Barrington Business
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Koffee Kup getting a Thanksgiving facelift -- courtesy of customersNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Cindy Johnson said it's been hard to watch her friends' business reel under the pressure of the current recession. Locals have been gathering at the The Koffee Kup rest...
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Tollway officials: We're 'not good' at running oasesNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - The Illinois tollway board of directors spent time thinking outside the glass box Tuesday. Officials convened the first meeting of a special committee set up to scrutini...
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Midwest sees home sales boom but Chicago prices hit hardestNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Home sales in the Midwest surged in October as first-time home buyers sought to beat the initial deadline for a federal tax credit and difficult mark...
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Kelsey's owner, 62, takes on new challenge with Gino's EastNov 20, 2009 10:00 pm - After running local bars and restaurants for the past 28 years, Beverly Langer is familiar with 14-hour workdays, especially for someone taking over a new place. At the...
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Abbott Labs sues TevaNov 20, 2009 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP - Abbott Laboratories sued Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the world's largest generic-drug maker, to prevent it from marketing copies of the ...
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Less expensive toys emerging at top of children's wish listsNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - PlayStation and Wii entertainment systems will still be placed under thousands of Christmas trees this season, but it's the less expensive toys that are coming out on to...
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Report: Hershey may launch bid for CadburyNov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The Wall Street Journal reports that Hershey Co. may make a $17 billion competing bid for UK candy company Cadbury. The newspaper says the bid wouldn't be re...
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Unemployment rate in Illinois climbs to 11 percentNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Alvin "Chip" Washington of Aurora was let go in October 2007, but he thought buying some single family homes, rehabbing and renting them would help bring in enough incom...
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Shoppers to spend less on gift cards this holiday seasonNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - While gift cards are again the most-requested present this holiday, be prepared to receive discounted ties or slippers instead. And if you do receive a gift card, don't ...
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Majority of CF shareholders support Agrium bidNov 18, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Developments this week could determine whether the fertilizer wars may finally be coming to an end. Canada's Agrium Inc. said Thursday that shareholders cont...