Northbrook Business
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Illinois Tool Works reports revenue growthAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Glenview-based Illinois Tool Works Inc. today reported a total operating revenue increase of 17 percent for the three months ended July 31, 2011 compared to the year-ago...
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Area existing home sales leap 19.2% over 2010Aug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Existing home sales in the area spiked 19.2 percent in July compared to a year ago, the Illinois Association of Realtors reported Thursday. In the nine-county Chicagolan...
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Garibaldi's closed in Carpentersville over unpaid taxesAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - The state has shut down a Carpentersville restaurant that failed to pay its sales taxes for almost a year, documents show. Garibaldi's restaurant, an Italian eatery on t...
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UL to acquire quality assurance business of STR HoldingsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - NORTHBROOK — UL announced Tuesday it will acquire the quality assurance business of STR Holdings, Inc., an Enfield, Connecticut-based company. The acquisition is part of...
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Is third time the charm for retiring Naperville business leader?Aug 15, 2011 5:00 am - Mike Skarr of Naperville retired as division vice president with Nicor Inc. after about 30 years. Then he retired after about 11 years as CEO of the Naperville Area ...
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Illinois has rare authority over hospital closuresAug 14, 2011 11:00 pm - CHICAGO — Cook County officials, facing a multimillion-dollar budget deficit, are begging to close a hospital that serves the poor in Chicago's southern suburbs. But no ...
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Far fewer foreclosures in suburbs, but it's false hopeAug 11, 2011 10:30 am - DuPage County as well as the state overall saw record decreases in foreclosures during July compared to a year ago, according to a report expected to be released today b...
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Elgin restaurant closed, but maybe not for longAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - La Puesta del Sol Mexican restaurant closed its doors Sunday in Elgin, but it will probably be more of a break than a true goodbye. Joey Diaz, a co-owner of the busines...
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Durbin hears success stories from Elgin career centerAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - If the American economy is to recover, Sen. Dick Durbin says, the last place the federal government should cut funding is from career development sites like the Illinois...
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Manufacturing knows no boundsAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - The battle among states for corporate investment is getting considerable attention today among state and local officials, business groups and in the media. Despite the p...