Hoffman Estates Business
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District 300 ponders impact of Sears incentivesMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Financially troubled Community Unit District 300 stands to gain millions in additional property tax revenue after the incentives package that lured Sears to Hoffman Esta...
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The history of SearsMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - 1886 Richard Sears starts selling watches 1887 Sears settles in Chicago and hires watchmaker Alvah C. Roebuck 1888 First catalog, featuring only watches an...
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A look at the Sears billMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - House Bill 3435, which amends the Economic Development Area Tax Increment Allocation Act, was introduced in February. It would allow Hoffman Estates to extend the curren...
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AT&T seeks to sublease Hoffman Estates campusMay 07, 2011 12:00 am - AT&T Inc. is looking at subleasing all or part its sprawling Midwest headquarters in Hoffman Estates as part of a plan to consolidate operations. New mobile technologies...
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ComEd ‘balloon bills' hit suburban customersMay 05, 2011 2:00 am - ComEd in the last year has been sending customers estimated bills for a period of time and later hitting them with big makeup bills after an actual meter reading. Those “balloon bills” aren't making their customers happy.
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Tax credit for creating jobsMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois employers have a few months remaining to take advantage of the Illinois Small Business Job Creation Tax Credit, which gives businesses and nonprofits a break fo...
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U.S. Cellular celebrates Mobile Moms this Mother's DayMay 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Has your mom gone mobile? Moms work hard to keep everyone's schedules straight, but they also enjoy spending time surfing the mobile Web and using health, shopping and e...
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Northrop works to spark interest in engineeringApr 30, 2011 12:00 am - Gazing through infrared cameras and building paper structures strong enough to hold textbooks are just a few of the many activities elementary, middle and high school st...
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Barrington student art work on display at South Barrington shopping centerApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - An Earth Month art project conceptualized by Barbara Rose Elementary art teacher Daniel Gonka will be on display from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Red 21 a...
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New wedding website offers local touchApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - While all eyes are on Britain’s royal wedding, a new McHenry-based website aims to help suburban brides and grooms plan the weddings of their dreams much closer to home....