inc. to remove sections of a major pipeline that runs across their reservation, arguing it's becoming more likely the line will rupture and cause catastrophic environmental damage.

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Come Oct. 1, Wisconsin contractors and other employers will see their worker’s compensation rates fall for a fourth year in a row.

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An Eau Claire County judge last week tossed out two lawsuits challenging the city of Eau Claire's use of a common incentive to encourage redevelopment projects in its central city.

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Despite historic workforce shortages, it’s not always easy for new workers to break into the job market.

Sabrina Madison knows most places in the city weren't designed with black women in mind.