Palatine Business
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Windy storm beat, didn't kill, corn cropJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Monday's storm, with its 60-plus mph winds, didn't just fell trees and power lines. It also did a number on some cornfields, flattening stalks. But local sweet corn grow...
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Rivers Casino clearing final hurdles to openingJul 12, 2011 12:00 am - Representatives of the Illinois Gaming Board conducted a mock practice session at the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines Tuesday, gambling with monopoly money to test whether ...
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Grocery giveaway puts local farming in the spotlightJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - It’s the in thing nowadays to know more about where your food comes from (other than the supermarket). And there is much criticism of the way food is produced in the Uni...
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Northwest suburbs struggle with more outagesJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Driving down the 300 block of South Pine Street in Mount Prospect was a bit bumpy Monday evening, as Jill Burgos and her neighbors made an effort to share electricity by...
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End to tax incentive will hurt IllinoisJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - We’re all feeling the pain at the gas pump this summer, even with prices easing a bit since Memorial Day highs. But we have to watch closely what’s happening in Washingt...
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Westin ownership reverts to lendersJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Lenders have taken ownership of the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel in Wheeling that is engulfed in foreclosure proceedings, said John Weiss, a partner with Chicago law...
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Reflejos, El Conquistador merge operationsJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - Bilingual newspapers Reflejos Bilingual Journal and El Conquistador jointly announced Friday they plan to consolidate sales and marketing operations, beginning next mont...
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Longtime business moves short distanceJul 05, 2011 12:00 am - It was a nice day, so Linda Zachman made good on her promise to ask the sewing club to help carry fabric to the new Linda Z’s. “The Fabric Brigade” accommodated with a l...
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Former teacher takes shot at new heightsJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - Allan E. Goldstein of Elk Grove Village is afraid of heights, like being perched atop a ladder or on a roof. But put him in the seat of his Cessna Skyhawk and he's at ho...
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Dignitaries, military help Rolling Meadows company celebrate “America Day”Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Soldiers may be fighting on foreign soil, but global security firm Northrop Grumman Corp. took some time Thursday to recognize the people back home who help equip and pr...