Northbrook Business
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Nicor wants rate hike to offset non-payment of billsApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Mounting bad debt is one of the major reasons Nicor Gas is seeking a delivery rate increase, Nicor Chief Executive Officer Russ Strobel said Thursday. Bad debt -- or cus...
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EIU honors Daily Herald newsroom chief DoubekApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Daily Herald managing editor Madeleine Doubek will be honored tonight as Journalist of the Year by Eastern Illinois University. The university's Department of Journalism...
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Zebra to pursue overseas marketsApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Zebra Technologies Corp. said Wednesday it plans to expand its product line and reach out to more international markets to keep profits up after a good first quarter. Th...
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Motorola settles satellite phone lawsuitApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - One of Motorola Inc.'s longest running legal cases was settled this week, ending its saga with Iridium LLC, a failed satellite communications company. The settlement was...
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United layoffs' effect on fliersApr 22, 2008 11:00 pm - About two weeks after agreeing to spend millions of dollars on naming rights at Soldier Field's Cadillac Club, United Airlines said Tuesday it would eliminate 1,100 jobs...
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Bus tours focus on foreclosed homesApr 19, 2008 11:00 pm - While foreclosures soar nationwide, a Naperville Realtor and a Glendale Heights mortgage broker decided to team up to help suburban buyers match up with emptied homes he...
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This is no ordinary company carApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- Allstate Corp.'s departing chairman, Edward Liddy, was given the use of a 1953 collectible car called the Allstate Coupe as part of his separation agreemen...
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Underwriters gets Mexican approvalApr 17, 2008 11:00 pm - NORTHBROOK -- Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on Thursday confirmed it has received accreditation from the Mexican government to give its seal of approval to electrical i...
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Overseas connection for United?Apr 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Globalization doesn't just refer to manufacturers reaching out overseas. Airlines are facing globalization within their own industry and United Airlines believes foreign...
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Foreclosure filings against US homeowners soar 57 percentApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The onslaught of homes facing foreclosures has yet to ebb, a research report showed Tuesday, with bank repossessions skyrocketing last month as more troubled homeowners ...