Barrington Hills Business
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Would-be bidder on Sun-Times says he was blockedOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - There's no one else interested in buying the bankrupt Chicago Sun-Times. Or is there? Chicago-area businessman Thane Ritchie wants a judge to reopen bidding for the stor...
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Verizon Wireless, Google in Android partnershipOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Verizon Wireless and Google Inc. are teaming up to tackle the challenge posed by the iPhone, saying they will collaborate closely to create wireless devices ...
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Lower heating costs forecast for Nicor customers this winterOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban natural gas customers could see lower heating bills this winter. With falling market prices for natural gas and a warmer winter predicted, experts said Monday t...
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Merisant wins support for reorg planOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Merisant Worldwide Inc., the closely held maker of Equal artificial sweeteners, won support from its unsecured creditors committee after modifying its reorganization pla...
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Airlines improve on-time arrivals in AugustOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Arriving on-time was just a little bit easier for airline passenger traveling in August. The Transportation Department said on Tuesday that 79.7 percent o...
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Vernon Hills sales drop could spell troubleOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - If the economy is recovering, it hasn't been showing up at the turnstiles in Vernon Hills, a perennial sales tax leader in Lake County. Revised estimates for the current...
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Airlines expand $10 surcharge on busy travel daysOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Several big airlines have added $10 surcharges for busy days around the holidays, making days that already tended to be expensive to fly a little more cos...
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Boeing to take $1 billion charge on 747 program costsOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Boeing on Tuesday said it will record a $1 billion charge because of a delay in producing a new version of the 747 freighter jet, blaming slow sales and late design chan...
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Navistar Defense partners with Czech Republic companyOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Navistar Defense and Tatra, a heavy-duty truck manufacturer located in Koprivnice, Czech Republic, have signed an agreement to jointly develop, produce and market new mi...
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Ex-Citadel exec denies violating non-compete clauseOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Ex-Citadel Investment Group LLC executive Jace Kohlmeier said he doesn't believe employees of his newly formed firm are developing usable computer code for trading stock...