Business Stories from May 9, 2014 (Change date)
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Island Lake mayor casts deciding vote to allow video gamblingMay 09, 2014 8:42 pm - In a surprising policy reversal, the Island Lake village board has voted to allow video gambling machines in bars and restaurants. With trustees tied 3-3, Mayor Charles ...
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Initial public offerings scheduled next weekMay 09, 2014 4:42 pm - NEW YORK - The following is a list of initial public offerings planned for the coming week. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT and SEC filings. Week of M...
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Vernon Hills rejects medical office building, new plan expectedMay 10, 2014 11:30 pm - An aging building on a key corner adjoining the Westfield Hawthorn shopping center in Vernon Hills may get a makeover after village officials dismissed plans to replace ...
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Downtown Libertyville prepares for another rail crossing shut downMay 10, 2014 8:32 am - As soon as the Metra rail crossing on busy Milwaukee Avenue in downtown Libertyville opened this week after being closed for five days of emergency work, drivers and obs...
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Prosthetic arm from Segway inventor approved by FDAMay 09, 2014 5:52 pm - A prosthetic arm made by a company founded by Segway inventor Dean Kamen was approved for sale by U.S. regulators, who called it the first such device able to respond to...
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Longtime Geneva boutique joins global Fair Trade movementMay 10, 2014 11:30 pm - Sandwiched between the glittering Crystal Room and the Conservatory at The Little Traveler in Geneva is a new department. Like the store's other departments, it sells be...
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More shopping for items with eye to resaleMay 10, 2014 8:35 am - NEW YORK - Jenna Broems shops for clothes the same way she hunts for a new car: She considers resale value. Broems, who lives in Stamford, Connecticut, only buys brands...
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Genetically modified foods confuse consumersMay 09, 2014 11:44 am - Genetically modified foods have been around for years, but most Americans have no idea if they are eating them. The Food and Drug Administration says they don't need to...
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Doctors nationwide victimized in ID theft fraudMay 10, 2014 10:55 am - HARTFORD, Conn. - Many doctors and other health care professionals nationwide have been victimized this year by identity theft used to fraudulently obtain federal and s...
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Morgan Stanley consolidates Barrington officesMay 10, 2014 8:36 am - Morgan Stanley consolidated its two Barrington offices to one and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the move Tuesday, according to a news release. There has be...
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