Glenview Business
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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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Pharmacy sales boost CVS 3Q profit 7 percentOct 29, 2008 11:00 pm - WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark Corp. said Thursday its profit grew 7 percent in the third quarter as retail pharmacy r...
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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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Little company has big name, thanks to NFLOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - You might say that Wonderlic Inc., has stretched its 15 minutes of fame into 35 years. While the day-to-day activities of the Libertyville testing firm fly well below t...
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Movers & shakersOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - James Saul joined Baker & Daniels LLP as an associate in the law firm's intellectual property group. He will work in the Chicago office, focusing his practice in the are...
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Linens-N-Things starts liquidationOct 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK - Linens-N-Things closing sales began Friday at the remaining 371 stores, including those in the Chicago suburbs. More than $1 billion of name brand home furn...
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Baxter's profit jumps 19 percent on therapy, device salesOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Baxter International Inc.'s third-quarter profit jumped 19 percent on a mix of higher sales from its blood and immune disorder treatments, drug delivery devices and kidn...
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Oilman comes to Chicago to plead for wind powerOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Oilman T. Boone Pickens will be in Chicago today at Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. to push his "Pickens Plan" for reducing America's dependence on foreign oil....
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Northbrook firm loaned about $1 billion to Petters affiliatesOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Lancelot Investment Management LLC, a hedge-fund firm in Northbrook loaned about $1 billion to a company whose former chief executive officer has been arrested amid alle...