Elgin Business
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Sears shedding some stores, reports 4Q lossFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. reported Thursday that it will spin off its smaller hometown and outlet stores as well as some hardware stores in a deal expected to raise $400 to $...
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Sears to close six stores in Illinois, more elsewhereFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings posted a fourth-quarter loss of $2.4 billion on Thursday, then said it will close 15 additional Sears and Kmart stores and nine Grea...
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Arlington Heights man claims employer fired him for jury dutyFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - An Arlington Heights man’s claim he lost his job as an electronics sales associate because of jury duty has merit, a federal judge said in a ruling this month. Chief Jud...
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Elgin OKs small business incubator planFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - Elgin City Council members' commitment to interest subsidies for a proposed small business incubator will give the project life. Steve Knisely, owner of THKFL Inc., sai...
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Historic Geneva gas station could be demolishedFeb 20, 2012 10:00 pm - The owner of a historically significant former service station in Geneva wants to demolish the building, to make way for a bank drive-through. St. Charles Bank and Trust...
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Resistance to smoking ban has burned out over yearsFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — When lawmakers discussed and eventually approved Illinois' statewide indoor smoking ban five years ago, it was a controversial debate that lit a fire under...
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Nicor gives energy grants to Northwest Community, Elgin manufacturerFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Nicor Gas has awarded rebate checks to a pair of suburban businesses that have made serious efforts to protect the environment. Nicor presented Multifilm Packaging Corp...
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Udina losing its General StoreFeb 16, 2012 10:00 pm - The General Store of Udina is closing after being a bastion of small-town heart the last eight years. Locals are mourning the loss of a convenience store where they coul...
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Dillard: School pension plan a ‘realistic threat’Feb 16, 2012 4:30 am - Anyone who thinks Illinois would never shift billions of dollars in teacher retirement costs onto local school districts had better think again, state Sen. Kirk Dillard ...
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Elk Grove looking at donation box restrictionsFeb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village officials are considering stricter regulations on donation boxes in town after seeing neighboring Schaumburg move toward banning them entirely. “We did...