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General Growth settles 401K suitSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc., the second-largest U.S. mall owner, reached a $5.75 million settlement resolving a lawsuit against the company over losses in its 401(k) ...
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Boeing to start weather-testing five 787sSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - EVERETT, Wash. -- Boeing Co. says four of its five 787 flight test planes are far from their Seattle base this week at locations ranging from Arizona to Iceland. One 787...
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Sears, Kmart team with TV iconSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Sears and Kmart announced the launch of an exclusive new soft home collection, Casa Cristina, expected to hit stores this fall. Created by well-known H...
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Oak Brook firm offers free trial with e-textbooksSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Oak Brook-based Follett's Higher Education Group has extended their free download program so students can try a digital textbook for at least seven days before buying it...
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Pickets march at Rosemont Hyatt over stalled negotiationsSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - About three dozen employees walked a picket line at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont Friday as part of a limited-strike by employees of Hyatt Hotels Corp. Despite th...
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Northwest finalizes merger with physician groupSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Hospital said Wednesday it has finalized its acquisition of Riverwoods-based Affinity Healthcare, making the group's physicia...
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Ex-Valspar worker from Wheeling plant admits stealing trade secretsSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A former Valspar Corp. employee admitted to stealing trade secrets from the paint maker with plans to take them to a new employer in China. David Yen Lee, 54, of Jersey ...
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EPA investigating Barrington-area pool businessSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed it's investigating evidence of a possible environmental crime at Barrington Pools Inc. in unincorporated Cook Coun...
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Judge: Continental CEO must clarify 'discrepancy' over UAL mergerSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Continental Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Smisek must clarify a "discrepancy" in his court testimony about a proposed merger with UAL Corp., a judge said. U...
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Judge picks mediator to resolve Tribune Co. court fightSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The judge overseeing Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy appointed a mediator to help resolve allegations that part of the newspaper publisher's 2007 buyout was a fraudulent transf...