Northbrook Business
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Report: CME considering $700 mil bid for Dow indexesJan 31, 2010 10:00 pm - CME Group Inc., the world's largest futures market, is in talks to buy the News Corp. stock-index business that owns the Dow Jones Industrial Average for as much as $700...
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Suburban edible diamonds to shine at the GrammysJan 29, 2010 10:00 pm - A Schaumburg luxury chocolatier's edible diamond collection will match perfectly with the elite Hollywood tastes at the annual Grammy Awards Sunday. Chocolatines a Sweet...
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Coupon site ties in social networking to get you the dealsJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Northbrook-based FlyCoupon.com launched Thursday and encourages consumers to spread the word about its deals via Facebook and Twitter. The money they save could depend o...
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Foreclosure allowed for Glenview's Central PlazaJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Central Plaza, a 100,000 square-foot commercial real estate development in Glenview, won't be reorganized. At a hearing this week, the bankruptcy judge allowed foreclos...
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Superdawg finally opens in Wheeling on Milwaukee AvenueJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Scott Berman decided he couldn't wait for the fiberglass dogs. "They're coming, we're just working on final details like the eyelashes," Berman said. "The dogs on the ro...
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Smurfit-Stone creditors set to vote on reorgJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., the maker of boxes and packaging, won court permission to send its reorganization plan to creditors for a vote, over the objections of sha...
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Chicago Purchasing Managers Index rises to 61.5Jan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Companies in the U.S. expanded in January at the fastest pace in more than four years as orders and employment increased. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc...
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Choose Chicago, high-speed rail fans sayJan 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Supporters of high-speed rail should know as early as today if the train is heading for Chicago. President Obama is expected to announce how the federal government will ...
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Boeing gets patent on mid-air refueling technologyJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co., which is suggesting an aircraft modeled on its 767 would be a good replacement for the Air Force's fleet of aging KC-135 aerial tankers, received a patent re...
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UAL 4Q loss shrinks; business travel picking upJan 26, 2010 10:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- United Airlines said business travel is improving, echoing comments from rivals Delta and American, and its fourth-quarter loss was much smaller than a ye...