Des Plaines Business
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Economy eating away at people eating outJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - More independent and chain restaurants in the suburbs are likely to close, following the lead set when some Bennigan's eateries locked their doors this week. Higher lab...
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Motorola may be No. 4 in phonesJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc., the world's biggest mobile-phone maker 10 years ago, probably fell to fourth last quarter as it lost more market share to LG Electronics ...
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Kimball Hill seeks more time on recovery planJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows-based Kimball Hill Inc., the second-largest U.S. home builder in bankruptcy, wants a 90-day extension through Nov. 19 to file a recovery plan. Kimball Hi...
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Restaurant owners respond to dieting food budgetsJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - When it costs $100 to fill up the car on the way home, the idea of ordering pizza for the family may be panned, said Rick Rosati, who runs a growing pizza chain. "Anybod...
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Kids, adults get a taste of Lego creativity at Schaumburg previewJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The pieces are coming together at a huge indoor Lego park set to open at Streets of Woodfield Monday. Children were able to test the new 32,000-square-foot play arena Fr...
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Frykman Technologies still takes care of low-tech typewritersJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - For people of a certain age, the rat-a-tat of a typewriter in action is an unmistakable sound. But as personal computers superseded typewriters as indispensable pieces o...
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Scrapblog.com shows at conferenceJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - ROSEMONT - Scrapblog.com, a service for creating and sharing scrapbooks online, will showcase a Web-based application at the summer Craft and Hobby Association conferenc...
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Motorola accuses Apple IPhone executive of taking trade secretsJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc., the largest U.S. mobile-phone maker, has sued a former executive now working for Apple Inc., accusing him of disclosing its trade secrets to aid in the ma...
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Trifecto aims to make home automation easyJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Two suburban men who formerly worked for the electronics retailer Tweeter, where they installed entertainment and environmental systems in homes, have launched their own...
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Report: Oak Brook real estate firm bids for WrigleyJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A Chicago-area commercial real estate group has made an offer to buy Wrigley Field, the iconic and historic home of the Chicago Cubs, according to a report T...