Itasca Business
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Gallagher to sell $890 million of shares for Wesfarmers DealcApr 07, 2014 1:01 am - Itasca-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. is selling 19 million shares of common stock to help fund the purchase of Wesfarmers Ltd.'s insurance brokering operation, as the ...
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Gallagher acquires New Zealand-based agencyApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - Itasca-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Mike Henry Insurance Brokers Limited headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand. Terms of the transaction were not discl...
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W. Chicago firm honored for twist on snowplowMar 31, 2014 1:00 am - Richard Behan has come a long way since his first attempt to make a snowplow for everyday cars ended more than three decades ago with his vehicle stuck in a Schaumburg s...
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Suburbs hit with flood insurance rate increasesMar 30, 2014 8:00 am - This story has been updated to reflect that Joliet is located near the Des Plaines River. Cheryl Brady has lived in her Wheeling home for the past 15 years, and tho...
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Crown Service Systems Joins A Non ProfitMar 26, 2014 11:00 pm - DuPage County, Illinois - March 25, 2014 - Crown Service Systems is a woman-owned commercial cleaning business that has teamed up with Cleaning For A Reason, an internat...
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How Medinah’s proposed tax cut could cost schoolsMar 26, 2014 5:15 am - The exclusive Medinah Country Club's lush, rolling greens have played host to celebrities and golfing elites throughout their storied history, including in 2012 when the...
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EPA: Lake Michigan oil spill shouldn't hurt suburbs' drinking waterMar 25, 2014 1:00 am - WHITING, Ind. — Crews for oil giant BP worked Tuesday to clean up an undetermined amount of crude oil that spilled into Lake Michigan and affected about a half-mile sect...
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ComEd's new transmission line to save customers $500 million?Mar 20, 2014 5:15 am - Construction of a 345-kilovolt transmission line in northern Illinois would save ComEd customers about $500 million over the first 15 years, officials from the utility s...
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The DuPage Community Foundation surpasses $50 million in managed endowmentMar 16, 2014 11:00 pm - This milestone could not have been reached without these individuals and organizations. Although there are countless reasons for us to be thankful and appreciative, we'...
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Office Max to begin move out of Naperville in AprilMar 13, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Office Max plans to begin moving 1,600 jobs out of Illinois next month, with some positions permanently eliminated — a move that comes months after Illinoi...