Des Plaines Business
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Des Plaines aldermen move ahead with plans to restructure TIFJul 04, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines' city council has started the process of restructuring an existing special taxing district plagued by a growing deficit. The city's sixth Tax Increment Finan...
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WWII vet, school counselor from Mt. Prospect wins free roofJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Henry Blim has spent much of his adult life in a protective role. While serving in the Army during World War II, Blim helped keep Air Force pilots from harm by making s...
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Ruling deals big blow to teacher retirement cutsJul 03, 2014 1:00 am - An Illinois Supreme Court ruling Thursday casts serious doubts on whether sweeping retirement benefit cuts for teachers and state workers will ever become reality. But a...
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Des Plaines plans to restructure special tax districtJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - Des Plaines officials want to restructure a special taxing district that's long operated in the red, with an eye toward making the area more enticing for developers. The...
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Young Naperville entprereneur honoredJun 30, 2014 5:00 am - Zakery Kates, owner of Naperville-based Simple Edge web marketing firm, admits he has a "volunteer problem." He serves on a number of boards and volunteers at countless ...
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Loews to buy InterContinental O'Hare hotel in RosemontJun 30, 2014 1:00 am - New York-based Loews Hotels & Resorts, a subsidiary of Loews Corp., said Monday it has agreed to purchase the 556-room InterContinental Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont....
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Appeals court upholds Beavers' tax convictionJun 30, 2014 1:00 am - A federal appeals court has upheld the tax-evasion conviction of a once-influential Chicago Democrat. Monday's 26-page ruling from a three-judge panel is at least partl...
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Motorola's Brown: Keep immigration reform alive to keep businesses competitiveJun 27, 2014 4:00 am - Despite published reports Thursday that immigration reform is dead, Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown rallied business leaders to keep it alive because of i...
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Harvey accused of fraudulent bond offeringJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - A federal judge issued an emergency order Wednesday to stop South suburban Harvey from marketing a bond sale to potential investors after the Securities and Exchange Com...
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Fusion of talents, food focus of couple's new BBQ restaurantJun 23, 2014 5:00 am - Alice Banach of North Barrington had always been a rock-and-roll fan. She loved music and the related trivia. She just never expected to open a themed restaurant that wo...