Business Stories from September 9, 2013 (Change date)
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Naperville leaders favor flat income taxSep 09, 2013 10:00 am - April 15 is more than seven months away, but taxes were on the minds of politicians and business leaders Monday in Naperville as roughly 80 of them gathered for a debate...
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Barrington businesses asking for video gamblingSep 09, 2013 10:00 am - Barrington trustees on Monday heard from several businesses in support of allowing video gambling in the village, as well as from one out-of-town critic. But they still ...
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Donation helps Joliet Junior College fire science programSep 09, 2013 9:48 am - PRNewswire ORLAND PARK — Students in the Fire Science Technology program at Joliet Junior College now will be able to see how a fire sprinkler system works thanks to a f...
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Charlestowne Mall buyer wants to make it smallerSep 09, 2013 9:00 am - The problem with Charlestowne Mall in St. Charles is that it isn't the right size, a representative of a potential buyer told aldermen Monday. But unlike the conventiona...
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ComEd: Smart grid project supported 3,000 jobs in 2QSep 09, 2013 9:00 am - ComEd said work related to its Smart Grid program resulted in more than 3,000 full-time equivalent jobs in the second quarter of 2013. The total included more than 1,000...
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Microsoft launches Xbox Music on Web for freeSep 09, 2013 7:54 am - Microsoft is making its Xbox Music streaming service available for free on the Web — even to those who don’t use Windows 8. The expansion beyond Windows 8 devices and X...
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Lisle-based Molex sold to Koch IndustriesSep 09, 2013 7:42 am - LISLE — Koch Industries Inc. is buying electronic components and Lisle-based cables maker Molex for $7.2 billion. Koch — run by the billionaire brothers Charles and Davi...
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Quinn touts foreign firm employment figuresSep 09, 2013 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — On the heels of his trip to Japan, Gov. Pat Quinn has again taken credit for a reported boost in the state's job numbers: roughly 80,000 more through forei...
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PlayStation 4 won't sell in Japan until FebruarySep 09, 2013 7:00 am - TOKYO — Sony's next-generation video game machine PlayStation 4 won't go on sale in Japan until next year, meaning that it won't be on time for the key year-end holiday ...
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Mundelein sausage maker brings Ukrainian flavor to AmericansSep 09, 2013 5:30 am - When Alec Mikhaylov emigrated from Ukraine to the United States in 1992, he settled in Chicago and then later Arlington Heights and then Vernon Hills to be near family m...