Oak Brook Business
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UAW halts vote at plant Addison company wants to buyAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS -- The United Auto Workers union has decided not to go ahead with a vote on a new wage-cutting contract for a General Motors Co. stamping plant facing sale....
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Consumer wallets, air conditioners take a pounding during heat waveAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The wilting heat wave also is taking aim at wallets and air conditioners across the suburbs. Both are taking a pounding as temperatures soar into the 90s and the heat in...
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Fed to crack down on for-profit collegesAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Education Secretary Arne Duncan will step up oversight of federal student financial-aid programs after an undercover government investigation found deceptive marketing p...
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Foreclosures continue to soar in Illinois, defying nationwide trendAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Foreclosures in Illinois soared about 35 percent higher in July compared to a year ago, keeping the state in the top 10 with the biggest monthly increase nationwide, acc...
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Sara Lee 2011 profit forecast trails analysts' projectionsAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp. returned to fourth-quarter profitability, but investors were wary of the food maker's future as it faces rising commodity prices and said it expects fisca...
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Retailers look to reach tech-savvy moms of 'tweens'Aug 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Moms with preteens are likely to be on Facebook, often listen to the same music as their children and are highly influenced by coupons, according to a retail study relea...
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BP, Nalco sued over oil cleanup chemicalsAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - BP Plc has been sued for the first time over alleged environmental and health problems caused by chemicals used in the Gulf of Mexico cleanup, the Sunday Telegraph repor...
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First Choice boosts capitalAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Geneva-based First Choice Bank said Tuesday that it has signed a consent order with the state and FDIC to boost its capitalization to about $11 million. The bank, which ...
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Lisle man, DuPage Co. companies accused in pyramid schemeAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - A Lisle man and his Oakbrook Terrace-based insurance companies were accused of running a pyramid scheme that cheated more than 120 investors of at least $20 million. The...
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Smoothies, coffee spike McDonald's July salesAug 08, 2010 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- McDonald's lesson from July: If you want to start selling cold, fruity drinks, pick one of the hottest months in U.S. history. The fast-food giant posted its ...