Business Stories from August 18, 2014 (Change date)
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U.S. stocks gain; Dollar General jumps after bidAug 19, 2014 8:11 am - NEW YORK - Corporate deal news gave the US stock market a lift on Monday as a bidding contest erupted for a discount retailer. Stocks also climbed amid reports of diplom...
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Twilight Shuffle set in LibertyvilleAug 18, 2014 4:38 pm - The seventh annual MainStreet Libertyville Twilight Shuffle 5K run is set for 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31. Elite and recreational runners, first-time racers, families (childr...
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Music repair, retail business grows in PalatineAug 19, 2014 8:13 am - An interview with Bonnie Reidel, owner of Fix This! Musical Instrument Repair Inc. and DBA Horn Stash in Palatine. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We repa...
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McDonald's confronts its junk food imageAug 19, 2014 2:36 pm - NEW YORK — At a dinner Oak Brook-based McDonald's hosted for reporters and bloggers, waiters served cuisine prepared by celebrity chefs using ingredients from the chain'...
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Blagojevich, state corruption feature in rulingAug 19, 2014 9:19 am - A U.S. appeals court took on the issue of Illinois corruption under now-imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich as it revived a lawsuit alleging that racetrack owners br...
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Panera, mattress store to replace Tilted Kilt in Vernon HillsAug 19, 2014 6:49 pm - A familiar restaurant locale along Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills will be torn down and replaced with new users. Shorewood Development Group of Buffalo Grove has infor...
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Griller Gerrish fires up ideas for 25th anniversaryAug 20, 2014 8:12 am - Bryan Gerrish of Arlington Heights has a yard full of Weber grills. During the summer, you may see about a dozen or so. His favorite is the Performer with both gas and ...
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Structure helps draw potential franchise ownersAug 18, 2014 5:12 am - Franchises are more than burgers and subs. There's The Entrepreneur's Source, for example, a franchise business whose individual owners help people find their own franch...
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Google and right-to-be-forgotten critics distort ruling, EU saysAug 19, 2014 8:11 am - Google Inc. and other critics of a European Union court ruling that created a right to be forgotten on the Internet are exaggerating it to undermine a reform of data-pro...
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