Northbrook Business
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Study: Washington leads cities in vehicle accidentsSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Washington had the most accident- prone drivers of any U.S. city for the third straight year, according to Allstate Corp., the biggest publicly traded U.S. auto insurer....
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Pickets march at Rosemont Hyatt over stalled negotiationsSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - About three dozen employees walked a picket line at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Rosemont Friday as part of a limited-strike by employees of Hyatt Hotels Corp. Despite th...
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Northwest finalizes merger with physician groupSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Hospital said Wednesday it has finalized its acquisition of Riverwoods-based Affinity Healthcare, making the group's physicia...
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Ex-Valspar worker from Wheeling plant admits stealing trade secretsSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A former Valspar Corp. employee admitted to stealing trade secrets from the paint maker with plans to take them to a new employer in China. David Yen Lee, 54, of Jersey ...
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EPA investigating Barrington-area pool businessSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed it's investigating evidence of a possible environmental crime at Barrington Pools Inc. in unincorporated Cook Coun...
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Judge: Continental CEO must clarify 'discrepancy' over UAL mergerSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Continental Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Smisek must clarify a "discrepancy" in his court testimony about a proposed merger with UAL Corp., a judge said. U...
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Judge picks mediator to resolve Tribune Co. court fightSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The judge overseeing Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy appointed a mediator to help resolve allegations that part of the newspaper publisher's 2007 buyout was a fraudulent transf...
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Kmart launches new online siteAug 31, 2010 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - Kmart announced Tuesday the launch of Stylesip.com, a new online community built around the fashion-loving lifestyle of teen girls. The online experie...
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Schaumburg's Entourage restaurant closes doorsAug 30, 2010 11:00 pm - After 4½ years of defiantly beating the odds of a sluggish and then turbulent economy, Entourage restaurant in Schaumburg finally closed its massive doors on Sunday. Whi...
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Deere sells wind energy business for $900 million to Exelon subsidiaryAug 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Deere & Co. will sell its wind energy business to a subsidiary of Exelon for $900 million, the company said Tuesday, potentially signaling an active merger and acquisiti...