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

A chain of central Illinois pawn shops with two Springfield locations functioned as a criminal enterprise fencing stolen goods and buying silver bullion to launder the proceeds, the Illinois attorney general alleges.

Gabatoni’s is reopening its dining room Jan. 22 after being closed for nearly five years.

PhysioTherapy Professionals is returning to downtown Springfield with a new location at 306 E. Adams St.

Wahlburgers arrived in Springfield in 2020 when Hy-Vee converted its Market Grille to a location for the Boston-based hamburger chain, but it’s now coming full circle.