Business Stories from June 11, 2018 (Change date)
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Can 'Life or Death' IDOT ads reverse Illinois' crash 'crisis'?Jun 12, 2018 6:31 am - The Illinois Department of Transportation's "Life or Death" ad campaign aims to halt the state's crash "crisis." The new ads popping up on television, radio and social m...
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Why you can't fix retirement without fixing wagesJun 12, 2018 12:07 pm - A Boston College professor took to Politico on Thursday with advice for younger workers concerned about their future financial prospects: Millennials needn't worry about...
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After hoursJun 12, 2018 10:51 am - ...
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Summer plans should include plan reviewJun 12, 2018 12:12 pm - What a great month June can be: Warm weather. Weddings. Picnics. A trip to Grandma's. The beach. The pool. Summer band concerts. Lunch with your outside accountant and b...
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ComEd: Smart grid help reduce outages by 10 percentJun 12, 2018 12:12 pm - ComEd customers experienced a 10 percent reduction in the frequency of outages last year compared to 2016, resulting in the best on record performance for the fifth year...
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After teasing a name change, IHOP says 'b' is for burgersJun 13, 2018 6:17 am - NEW YORK — IHOP, which teased a name change to IHOb earlier this month, says the “b” is to promote its burger menu. The pancake chain has been coy about whether the name...
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Woodman's seeks to replace Macy's spot in BloomingdaleJun 13, 2018 7:53 am - Woodman's Food Market is seeking permission from Bloomingdale to demolish the former Macy's department store at Stratford Square Mall to make room for a stand-alone groc...
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HFF announces $56.5M financing for Elk Grove complexJun 12, 2018 12:12 pm - Holliday Fenoglio Fowler announced $56.5 million in financing for Willow Crossing, a 579-unit, multi-housing community in Elk Grove Village. The HFF team worked on behal...
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Feder: Sun-Times no longer outsourcing customer service callsJun 12, 2018 12:07 pm - In the latest nod to its organized labor ownership, the Chicago Sun-Times no longer outsources its customer service to a call center in Asia, Robert Feder writes. As of ...
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'A legend of Mount Prospect': Blind roller derby champion Sammy Skobel dies at 92Jun 12, 2018 4:44 pm - Sammy Skobel lost his eyesight in the beginning of his life. At the end, it was his memory. Yet neither setback stopped him from seizing on a life of love and family, ro...