Elgin Business
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Sears Holdings completes Orchard Supply spinoffJan 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. announced it has completed its spinoff of its interest in Orchard Supply Hardware Stores Corporation. Orchard is now independe...
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Sears CEO on how firm can turn it aroundJan 01, 2012 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Lou D’Ambrosio, chief executive officer of Sears Holdings Corp., said creatively combining more technology with increased spending on stores is the strategy t...
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St. Charles CEO aims to help young athletes excelJan 01, 2012 11:00 pm - St. Charles resident Shaon Berry is helping to provide advantages to young football athletes who might not otherwise get the chance to be recognized on a national scale....
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Chicago's Charlie Trotter's restaurant to closeJan 01, 2012 10:00 pm - One of Chicago's most famous and award-winning restaurants is closing. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Charlie Trotter's will close in August after 25 years. In an ...
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Quinn had 'good, long' talk with Sears CEO about closuresDec 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holding Corp., parent of Sears and Kmart stores, on Thursday released a list of 79 stores targeted for closure, but none are in Illinois. Sto...
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Top tech stories in the suburbs in 2011Dec 28, 2011 11:00 pm - While analysts pontificate about the highlights of the technology industry this year, plenty of advances and innovation could be found around our own suburbs. You don’t ...
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Algonquin arcade offers 1980s gamesDec 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Want to play 1980s video game classics like Asteroid and Robotron and a variety of newer games and pinball all day long for just $20? No Limit Arcade in Algonquin offers...
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Merger gives Alexian Brothers resources to growDec 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Alexian Brothers Health System Wednesday said a merger with the nation's largest Catholic health system that takes effect Sunday will add resources that will result in f...
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Weeks after tax deal, Sears announces store closingsDec 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Just two weeks after Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill to keep Sears Holdings Corp. in Illinois, the retailer said Tuesday it would close up to 120 Sears and Kmart stores, af...
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Longtime Batavia auto dealership closingDec 26, 2011 10:00 pm - A 2009 federal bailout might have saved General Motors, but it came at a cost a Batavia business could no longer bear. Avenue Motor Sales is closing Friday. It has alrea...