Oak Brook Business
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ECC program helped women become weldersJan 09, 2013 4:15 am - When Juana Rodriguez sat down in her first welding class at Elgin Community College in January 2011, everything started out fine. Her professor introduced himself and to...
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McDonald's pioneer Fred L. Turner dead at 80Jan 08, 2013 7:00 am - The McDonald's Corp. announced Tuesday that Fred L. Turner, former chief executive officer and honorary chairman of the board, passed away from complications with pneumo...
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McDonald’s expands test flight for chicken wingsJan 07, 2013 10:49 am - NEW YORK — First there were McNuggets. Then there were Chicken McBites. Now McDonald’s could be adding “Mighty Wings” to its chicken menu. The world’s biggest hamburger ...
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Oak Brook company wins injunction on birth control mandateJan 04, 2013 3:01 pm - A federal judge in Chicago has temporarily blocked the U.S. government from requiring a Oak Brook-based, for-profit company to provide its workers with health insurance ...
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Quinn: Shifting pension costs to schools put offJan 04, 2013 1:39 pm - A controversial plan to have local schools pay for teachers’ pensions will be put off for now, Gov. Pat Quinn said Friday. Just one day before what is expected to be a m...
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ECC receives grant money to train adults 50 and olderJan 02, 2013 2:11 pm - Elgin Community College will join dozens of colleges across the country in dedicating new resources to retrain students 50 and older. ECC received a three-year $15,000 ...
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Oak Brook company acquires Michigan firmJan 02, 2013 10:22 am - An area dredging, demolition and remediation business is acquiring the assets of Michigan-based Terra Contracting LLC for about $20 million. The agreement was announced ...
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3,500 toys donated to children at Park Ridge hospitalDec 24, 2012 12:53 pm - A 29-year-old Niles woman is making Christmas dreams come true for patients and families at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge this holiday season. Yianna Manok...
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Proposal may bring legal battle, new taxes to St. CharlesDec 23, 2012 10:00 pm - It's the issue in St. Charles most elected officials don't want to talk about — and it involves a new tool those same officials hope they don't have to use. A new study ...
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New private pilot ground school set to launch in January at College of Lake CountyDec 20, 2012 10:00 pm - With the demand for commercial pilots expected to take off due to a wave of retirements, the College of Lake County will launch a new, 15-week private pilot ground schoo...