Business Stories from September 19, 2017 (Change date)
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With Amazon in, online grocery shopping taking offSep 20, 2017 6:38 am - Sue Dreyer Raymond has been ordering groceries through Peapod online delivery service for years. Convenience is important to the full-time personal banker, who lives wit...
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Kohl's to start accepting Amazon returns at some Chicagoland storesSep 20, 2017 3:13 pm - MENOMEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) - Kohl's, which is opening some in-store Amazon shops, will start accepting returns for the online retailer at some of its stores in Los Angeles...
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'Sodfather' lays down grass at new Rosemont baseball stadiumSep 20, 2017 7:51 am - Chicago Dogs will start play in Rosemont in May
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Toys R Us: the birth - and bust - of a retail empireSep 20, 2017 12:47 pm - In the early 1980s, a week before Christmas, a woman walked into a supermarket-size store in Tysons Corner, Virginia, and became so dumbfounded that she started talking ...
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Toys 'R' Us files for bankruptcy amid struggle to pay down billions in debtSep 20, 2017 12:47 pm - Iconic toy store chain Toys "R" Us filed for bankruptcy Monday night after struggling for years to pay down billions of dollars in debt and remain relevant in an era of ...
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Palatine denies American Legion's request for outdoor patioSep 20, 2017 6:38 am - The manager of an American Legion on Monday said she was "stunned" by the Palatine village council's unanimous vote against allowing the group to build an outdoor seatin...
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Amazon begins operations at three suburban centersSep 20, 2017 12:47 pm - Amazon recently began operations at three of its local fulfillment centers in Waukegan, Aurora and Monee. The facilities are Amazon's seventh, eight, and ninth fulfillm...
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Pizzas4Patriots founder dies at 58Sep 21, 2017 6:20 am - Mark Evans, an Elk Grove Village resident and military veteran known for shipping thousands of pizzas to troops overseas, died last Friday. He was 58. Evans was lauded ...
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Crocs' billion dollar strategy: Stay uglySep 20, 2017 1:08 pm - Crocs, perhaps the most polarizing shoe of our time, is making a comeback. The company's signature foam clog fell out of favor a decade ago, but now it is a star reborn ...
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Townhouse development coming to Wheeling self-storage siteSep 20, 2017 3:13 pm - A developer's plan to build 39 townhouses at the site of self-storage business on Wolf Road in Wheeling won final approval Monday. Village board members voted unanimous...