Crystal Lake Business
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Company behind Algonquin development files for bankruptcyJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - The developer behind Riverside Square, a swank, upscale retail and condominium project under construction in downtown Algonquin, has filed for bankruptcy. Algonquin-bas...
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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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Gourmet food company cooking in the suburbsNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Before launching their gourmet food business, Dan and Debbie Hochstatter and their three children would load up their red wagon with salad dressing samples and hand them...
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These banks aren't looking for a bailoutNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - First Community Bank in Naperville opened a few months ago in an unlikely spot: a storefront in a strip mall anchored by Starbucks and shadowed by Costco. The newbie is...
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Office Max, TicketsNow, US Steel see cutsNov 13, 2008 10:00 pm - OfficeMax Inc., TicketsNow.com, and U.S. Steel are among the companies that announced hundreds of layoffs Thursday amid a rocky economy and an urgency to cut operational...
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Rolling Meadows ticket reseller to see layoffsNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Rolling Meadows-based TicketsNow.com, a ticket reseller that was bought earlier this year by Ticketmaster, is expected to lay off 62 workers while its parent company reo...
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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...