Oak Brook Business
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Archaic tax formula leaves most suburbs wanting moreJul 09, 2014 4:30 am - 'Replacement' tax doles out money based on 35-year-old figures
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Email prompts Quinn to withhold $20 million in funding for CODJul 02, 2014 1:00 am - The College of DuPage won't receive a $20 million state construction grant now that Gov. Pat Quinn has seen an email detailing President Robert Breuder's strategy to sec...
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Berkshire Partners to buy Portillo's restaurants for almost $1 billionJul 01, 2014 1:00 am - Famed hot dog chain now operates 38 locations in four states
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TreeHouse Foods to buy snack maker Flagstone for $860 millionJun 30, 2014 1:01 am - Oak Brook-based TreeHouse Foods Inc., a maker of private-label foods for retailers, said Monday it had agreed to buy Flagstone Foods for $860 million in cash to expand i...
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Fusion of talents, food focus of couple's new BBQ restaurantJun 23, 2014 5:00 am - Alice Banach of North Barrington had always been a rock-and-roll fan. She loved music and the related trivia. She just never expected to open a themed restaurant that wo...
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Samsung's 110-inch TV with hefty weight, price tagJun 19, 2014 1:00 am - As technology changes, so do televisions. And perhaps one of the biggest and costliest now on the market is featured at Glenview-based Abt Electronics and Appliances. Th...
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Naperville ad exec makes global plans at 23Jun 16, 2014 6:12 am - About two years ago, Wilbur You founded the ad agency, Youtech & Associates Inc., with just $600 and a driving force to succeed. That company has since grown to about 10...
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Oak Brook's A.M. Castle to supply materials for UTJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Oak Brook-based metal and plastic products manufacturer A. M. Castle & Co. has signed a long-term agreement to become a preferred supplier of United Technologies Corp. ...
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Home Is the Heart of The Springs at Monarch LandingJun 10, 2014 11:00 pm - As with any new construction, excitement is building over the imminent opening of The Springs at Monarch Landing in Naperville. But even more than brand, spanking new q...
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Sherman, Berland's on the move againJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - You may remember Dwight Sherman of Warrenville as The Toolman, an expert on tools who appeared on the Jonathan Brandmeier radio show or perhaps in ToolTV on cable from 1...