Business Stories from October 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Meijer hiring 900 holiday employees in Chicago areaOct 03, 2012 11:55 am - Meijer is looking to hire more than 900 seasonal employees in the Chicago area, meaning new jobs at the suburban locations in Rolling Meadows, Elgin, St. Charles, Algonq...
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Gurnee police bring gun violence training sessions to mallOct 03, 2012 11:45 am - Gurnee police have launched an initiative with tips on increasing the chances of survival if someone shoots up a mall, school or other locations. Crime prevention techni...
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Stone Eagle Tavern opening in Hoffman EstatesOct 03, 2012 11:00 am - The owner of a new eatery scheduled to open early next week in Hoffman Estates says guests will find his business unique because it's “half museum, half restaurant.” Sto...
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Nasdaq cancels some Kraft stock tradesOct 03, 2012 11:00 am - The Nasdaq is cancelling some trades of Kraft Foods Group Inc. following an unusual spike after the market opened. Kraft's shares opened at $45.55 Wednesday before surgi...
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Bolander Park for sale, naming rights available for Libetyville Sports ComplexOct 03, 2012 11:00 am - Interested in owning a park in Libertyville? How about having your company's name in lights on the signature Sports Complex? Both are possibilities as the village tries ...
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Walgreen 4Q profit falls 55 pct, tops forecastsOct 03, 2012 9:39 am - Walgreen Co.’s fourth quarter net income tumbled 55 percent compared with last year when a big gain inflated results for the nation’s largest drugstore chain. A business...
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Stocks open mostly higher on Wall StreetOct 03, 2012 8:56 am - NEW YORK — Stocks are mostly higher in early trading on Wall Street after a measure of private sector hiring came in better than analysts were expecting. The Standard &...
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Jewel-Osco parent company Supervalu attracting purchasersOct 03, 2012 8:00 am - Supervalu Inc., the U.S. grocery chain that owns area Jewel-Osco stores, has attracted interest from billionaire Ronald Burkle and buyout firms KKR & Co. and TPG Capital...
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USDA provides specialty crop money for IllinoisOct 03, 2012 7:14 am - SPRINGFIELD, — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing about $630,000 to help pay for a dozen projects in Illinois intended to strengthen the specialty crop indu...
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Former Chicago trader gets 3 years in fraud schemeOct 03, 2012 7:00 am - A federal judge has sentenced a former Chicago Mercantile Exchange trader to three years in prison for his part in a fraud scheme that cost investors $2.3 million. A Chi...