Northbrook Business
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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...
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Glass Slipper Project collection drive underway at Zengeler CleanersFeb 26, 2013 10:00 pm - Northbrook, IL, February 27, 2013: Spring is just a few short weeks away . . . and that means the 2013 collection drive for the Glass Slipper Project is now underway at...
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Landauer declares 55 cent quarterly dividendFeb 26, 2013 7:59 am - Glenwood-based Landauer Inc. announced its board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 55 cents per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2013. The...
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Shoppers drive competition as new grocers expand in suburbsFeb 24, 2013 7:00 am - When Melanie Collins of North Barrington spends about $300 a week on groceries for her family, she wants a good selection of produce and freshly cooked prepared meals th...
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Two Allstate board members to retireFeb 21, 2013 8:20 am - Northbrook-based Allstate Corp. said Joshua I. Smith and W. James Farrell will not seek re-election to the company’s board of directors at Allstate’s annual stockholders...
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Astellas partners with PGA Tour on Women’s InitiativeFeb 19, 2013 8:38 am - PRNewswire The PGA Tour and Northbrook-based Astellas Pharma U.S. announced today a three-year agreement in which Astellas will champion the PGA Tour’s commitment to its...
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Former Ingersoll-Rand exec named to Allstate boardFeb 19, 2013 8:37 am - PRNewswire Allstate Corp. of Northbrook, said Herbert L. Henkel, retired chairman of Ingersoll-Rand Company, has been elected to its board of directors, effective March ...
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CUB: Alternative power suppliers get A for savings, but problematicFeb 18, 2013 9:30 am - Electricity competition saved Illinoisans up to $218 million in 2012, but power suppliers get an overall grade of “incomplete” for reports of misleading pitches, a lack ...
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When to Use Life Insurance in Estate PlanningFeb 17, 2013 10:00 pm - Many of our clients have been watching the recent estate tax changes and wondering if they should continue to hold on to their life insurance. Others are asking if they ...