Algonquin Business
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In hard times, workers have few legal protections over losing jobDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As more Americans lose their jobs, worker advocate Lou Maltby is happy to talk about employee rights, but he warns that it's a short conversation. Workers in the United ...
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Chicago region has major stake in auto bailoutDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite the general downward trend in employment, a few industries are still hiring in the Chicago area despite the recession and record job layoffs, said John Challenge...
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Aon ordered to pay $24 million for misrepresenting risksDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - A unit of Aon Corp., the world's largest insurance broker, was ordered to pay $24 million to United National Insurance Company for misrepresenting reinsurance risks. Aon...
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Fox Valley group helping families on the financial brinkDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - More and more people locally and across the country are being affected by the mortgage crisis, and experts predict the situation will get even more dire as families cont...
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Tractor store coming to CarpentersvilleNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - An empty store in Carpentersville that once housed a big discount retailer could soon be home to a large farm and ranch supplier. Village officials and a local developer...
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What's happening one year after Neumann Homes bankruptcyNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Dirt mounds and partially built houses in Antioch's NeuHaven and Clublands subdivisions are among the reminders of a dubious anniversary. Neumann Homes had finished half...
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Costco set to open in St. Charles on FridayNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The doors of the hotly-pursued new Costco store in St. Charles will open to public at 8 a.m. Friday. The 148,000-square-foot warehouse store is expected by city official...
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Portillo's in Elgin is still possibleNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Many of you die-hard Portillo's Hot Dogs fans have been calling and e-mailing, wondering if owner Dick Portillo still is planning to open a restaurant along Randall Road...
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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Carpentersville's Fat Cat Guitars gets a makeoverOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Since it opened in 2004, Fat Cat Guitars has been a hot spot for guitar lessons. Recently, owners Scott and Kate Bond unveiled a new, state-of-the-art lesson program tha...