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There's news from a major hardware store chain that has 38 Illinois locations that could be bad news and good news at the same time.

Any business owner will tell you that profits come and profits go and the outlook can turn on a dime with changing conditions. That appears to be the case for a burger chain that has a location in Illinois that says it suddenly may be declaring bankruptcy based on a new report.

It's not easy to complete a merger of two companies into one. If you doubt this, this is a great example. Thanks to new court activity, the sale of 35 Illinois grocery stores may now be on a permanent hold.

The struggle continues for many food franchises as a company that owns many Pizza Hut locations in Illinois has reportedly filed for bankruptcy.

I don't know about you, but I'm pretty happy when I find that I had $50 that I didn't know about. The concept of $5 billion dollars is beyond my math comprehension. That's the number that a car maker is reportedly investing in a Illinois plant.

You might be surprised at a couple of names that appear on the list of the 10 largest companies in Kentucky.

While the names of the businesses were released earlier this year, the Chamber has now revealed how the top 125 companies stacked up against one another.

A gas station and convenience store chain popular on the east coast for its hoagies has announced plans to expand with locations in Indiana and Kentucky.

I asked, you answered — a lot.

I'm not a world traveler by any stretch of the imagination, having been no farther west than St. Louis, and no farther north than Ft. Wayne (unless you count a layover in Detroit on the way to Austin, Texas). However, I've been to enough places to see businesses we don't have here, but I think we should. Here are five I can think of off the top of my head.

Just like Dunkin', I've only been to Joe's Crab Shack once during a trip to Louisville many years ago. Now, I've had a few drinks since then, so I don't recall every detail of the experience, but I seem to remember really enjoying it. I like seafood, and certainly enjoy a trip to Red Lobster from time to time, but I like the laid back feel of Joe's compared to the "fine dining" vibe Lobs

The reason I have Dave and Busters on this list is simple, I like to drink beer and play video games. Having a Dave and Busters gives me an opportunity to do that somewhere other than my living room. I realize we've tried this before when Jillian's occupied the space now held by Boogie Nights across from Tropicana Casino, but the problem with Jillian's (at least from my perspective) was that the g