Downers Grove Business
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McDonald's to boost prices as costs increase, analyst saysJan 18, 2011 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's biggest restaurant chain, will raise prices in the U.S. as much as 3 percent this year to combat higher costs, according to Larry Miller, a...
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January gas prices highest ever for this time of yearJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report estimates that in Illinois, regular unleaded gasoline has increased 16 cents during the past month, forecasting an average co...
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Airlines sue Chicago to halt expansion borrowingJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - United and American airlines are suing the city of Chicago to stop a borrowing plan to finance expansion at O'Hare International Airport. The suit was filed Tuesday in C...
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Look for a better deal, consumer group urges as AT&T hikes land line phone ratesJan 17, 2011 12:00 am - Elizabeth Krehmeyer of Mundelein had AT&T land line phone service, then switched to Comcast’s Triple Play for phone, Internet and cable TV service. As prices went up, sh...
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What goes up, won't go down this yearJan 14, 2011 10:00 pm - Just keep that wallet handy. Whipsawed consumers — facing a 66 percent Illinois income tax increase just as the nation climbs out of recession — now need to brace for pr...
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Help Mt. Prospect business win Pepsi Refresh grantJan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - The Get Home Smart Card located in Mount Prospect has been picked as a finalist in the Pepsi Refresh Project. The Get Home Smart Card is a re-loadable prepaid taxi card...
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Drop in foreclosures here just temporary, firm saysJan 12, 2011 11:00 pm - The pullback of lenders due to government investigations into their documentation and procedures on foreclosures temporarily lowered the foreclosure rates in Illinois an...
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Business leaders bash extra corporate tax burdensJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Martin Matushek, a co-owner of West Dundee-based M2 Polymer Technologies Inc., sees the writing on the wall for businesses. Growth? More jobs? Here in Illinois? Forget i...
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Fort Wayne withholds $200K in grants from NavistarJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Fort Wayne withheld $200,000 in payments to Navistar International Corp. after the company relocating operations to Lisle did not provide job data. Community Development...
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Aurora company begins project for LIFE “Green” certificationJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - “Our goal is to reduce solid waste sent to landfills by 60% or more,” explains George Tommasi, director of human resources, The Label Printer's Illinois EPA Compliance R...