Business Stories from February 25, 2015 (Change date)
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Farm equipment maker Deere foresees sharp sales dropFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - MOLINE (AP) - The chairman and CEO of Deere & Co. says the agricultural equipment maker is preparing for the largest single-year sales drop in its 178-year history. The ...
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Prosecutor: Former Democratic powerbroker sold influenceFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - A former Democratic power broker sold his political influence in schemes including one that involved a multibillion-dollar megamall project that has ...
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If Supreme Court says no, they'd lose health insurance helpFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - Millions of Americans have a big personal stake in next Wednesday's Supreme Court challenge to the nation's health care law: Can they legally continue to ...
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Schaumburg's Catamaran climbs after earnings reportFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - Shares of Catamaran jumped Thursday before markets opened and after the pharmacy benefits manager announced a $405 million acquisition and quarterly results that trumped...
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Trustees green-light Schaumburg's 30th hotelFeb 25, 2015 4:30 am - Schaumburg trustees approved a 105-room extended-stay hotel on the former site of Bally Total Fitness Tuesday, bringing the village's total number of hotels to 30. The f...
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Shoppers paid extra $1 billion in local sales taxesFeb 25, 2015 4:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct information about how Batavia became a home-rule community. Shoppers in Illinois paid more than $1 billion in ...
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Positives and negatives in outlook for Hoffman Estates, mayor saysFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - The good news of economic growth and fresh successes at the Sears Centre arena was counterbalanced by bad news of proposed cuts in state funding threatening police and f...
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Too big to manage? HSBC's chiefs to testify on tax scandalFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - LONDON (AP) - First there was money laundering. Then foreign-exchange rigging. Now tax evasion. HSBC, Europe's biggest bank, has endured a string of scandals - and paid ...
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Lombard awards grants to events, new businessesFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - A variety of Lombard businesses and events are getting a boost from grants approved by the village board. Downtown retail business grants, for example, have been awarded...
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Argiris, Helmer talk business in Wheeling, Prospect HeightsFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - The mayors of Prospect Heights and Wheeling are number guys. Looking back on 2014, the two packed their respective state of the city and village addresses Wednesday with...