Northbrook Business
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Illinois House OK could be break in pension gridlockMar 21, 2013 10:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Supporters of big public employee pension cuts approved by the Illinois House Thursday say they've gotten past the hardest vote on the long-festering issue...
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Zengeler Cleaners Celebrates Long-Term EmployeesMar 19, 2013 11:00 pm - Northbrook, IL, March 20, 2013: “Loyalty” sometimes seems like a lost art in today's world – especially when it comes to working for the same employer over a long perio...
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House backs older retirement, limit on pension amountMar 14, 2013 1:05 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois House on Thursday sent to the Senate plans to raise the retirement age for public employees and limit how much of their salaries can count tow...
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Land O’Frost launches new ‘Minis’ packaged meatsMar 11, 2013 9:25 am - Packaged lunch meat manufacturer Land O’Frost of Lansing is launching its new “Minis” product nationwide this month. Minis, at two-inches in diameter, will come 72 piece...
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Media Communications Executive Launches PR Firm Focused on Small BusinessMar 10, 2013 11:00 pm - Veteran media communications expert April A. Neill recently announced the launch of April Neill Public Relations (ANPR), a full-service public relations consulting firm ...
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UL acquires Brazil’s Testtech UL acquires Brazil’s TesttechMar 06, 2013 9:19 am - Northbrook-based Underwriters Laboratories said it has acquired Testtech Laboratorios, a Brazil-based electrical safety and energy efficiency testing laboratory that is ...
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Chicago Johnny's Giardiniera Off To A Hot StartMar 01, 2013 10:00 pm - While a history major college graduate was denied job after job he took matters into his own hands. While experimenting making his own giardiniera, some family got ...
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Cigarettes now $1 more per pack in Cook CountyMar 01, 2013 5:28 am - Taxes on cigarettes sold in Cook County have gone up by $1 a pack. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says the tax, which took effect Friday, is expected to g...
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Sears 4Q loss narrows as co. reduces expensesFeb 28, 2013 5:02 am - NEW YORK — Sears narrowed its fiscal fourth quarter loss as it reduced expenses and improved sales a little at its namesake stores. The results offer a glimmer of hope f...
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Cook County’s use tax is entirely bogusFeb 27, 2013 4:00 am - Has anyone else in Cook County been slapped with the Non-Retailer Use Tax? In August 2012, I purchased a 1994 Yamaha motorcycle from a private party. I went to the Secre...