Oak Brook Business
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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...
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Federal Signal reports 10 percent 3Q increase in net salesNov 09, 2012 8:15 am - Oak Brook-based Federal Signal Corporation today reported third quarter sales were up 10 percent based on increased sales and an increase in product prices. Net sales fo...
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McDonald’s sales drop for first time since 2003Nov 08, 2012 12:43 pm - NEW YORK — McDonald’s Corp. is having a tough time stomaching the competition. The world’s biggest hamburger chain said Thursday that a key sales figure fell for the fir...
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A.M. Castle names new CEO, reports improved 3Q resultsNov 01, 2012 9:44 am - Global metal and plastics manufacturer A.M. Castle of Oak Brook, has named Scott J. Dolan as the company’s new chief executive officer. Dolan, 41, replaces Michael H. Go...