Northbrook
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Northbrook-based fund in liquidity crunchAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Sentinel Management Group, which oversees about $1.6 billion in assets, sought Tuesday to prevent clients from withdrawing their cash to avoid having to liquidate invest...
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Lisle woman tests gadgets, recipes at home for major companiesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - You probably never have met Kathy Kari, but if you like to eat and cook no doubt the two of you have had a close encounter of the culinary kind. The Lisle woman has been...
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U-46 unveils tentative budgetAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - With lawmakers still haggling over a state budget and negotiating teams still haggling over a teacher contract, Elgin Area School District U-46 officials presented a ver...
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Changing jobs creates 401(k) decisionAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Summer is often a time of transition. Many employees switch jobs during the summer and many often wonder: Should I let the money I've accumulated in my com...
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Mount Prospect woman opening Costa Rican schoolAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Kerry Piazza McClennen has something in common with Oprah. She, too, is opening her own school in a developing country. The 1996 graduate of Prospect High School and fo...
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Are your toys safe?Aug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - At Zimmermann True Value Hardware Store in Buffalo Grove, manager Tom Brinkman on Tuesday used an instant test for lead on two Mattel toys, a plastic Diego doll and a ma...
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Housing values holdAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The number of homes and condominiums sold during the second quarter continued to slide in the Chicago region, especially in Lake and McHenry counties where sales plunged...
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ACT scores climb, but not college readinessAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Six years after Illinois required that all high school juniors take a college entrance exam, state ACT scores plateaued at last year's record high and more students grad...
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Council supports pet ban at festivalAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Next week, Palatine's elected officials will consider banning pets at the annual Street Fest later this month. The dog issue was brought up at a meeting Monday night, af...
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This group earned pink slips, not raisesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Only a governor operating in left field and a legislature operating in the financial twilight zone could subject Illinois residents to such governmental ineptitude as we...