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Ill. to connect online retailers with new partners

Amazon dropped its Illinois business affiliates last week. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

The Illinois commerce department will try to find new partners for businesses that previously sold products through Internet retailers like Amazon.com and Overstock.com. Amazon and Overstock plan to drop Illinois-based affiliates this spring to allow them to avoid collecting sales taxes under a new law that applies to Internet businesses that team up with Illinois partners. Get the full story »