Northbrook Business
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Allstate got $1.4 billion in accounting reliefMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the insurer that posted its biggest loss as a publicly traded company last year, got $1.38 billion in relief after state regulators allowed it to carry l...
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After 60 years, lights go off for good at Circuit CityMar 08, 2009 11:00 pm - RICHMOND, Virginia -- What began 60 years ago as a humble television store in this sleepy Southern capital ended Sunday as Circuit City closed its doors for good -- its ...
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Janitors rally in Schaumburg ahead of contract talksMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Nearly 200 janitors arrived by school buses in Schaumburg on Thursday to rally the start of contract negotiations with local cleaning contractors. Another purpose for th...
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Black Ram restaurant closes after 40 yearsMar 03, 2009 10:00 pm - After a 40-year run, the Black Ram Steakhouse in Des Plaines became the latest victim of a troubled economy. The restaurant at 1414 Oakton St. served its final meal Satu...
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Local mayor hopeful testifies in D.C. on worker retirementsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Streamwood village president candidate Jason Speer testified Wednesday before a Congressional committee to encourage help for small businesses so they can offer retireme...
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Enterprise fuming over suburban rental taxFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Enterprise Rent-A-Car says the city of Chicago is overstepping its bounds with a tax on suburban drivers who use their rentals primarily in the city. The Nevada-based c...
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Allstate halves dividend after losses, ending 14-year streakFeb 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, slashed its dividend 51 percent after posting two straight quarterly losses, ending a 14- year st...
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Movers & shakersFeb 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Red Oak Marketing, Lake Forest, a provider of full service customer care and communications solutions, appointed Tom Michel as senior vice president of sales. Michel, wh...
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Rosie helps Internet's late bloomers join Facebook generationFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - You just know how to do e-mail. Feeling a little left out of the online shopping experience? Or awkward about starting social networking via Facebook? That's how Rosemar...
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Appeals court sides with Allstate, State FarmFeb 18, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS -- A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of two Illinois insurance companies from a lawsuit that accuses them of overbilling the federal governmen...