Lilymoor Business
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Fermilab employees take buyouts; layoffs possibleJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - Forty-four workers are taking incentives to quit Fermilab, as the Batavia-based center tries to trim costs as its main particle accelerator shuts down. The laboratory ha...
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North, northwest suburbs spared heat-related deathsJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - Storms driving through the Chicago area this morning are giving a brief respite from the heat, which may have claimed up to six lives so far in Chicago and the South sub...
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MCC plans to dip into reserves, againJul 21, 2011 11:00 pm - McHenry County College is planning to dip into its reserves to update its computer system and perform safety upgrades next year. The proposed operating budget for fisca...
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Kane Co. judge to hear Groupon caseJul 21, 2011 1:00 am - Adam Dremak bought a $25 Groupon gift certificate in November to get $50 worth of merchandise from Nordstrom’s Rack, but he failed to use it within the five-week time fr...
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Algonquin extends deadline for Riverside PlazaJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - The village of Algonquin has given the developer of Riverside Plaza a 4½-month extension to show proof of financing for the project in the heart of downtown. The village...
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Woodstock man gets 6 years for $5M investment scamJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - A Woodstock man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for defrauding 150 investors of $5 million and spending it on luxuries like a $75,000-a-year skybox for...
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New discount store to open in AlgonquinJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - The first Gordmans store along the Randall Road corridor will open this week in Algonquin. Gordmans will open in the old Wickes furniture store building, which fronts Ra...
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E. Dundee gives heath center $73,000 for $183,000 renovationJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - A health care center with offices in West Dundee and Huntley soon will shut down those locations to open one office in East Dundee. But it needed a little bit of help in...
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Power outage swamps suburban ERsJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - Storm-related injuries have packed suburban emergency rooms this week, as people seek treatment for problems like tree branch cuts, overexertion and carbon monoxide pois...
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Windy storm beat, didn't kill, corn cropJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Monday's storm, with its 60-plus mph winds, didn't just fell trees and power lines. It also did a number on some cornfields, flattening stalks. But local sweet corn grow...