Island Lake Business
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Hospira to continue making 'execution' drugDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Lake Forest-based Hospira Inc., the only U.S. manufacturer of a medical anesthetic commonly used as part of a lethal dose in executions, said Thursday it plans to resume...
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Caterpillar adds IBM, Abbott Labs execs to boardDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Caterpillar says it is adding executives from IBM and Abbott Laboratories to its board of directors. The world's largest construction and mining equipment make...
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Nicor consumers may see no changes for nowDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Nicor Gas customers around the suburbs may not see much change, at least initially, with the acquisition of the Naperville-based natural gas utility. But just about anyt...
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Abbott, 2 others settle price inflation allegationsDec 06, 2010 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Three pharmaceutical manufacturers have agreed to pay more than $421 million to settle allegations that the companies reported inflated prices for numerous ...
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Kraft seeks injunction against StarbucksDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. sued Starbucks Corp. seeking to enforce an agreement the foodmaker claims gives it exclusive rights to sell Starbucks coffee in grocery stores through 2...
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As Internet dependence grows, so does inconvenience of outagesDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Cheri Sisson had a meeting scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday morning in Arlington Heights, so on Sunday night, she tried to ask the Internet for the address of the appointment...
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Old Lake County fair site still idleDec 04, 2010 10:00 pm - As the Lake County Fair Association digs out of debt and looks to increase the use of its new facilities, its former longtime home in the heart of Grayslake remains a gh...
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Madoff trustee sues HSBC for $9 bil.Dec 04, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- HSBC prolonged disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's ability to burn investors by "engineering a labyrinth" of international sources of funding for his epic P...
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Comcast broadband down for around five hoursDec 04, 2010 10:00 pm - A Comcast broadband outage affected the Chicago area and other parts of the Midwest Sunday evening and into early Monday, according to company officials. Internet servic...
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Sun-Times Media closing 7 suburban weekliesDec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The owner of the Chicago Sun-Times is closing seven of its Pioneer Press weekly newspapers in Chicago's northern and western suburbs. Crain's Chicago Business reports th...