Lake Zurich Business
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New hotels still opening in the suburbsDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - The troubled hotel industry this year has seen some major brands close around the suburbs, including the Sheraton Chicago Northwest in Arlington Heights and the Wyndham ...
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Nestle may miss sales goals after Alcon moveDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Nestle SA, the food company that plans to divest its stake in eye-care company Alcon Inc., may miss operating margin and sales targets next year after selling its most p...
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Kraft, Cadbury agree on new disclosure deadlineDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - LONDON -- The U.K. Takeover Panel has extended the deadline to allow British chocolate and candy maker Cadbury PLC to disclose any new information about the bid by Kraft...
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Six Flags creditors demand disclosure by noteholdersDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Although creditors of theme-park operator Six Flags Inc. will be voting on a proposed reorganization plan, the creditors' committee is asking the bankruptcy court to req...
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Insurers benefited from investments, weather, Moody's saysDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. property and casualty insurers, a group including Travelers Cos. and Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., benefited this year from gains in the value of some holdings a...
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Home prices fall in Chicago despite gains nationwideDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Home prices rose for the fifth month in a row in October, but the recovery continues to be uneven with only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked showing gains. T...
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Cadbury sued by shareholder for spurning Kraft bidDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Cadbury Plc directors were sued by a shareholder claiming the world's second-largest candy maker should seriously consider a Kraft Foods Inc. takeover offer. Susan Dough...
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Need batteries? A drink? Warren Twp. High grads ready to deliverDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - So you're at home one evening and run out of printer paper. It's late and cold. The thought of dashing out to the store makes you miserable. Or maybe you've got the flu ...
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Abbott sues Apotex over weight-loss drug MeridiaDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, the U.S. health-care product maker with $29.5 billion in sales last year, accused Canada’s Apotex Inc. in a lawsuit of infringing a patent for the...
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Local home sales soar, up for third straight monthDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Extraordinary government efforts to stabilize the housing market are paying off. What happens when the help runs out is anyone's guess. Sales of previously ...