Business Stories from September 11, 2014 (Change date)
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Gurnee, Vernon Hills both increasing sales taxesSep 12, 2014 9:15 am - Sales tax rates will rise next year in Lake County's two largest retail towns, but for different reasons. Gurnee village board trustees voted this week to boost the home...
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Elgin reverses decision, delays pot dispensary approvalSep 12, 2014 8:48 am - A plan to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Elgin suffered a setback Wednesday when a city council member changed her mind and decided to send the petition back to ...
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Mount Prospect bakery displaced by devastating fire comes homeSep 12, 2014 8:48 am - The Central Continental Bakery and its employees have come home. That's how owner Robert Czerniak phrased it when he talked about the bakery's reopening this week at 101...
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Tech turns Chicago skid row into top office marketSep 12, 2014 8:48 am - Chicago's River North, a district once notorious for its prostitutes and dilapidated warehouses, has become one of the hottest office markets in the U.S. The neighborhoo...
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Chicago Wolves to extend Allstate Arena contract for five more yearsSep 12, 2014 7:07 pm - The Chicago Wolves plan to play at the Allstate Arena for at least another five years, Rosemont and team officials revealed Thursday. Mayor Brad Stephens made the announ...
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Facebook says China consumers want serviceSep 11, 2014 8:29 am - Facebook Inc., operator of the world's largest social-networking site, said China consumers routinely ask about accessing its services even as a regulator indicated ther...
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EU slaps new economic sanctions on RussiaSep 11, 2014 10:38 am - BRUSSELS - The European Union has decided to slap new economic sanctions on Russia over what it sees as Moscow's meddling in eastern Ukraine, diplomats said Thursday. T...
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Paragon Micro ranks No. 2 on "Fast 50" listDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - Lake Zurich=based Paragon Micro has been ranked the second fastest growing contractor in the government market on the 2014 "Fast 50" list compiled by Washington Technolo...
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Russia delays McDonald's suitSep 12, 2014 8:48 am - A Moscow court delayed hearing a case filed by the consumer-safety regulator against Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. for a month as the U.S. fast-food chain defended th...
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Toyota recalls pickups to fix air bag problemSep 11, 2014 1:07 pm - Toyota is recalling about 140,000 Tundra full-size pickup trucks because a plastic trim piece can interfere with the side air bags. The recall affects Crew-Max and Doubl...
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