Oak Brook Business
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Naperville attorney accused of fraud by ex-partnersNov 30, 2012 4:30 am - He's one of Naperville's most prominent attorneys, and one of its most charitable givers. But now Bill Brestal has been accused of fraud. The 71-year-old zoning lawyer ...
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Naperville developer’s son rips into Water Street foesNov 28, 2012 1:34 pm - The son of a Naperville developer has chosen an unusual tactic to garner support for his father’s proposed Water Street project: insult those opposed to the plan in an e...
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Glen Ellyn businessman gives charities a boostNov 26, 2012 10:00 am - Shaun Emerson and his friends were having breakfast one day when they started talking about social entrepreneurship — the increasingly popular 21st century practice of u...
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Another problem for horse racing: fewer foalsNov 26, 2012 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - As gamblers place fewer bets at Arlington Park and prize money drops for winning horses, the effects are felt far from the track. The number of thoroughbr...
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Shoppers clear out suburban stores from the get-goNov 23, 2012 10:29 am - So you expected to saunter into J.C. Penney at 7 a.m. Friday and pick up that $8 crockpot? Think again. Despite 28 years experience working at Penney’s in Yorktown Cente...
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“Black Friday creep” another sign of changing timesNov 22, 2012 5:30 am - For most suburban families, Thanksgiving was never really like the Norman Rockwell painting where an apron-wearing mom served a turkey to her dressed-up family. The holi...
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Daily Herald taps Baumann as managing editorNov 20, 2012 9:00 am - Jim Baumann, a longtime editor and manager for the Daily Herald, was promoted to managing editor, the newspaper announced Tuesday. Other editors also were promoted as p...
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Naperville suspends BlackFinn’s late-night liquor licenseNov 15, 2012 3:33 pm - Downtown Naperville’s BlackFinn American Saloon will be forced to close early for three days, and possibly longer, beginning Friday. Mayor George Pradel, acting as the ...
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McDonald's U.S. president outNov 15, 2012 8:00 am - McDonald's announced Thursday morning that veteran U.S. president Jan Fields will be replaced. Fields, who has been with the Oak Brook-based foodservice retailer for mor...
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Elgin firm president aims to make deposit boxes more secureNov 12, 2012 5:00 am - A certified public accountant and a lawyer, Jerry Pluard of Barrington spent 25 years in the insurance industry. He, like a lot of other consumers, didn’t realize that t...