Hoffman Estates Business
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Motorola explores breakup of companyJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. announced today it is considering a sale of its beleaguered Mobile Devices business. "All of our businesses have exceptional people, products and intellect...
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Daily Herald revamps Beep, Time out!Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The free entertainment weekly Beep and the Daily Herald's Friday entertainment section Time out! are revamping and amping up their online offerings. "I'm so stoked about...
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Kmart lowers cost of flu shot to $10Jan 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Kmart lowers cost of flu shot to $10 HOFFMAN ESTATES -- Kmart Pharmacy has reduced its flu shot price to $10. The shots will be available in most stores with remaining f...
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Foreclosures land Illinois in group's top 10 listJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The nation's foreclosure rate soared 75 percent for the full year of 2007, with Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentage of homes in some state of fo...
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Challenges remain after Sears ousts CEOJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Maybe this time Sears will choose a retailer to run the business. That was the mantra from retail analysts Monday as Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Inc. announced ...
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New competition for ComcastJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - AT&T Inc. will roll out its U-verse television service starting today in about 175 towns in the Chicago market, including many Northwest and West suburbs. The Internet P...
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Winter heating bills have people surfing to Nicor Web siteJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - When the outside temperature drops, you're more likely to think about ways to say money on your energy costs. At least, that's what Naperville-based Nicor Inc., parent o...
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Career Education teams up with BBBJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- American InterContinental University Online on Thursday announced it has joined the Better Business Bureau's Online Reliability program. The aim of th...
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Methode to lay off 125 area plant workersJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Methode Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will stop making one of its oldest products -- the simple plug-in connector with tiny prongs that mates with another connector ...
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Area banks suffer along with credit industryJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Shares of two suburban community banks rallied Wednesday despite differing financial performance in the fourth quarter. Wintrust Financial Corp. shares increased 6 perce...