Palatine Business
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Area hotels to remain open while in bankruptcyDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - A group of 22 budget hotels — including ones in Elk Grove Village, Naperville and Prospect Heights — will remain open while lawyers fight behind the scenes to allow them...
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Beloved Elgin businesswoman Keeney leaves legion of friendsDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - People who best knew Patricia Keeney, whose family-owned store has been in Elgin for more than a century, say she didn't mind giving her opinion. She gave it to you stra...
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Starbucks denies Kraft performed 'well' under distribution dealDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Starbucks Corp. denied Kraft Foods Inc.'s claim that the foodmaker has performed “exceptionally well” under an agreement that Kraft claims gives it exclusive rights to s...
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Allstate sues Countrywide over toxic investmentDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Allstate Corp. has filed a federal lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp. over $700 million in toxic mortgage-backed securities that the insurer bought ...
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Nokia deal for Motorola's network unit delayedDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — Nokia Siemens Networks said Tuesday that a regulatory hurdle will keep it from completing its acquisition of Motorola Corp.'s network equipment business by t...
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Harper offers course on 2011 economic trendsDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Just in time for the new year, Harper College will offer a free public mini-economics lesson aimed at untangling the confusion surrounding the general state of the econo...
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SmithAmundsen announces mergerDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - SmithAmundsen LLC and Madsen, Farkas, & Powen LLC announced that effective January 1, 2011, they will merge their practices. The attorneys and staff of Madsen, Farkas, &...
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Day after Christmas sales attract bargain huntersDec 25, 2010 10:00 pm - Santa Claus is on his way back to the North Pole. But that doesn't mean Christmas shopping season is over. Throughout the area, stores were busy Sunday catering to the d...
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Boeing resumes 787 test flightsDec 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. said its new 787 Dreamliner will be allowed to resume limited test flights after the jet was grounded for more than six weeks because of an electrical fire. T...
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Need a new phone? Negotiate for one this weekDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - If your mobile phone or smartphone contract has expired, then you're in a rare sweet spot this week. Through Friday, Chicago-based U.S. Cellular is offering all of its p...