Lombard Business
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Johnson Controls turns profit, raises forecastApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Johnson Controls Inc. said Friday it earned $274 million in its fiscal second quarter, as sales improved across all its business lines. The maker of buildin...
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Travelers 1Q profit slips on catastrophesApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Travelers Cos. says that costs of insuring against the damage caused by the Chilean earthquake and severe winter weather in the eastern United States led to a 2 percent ...
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Addison company rewards employees for Earth DayApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Every day is about being green at Addison-based Earth Friendly Products, so the company on Thursday found a different way to celebrate the 40th annual Earth Day. Employe...
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Navistar factions spar over future of proposed Lisle HQApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Opponents of Navistar's proposed move to a Lisle office complex say some assurances about future growth will go a long way in easing many of their concerns about the eng...
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Wood Dale's AAR welcomes children to workApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Roughly 55 students from throughout the suburbs headed to AAR Corporation in Wood Dale Thursday for the national Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work initiative. And whil...
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Nalco sponsors summitApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - NAPERVILLE - Nalco, providing essential expertise for water, energy and air, announced it is co-sponsoring the fourth Business for Environment Global Summit, which is be...
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McDonald's 1Q profit rises on value menu itemsApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp.'s strongest month of U.S. sales in nearly a year combined with big gains overseas to boost first-quarter profit more than 11 percent. The fast-food gian...
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Balloon-tying invention really taking offApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Wayne Sikorcin's experience as a moldmaker coupled with his frustration with tying water balloons for a family picnic sparked a new invention now hitting the market. Si...
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Navistar pulls out all stops for Lisle move proposalApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Navistar officials and the company's supporters certainly got a chance Saturday to have their say. During a marathon meeting of Lisle's planning and zoning commission, N...
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Many appliance shoppers face long lines but say rebates worth the waitApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Dick Kessler of Antioch was first in line at 4 a.m. Friday at Gurnee's Sears Grand to up his chances to snag federal funds for a new dishwasher. At 6 a.m. the doors open...