Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Joey McLaughlin with talks with Michelle Ownbey from the Springfield Business Journal on the WTAX Morning NewsWatch about this week’s biggest business stories.

A commercial eviction case against the parent company for Sweet Basil Cafe was filed on Nov. 8. The Springfield location closed over the weekend, and the landlord was awarded a default judgment of $116,230. Meanwhile, a class-action lawsuit filed by a former employee of another location for failure to pay overtime is still pending.

Southern Illinois University has committed to expanding its pilot-training program to Springfield and is still exploring opening a branch of its law school here, according to SIU System President Daniel Mahony.

Katrina Bollard says her new business, New You Body & Soul, was originally launched because of her own desire for self-improvement.

Josh Roughley, who currently works for the city of Springfield’s Building & Zoning department, is opening his own architecture firm.