Elgin Business
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OfficeMax, Safeway form partnershipNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - NAPERVILLE - OfficeMax Inc., an office products and services company, announced a partnership with Safeway Inc., a large food and drug retailer, to distribute office pro...
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Alternative Health relocates to ElginNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - ELGIN - Alternative Health Group has expanded to Elgin. The business, formerly in Chicago, now operates at Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Medical Office 1, 87 N. Airlite S...
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Portillo's in Elgin is still possibleNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Many of you die-hard Portillo's Hot Dogs fans have been calling and e-mailing, wondering if owner Dick Portillo still is planning to open a restaurant along Randall Road...
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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Midwest Banc to sell $85.5 mil stake to TreasuryNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Midwest Banc Holdings Inc., the Illinois banking company that lost 76 percent of its market value this year, plans to sell $85.5 million in preferred stock to the U.S. T...
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Carpentersville's Fat Cat Guitars gets a makeoverOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Since it opened in 2004, Fat Cat Guitars has been a hot spot for guitar lessons. Recently, owners Scott and Kate Bond unveiled a new, state-of-the-art lesson program tha...
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From 'inconveniently located' to gone for iconic Irv'sOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - In the old days, bad times meant good sales at Irv's, the legendary men's discount clothing store with advertisements that bragged about being "inconveniently located" i...
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Are podcars a viable way to get around?Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some. To Jacob Roberts, podcars -- or PRTs...
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AT&T 3Q profit up 5.5 pct, misses Street estimatesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- AT&T Inc.'s earnings rose 5.5 percent in the third quarter, but missed analyst expectations in part because of strong sales of iPhones, which the carrier sub...
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Bears punter to mark store openingOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Sports Authority is opening a 42,000-square-foot store at 4700 Hoffman Blvd., Hoffman Estates. The 42,000-square-foot store is set to open Saturday, Oc...