Business Stories from May 30, 2013 (Change date)
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Get teacher gifts at Teacher Peach in Highland ParkMay 31, 2013 9:35 pm - Celebrate the teachers, educators and mentors in your life with memorable gifts from Teacher Peach (458 Central Avenue, Highland Park, IL). With a variety of fun and fun...
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MainStreet Libertyville Receives 2013 National Main Street AccreditationMay 31, 2013 1:46 pm - MainStreet Libertyville has been designated as an accredited National Main Street Program for meeting the commercial district revitalization performance standards set by...
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House OKs bill to regulate ‘fracking’May 30, 2013 7:54 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House overwhelmingly approved a plan Thursday that would regulate high-volume oil and gas drilling in the state, hoping to kick-start an indus...
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Vernon Hills tobacco checks:May 30, 2013 6:04 pm - A third and final round of underage tobacco checks of 15 license holders yielded no violations, Vernon Hills police recently reported. In each situation, a minor attempt...
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Stocks rise as lackluster reports ease Fed concernMay 31, 2013 7:52 am - NEW YORK — The stock market rose Thursday after a pair of lackluster economic reports raised expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to boost the economy wit...
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Congress Plaza Hotel workers end 10-year strikeMay 30, 2013 5:44 pm - Striking hotel workers who became a familiar sight on Chicago’s famed Michigan Avenue as they picketed — for 10 years — are ending one of the longest strikes in American...
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Microsoft aims to simplify with Windows 8.1May 31, 2013 7:52 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is trying to fix what it got wrong with its radical makeover of Windows. It’s making the operating system easier to navigate and enabling users...
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Cover songs: Homage or irksome marketing ploy?May 31, 2013 7:52 am - LOS ANGELES — There are about 600 versions of Adele’s Oscar-winning song “Skyfall” on the Spotify subscription music service. Not one of them features Adele. Adele’s lab...
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Cheap leases offered to spur electric car salesMay 31, 2013 5:11 pm - DETROIT — Auto companies are hoping lower lease prices can put a charge into sluggish sales of electric cars. Honda announced Thursday that it’s slashing the monthly lea...
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Barrington chamber president Meyer to retireMay 31, 2013 5:11 pm - Janet Meyer, president and CEO of the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce, said Thursday she plans to retire in June. Meyer has been with the BACC for more than 13 years...
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