Oak Brook Business
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Elgin man killed when machine explodes in Carol StreamFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - A 35-year-old Elgin man was killed late Monday night when the machinery he was working on exploded inside a Carol Stream factory, authorities said. Chad Nelson was usin...
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Gina Kimmel expands vintage lingerie linesFeb 01, 2015 4:00 am - Hoffman Estates native Gina Kimmel has found herself coming full circle. After her divorce from husband, comedian Jimmy Kimmel, she eventually returned to the Chicago ar...
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McDonald's layoffs target Warrenville, Oak Brook HQJan 29, 2015 12:01 am - The struggling McDonald's Corp., seeking ways to reposition its food and its bottom line, has targeted 74 employees for layoffs, and another 31 for either layoffs or low...
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McDonald's cuts another 100 as restructuring continuesJan 29, 2015 12:00 am - Oak Brook-based McDonald's said Thursday it continues to restructure the global giant, laying off about 100 workers after it announced yesterday that its chief executive...
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McDonald's faces employee lawsuit over franchisee behaviorJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - Several fired McDonald's employees who say they were subject to racial discrimination and sexual harassment have sued the fast-food chain's Oak Brook-based corporate par...
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Movie theaters coming back to Oakbrook CenterJan 21, 2015 4:30 am - Nearly a dozen years after Oakbrook Center's last movie theater closed, first-run films will be returning to the Oak Brook mall. Village trustees have given their blessi...
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Suburban home prices experience strong gains in 2014Jan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - The suburban Chicago housing market ended 2014 on a positive note: the number of homes that went under contract in December 2014 increased 19.4 percent over the same per...
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Cuban roots keep chamber's Sosa in tuneJan 12, 2015 4:00 am - Not long after Roger Sosa became the new executive director of the Buffalo Grove Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce in December, Cuba's doors opened to American businesses...
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Naperville man admits stealing $332,000 in military equipmentJan 12, 2015 12:01 am - A 51-year-old Naperville man has admitted to stealing computer equipment valued at more than $332,000 while working for a defense contractor in Afghanistan. Timothy L. ...
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McDonald's to cut 63 workers in Oak BrookJan 07, 2015 1:05 pm - Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp. said Wednesday it plans to lay off 63 workers at its headquarters. Company executives said last October during its third-quarter earnin...