Oak Brook Business
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Longtime taste tester on the edge of foodie trendsMay 05, 2014 1:01 am - Maria Reyes of Woodridge has spent about 30 years taste testing foods. There's been pasta and sauces, vinegars, rice and "Oh, my God" the cookies. "I don't have to eat t...
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DuPage County tourism chief to retireMay 02, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Skip Strittmatter announced she will retire after leading the organization for the past 20 years. Strittmatter c...
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Disabled man sues McDonald's over confrontationApr 25, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS - A Minneapolis man with muscular dystrophy is suing the owner of a McDonald's, saying the restaurant twice resisted his attempts to buy foo...
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Ronald McDonald takes to Twitter, gets makeoverApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Ronald McDonald has a new look, and he's ready for a selfie. Oak Brook-based McDonald's said Wednesday its famous spokesclown will take an active role on social media fo...
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McDonald's sees April sales growth after profit fell shortApr 23, 2014 1:00 am - Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp.'s free coffee may have slowed diners' rush to check out Taco Bell's waffle tacos. While McDonald's Tuesday posted falling sales at i...
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McDonald's profit slips as U.S. sales declineApr 22, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Oak Brook-based McDonald's is fighting to hold onto customers in the U.S. The world's biggest hamburger chain said sales at established U.S. locations fell 1....
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Puppy mill protesters picket in BataviaApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - Bolstered by recent "puppy mill" bans in Chicago and suburban Cook County, protesters from The Puppy Mill Project picketed along Randall Road in Batavia Saturday. Organi...
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Duchossois spends about $18m on 4 Oak Brook buildingsApr 11, 2014 1:00 am - Officials from Elmhurst-based Duchossois Real Estate LLC said Friday they have acquired four buildings in Oak Brook and plan to turn them into corporate office space. Du...
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Nut free bakery opens in western suburbsApr 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Families with nut allergies can now outsource birthday cakes, wedding cakes, holiday treats, and much more thanks to a new nut free bakery in the western suburbs. Callie...
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Ex-McDonald's managers say they withheld workers' payApr 05, 2014 11:00 pm - Two former store managers of Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp., assisting with a campaign to raise pay for fast-food workers, said they helped withhold employees' wages a...