Anna Marie Kukec
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Report: 1,020 layoffs coming to suburban companiesAug 08, 2017 11:22 am - More than 1,400 jobs are expected to be cut in Illinois, with most from suburban companies, during the next few months, according to documents filed Friday by the state....
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No end in sight for mechanics strikeAug 07, 2017 10:31 am - About 1,700 mechanics remained on the picket lines at suburban and Chicago auto dealerships on Friday without any talks scheduled between the dealers and the union. The...
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Navistar to cut 170 jobs at Melrose Park facilityAug 07, 2017 12:32 pm - Lisle-based Navistar said Thursday it will stop making mid-sized engines at its Melrose Park facility and cut about 170 jobs. Affected workers can remain on the job unti...
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Auto mechanics on strike in Chicago suburbsAug 03, 2017 8:29 am - Tom Handzik, a veteran mechanic at Castle Chevrolet in Elk Grove Village, said that when he works 40 hours, he wants to be paid for 40 hours. Instead, he and other union...
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Landscape equipment maker Echo continues to grow in Lake ZurichAug 14, 2017 8:49 am - A robotic lawn mower will be coming soon to an acre of grass near you. Lake Zurich-based Echo Inc., which manufacturers and distributes landscape equipment worldwide, is...
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Professional dancer builds local studios to help others danceAug 02, 2017 9:58 am - Jesse DeSoto of Hawthorn Woods left behind "Dancing With the Stars" and a life in Hollywood and instead built local studios to help others dance. Jesse and his brother, ...
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Arlington's Dragon boat races go beyond competition to help othersJul 31, 2017 6:33 am - As a drum beat, 26 men and women sliced their flat-tipped oars in unison into Lake Arlington's placid water, creating ripples beyond the heat of competition. They were d...
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Elgin shooting under investigationJul 31, 2017 6:32 am - Elgin police are investigating the shooting of a 42-year-old man who they say drove himself to the hospital for treatment. Officers responded at 10:54 p.m. Friday to a r...
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Amita on target with $250 million in new projects through 2021Aug 02, 2017 8:36 am - Arlington Heights-based Amita Health's plan to expand three suburban hospitals and build four new medical facilities could cost up to $250 million and will be completed ...
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Aurora exec retires from health care group, but not volunteeringJul 25, 2017 3:58 pm - Sue Kaufman of Aurora thought she would just take a job as a receptionist at a downtown Chicago organization, knowing it would soon move to Naperville. While she enjoyed...