Business Stories from August 28, 2019 (Change date)
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Feder: New management team to take over ESPN 1000Aug 28, 2019 1:00 am - A new management team is about to take charge at WMVP AM-1000, the sports/talk flagship of ESPN Radio in Chicago, Robert Feder writes. In a surprise move Wednesday, ESPN...
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Duchossois: It's not over for Arlington until the legislature says it's overAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Did the death knell grow louder for Arlington Park on Wednesday? Or was it instead some high-stakes chin music served up by management of Churchill Downs Inc. toward Ill...
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Law to require companies to disclose board's racial, gender makeupAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - The state will soon require Illinois corporations to report the gender and racial makeup of their corporate boards. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the legislation Tuesday. Th...
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Woman charged with stealing more than $100,000 from Woodridge employerAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - A woman has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from her employer, Indiana Sugars Inc., while working at the company's Woodridge outpost. But attorney Michael ...
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Queen approves Boris Johnson's request to suspend Parliament ahead of Brexit deadlineAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II approved a request by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday to shut down Parliament for several weeks ahead of Britain's upcoming departu...
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First Midwest acquires Park Bank for $195 millionAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago-based First Midwest Bancorp expanded its presence in the Milwaukee area Wednesday with the acquisition of Bankmanagers Corp., the parent company of Park Bank, in...
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Mikes Bikes marks 60-year anniversaryAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - PALATINE - Mikes Bikes in Palatine is celebrating its 60th anniversary serving the Palatine community. When Fred Mikes' opened his small bike shop in 1959. the community...
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Illinois farmers, manufacturers push for trade agreementsAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago's Federal Reserve branch projects slower economic growth. Illinois' major industries say getting trade deals in place with Canada, Mexico and Japan would be a bo...
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Drucker Group names Hartman content marketing chiefAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Lauren R. Hartman has been named content marketing director at Drucker Group, a strategic B2B marketing firm in Chicago. An experienced editorial director who has cover...
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Former McDonald's office building being razed in Oak BrookAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - The first office building McDonald's constructed in Oak Brook decades ago is coming down to make room for a $500 million multiuse development. Village officials said wor...