Northbrook Business
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Asian carp called the biggest threat to Great Lakes in yearsFeb 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Matt Porter grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan. He's been fishing there for 40 years. Now, the McHenry resident runs Jackpot Fishing Charters on Lake Michigan, where...
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Manzullo says Congress must act to save suburban jobsFeb 11, 2011 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON _ If Congress doesn't do something fast to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing industry, Chicago's suburbs and Illinois as a whole could be among the biggest lo...
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Builder scoops up troubled developments to sell homes cheapFeb 11, 2011 12:00 am - An Ohio developer has acquired seven suburban housing developments from bankrupt or other homebuilders, with plans to sell townhouses or single family homes for about $1...
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Tilted Kilt coming to SchaumburgFeb 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Officials from the Tilted Kilt Pub and Eatery plan on opening a restaurant in Schaumburg. A representative of the restaurant chain requested an application to obtain a l...
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Barrington man charged in alleged Ponzi schemeFeb 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Federal prosecutors in Chicago say they have charged a 51-year-old Barrington man with eight counts of mail fraud in an alleged Ponzi scheme that reportedly swindled mo...
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Buffalo Grove outlines plan to lure more business in 2011Feb 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove has unveiled what the village describes as an ambitious work plan for economic development. But at least one village board member thinks the plan doesn't g...
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Palatine’s bigger shopping centers permitted more signageFeb 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Maximizing a business’ visibility while minimizing sign clutter has always been a tricky balance for Palatine officials. But after several requests from the business com...
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New Heat Tracker app turns up the heat at local sitesFeb 09, 2011 11:00 pm - If you’re eager to know if a restaurant, bar or nightclub is crowded and who’s there, you’re likely using any number of check-in, location-based social networking apps. ...
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Kraft says more price increases aheadFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — Kraft Foods Inc., like many of its peers, is feeling some pricing pressure. The company reported Thursday that price increases it made to cope with hig...
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Allstate drops as profit falls on catastrophe lossesFeb 09, 2011 10:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, fell the most since October after fourth-quarter results missed analysts' estimates on losses tie...