Oak Brook Business
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Did Sara Lee have buyout talks with Apollo?Oct 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp. held takeover talks with private-equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC in recent months that failed to result in a deal, according to people with knowl...
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Obama recruits Gap, McDonald's for skills training initiativeOct 03, 2010 11:00 pm - President Barack Obama announced an initiative today that links companies including McDonald's Corp. and United Technologies Corp. with community colleges for programs a...
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Analysts downgrade Deere, raise Eaton, UALSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The following is a list of stocks, on which analysts changed their ratings or began coverage today. The stock symbols are listed in parentheses after the companies' name...
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Senate opens probe into McDonald's 'Mini-Med' health plansSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Senator Jay Rockefeller opened a probe into the limited benefit "mini-med" plans that McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant chain, offers to employees. Rockef...
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CDH proton center to start treating patients soonSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Cancer patients soon will be able to take advantage of the first proton therapy center in the state. Officials with Central DuPage Hospital and ProCure Treatment Centers...
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Sherlock Computer expandsSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - WARRENVILLE -- Sherlock Computer Services announced plans to open its second location Saturday, Oct. 2, on the northeast corner of Warrenville and Batavia roads at 3S523...
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McDonald's seeks waiver over new health-care law, official saysSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant chain, asked federal health-care regulators to waive part of a new law that may force the company to seek an alternative...
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Are Boston Blackie's restaurants closing?Sep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - A number of Boston Blackie's Restaurants have been shut down this week, though the chain's Arlington Heights location remained open for business Wednesday. Phone lines t...
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Feds widen probe into insurance marketing after MetLife suitSep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Regulators in three U.S. states have started or widened examinations of how life insurers pay beneficiaries after a federal judge described MetLife Inc.'s marketing of a...
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Addison's JD Norman drops bid for GM plantSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- The potential buyer for a General Motors stamping plant in Indianapolis has dropped its bid after workers overwhelmingly rejected pay cuts it sought. The...