Lake Villa Business
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Investor raises stake in Cadbury as Kraft bid loomsOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Cadbury Plc's biggest investor, Franklin Resources Inc., said it bought an additional 5 million shares of the U.K. confectioner, adding to the 4.4 million-share purchase...
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Highland Park hedge-fund manager guilty in fraudOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Gregory Bell, an Illinois hedge fund manager, pleaded guilty to fraud charges over his role in feeding assets to a Ponzi scheme allegedly run by Thomas Petters, founder ...
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Egg Shells restaurant cracks into Lake ZurichOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The owners of a new suburban restaurant say the economy did not spook their decision to open Egg Shells, a breakfast and lunch establishment. In fact, it was the weak ec...
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Discover spending monitor up 2Oct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor rose for the second straight month, climbing two points in September to 89 (based out of 100). The rise in the Monitor's index is mos...
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Would-be bidder on Sun-Times says he was blockedOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - There's no one else interested in buying the bankrupt Chicago Sun-Times. Or is there? Chicago-area businessman Thane Ritchie wants a judge to reopen bidding for the stor...
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Lower heating costs forecast for Nicor customers this winterOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Suburban natural gas customers could see lower heating bills this winter. With falling market prices for natural gas and a warmer winter predicted, experts said Monday t...
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Vernon Hills sales drop could spell troubleOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - If the economy is recovering, it hasn't been showing up at the turnstiles in Vernon Hills, a perennial sales tax leader in Lake County. Revised estimates for the current...
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Baxter announces new method to hydrate childrenOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Baxter International Inc. Monday announced the commercial launch of a new pediatric injection to help with dehydration. Deerfield-based Baxter introduced Hylenex recomb...
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Wonderlic expands facilitiesOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Libertyville-based Wonderlic Inc., a firm specializing in the development of recruiting, assessment and retention solutions, as well as consulting services, announced th...
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Krafts to let consumers name snack after complaintsOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. will allow consumers to choose the name of its new, milder version of Vegemite after a storm of complaints from Australian consumers led it to scrap pla...