Elgin Business
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Sears calls 100 layoffs 'necessary'Feb 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Struggling Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday it has laid off about 100 workers at its Hoffman Estates headquarters, noting that the action doesn't affect special legisl...
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Rosemont outlet mall construction may begin in MarchFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Rosemont officials could approve a redevelopment agreement and purchase contract with the developer of a proposed upscale outlet mall at a special meeting next week, May...
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Rosemont’s Allstate Arena wins EPA award for green effortsFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - In 2010, the Allstate Arena in Rosemont amassed 73 tons of recyclable material, generating 50 percent less trash for landfills than it did in 2009. Because of that and s...
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Suburbs take lead in building, selling new homes againFeb 14, 2012 10:00 pm - After builder Kimball Hill went out of business, Naperville's Mayfair development had only 26 families living in the newly constructed townhouses from 2009 to 2011. Ano...
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Jiang’s Mongolian grill to open this spring in AlgonquinFeb 14, 2012 12:00 am - A new Mongolian barbecue restaurant is coming to the Randall Road corridor. Jiang’s Mongolian and Japanese Grill is expected to open along Randall Road in Algonquin in A...
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Proposal would have schools take on future pension costs, not debtFeb 12, 2012 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — As suburban school officials remain skittish about the idea of paying more toward teachers' retirements, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said a pr...
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Barrington Bank now serving Charter National customersFeb 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Charter National Bank in Hoffman Estates reopened Saturday as part of Barrington Bank & Trust Co. in a transfer of assets after the bank's failure. Barrington Bank, whic...
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Regulators close Hoffman Estates bankFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - A Hoffman Estates-based community bank was closed by federal regulators Friday, though its two suburban branch locations will remain open for business Saturday morning u...
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Sheriff suggests tweaking immigrant hold policyFeb 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is suggesting the policy that forbids his office from informing federal officials when the county jail is about to release suspected illegal...
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Motorola CEO, Harper College have plan to fix job skills shortageFeb 09, 2012 10:00 pm - It seems illogical that, according to Harper College officials, the region's unemployment rate is holding steady at 9 percent and yet more than 100,000 manufacturing job...