Pingree Grove Business
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Sears will stay in Hoffman Estates if Quinn signs tax breaksDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Sears Holdings Corp. CEO Lou D'Ambrosio told employees in a memo Tuesday that if Gov. Pat Quinn signs a massive package of tax breaks into law as expected,...
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Guitar business chooses Elgin’s downtown over Randall RoadDec 11, 2011 11:00 pm - As downtowns across the Fox Valley lament the loss of businesses to Randall Road, one guitar shop will move in the opposite direction. The owners of Fat Cat Guitars ann...
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Another Sears showdown getting underwayDec 11, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With Sears Holdings Corp. and futures exchange CME Group threatening to decide by the end of the year whether to leave the Chicago area, today could bring ...
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Holiday fun along Randall RoadDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - There is plenty of fun this month up and down the Randall Road corridor to get you into the holiday spirit. Every Sunday through Dec. 18, Santa will be strolling through...
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House to return Monday for tax-break voteDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House lawmakers are scheduled to return to the Capitol Monday in yet another effort to approve tax breaks for Sears Holdings Corp., CME Group and ...
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Sears deal getting split?Dec 04, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The big tax-breaks plan that includes an effort to keep Sears Holdings Corp. in Hoffman Estates might be split up in an effort to make it more politically ...
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Herb's Bakery in Elgin not closing, owner saysDec 02, 2011 10:00 pm - Herb Schwartz has been rumored to be telling people in Elgin that the bakery he opened in 1954 will soon be closed. Not only is Herb's Bakery not closing or being sold, ...
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St. Charles Chamber gets new president from HampshireDec 01, 2011 12:00 am - The St. Charles Chamber of Commerce has hired a new chief executive officer and president. Stacey Ekstrom will start the job Dec. 12. Members can meet her at the chamber...
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Hoffman Estates mayor: Sears relocation not an empty threatNov 30, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Hoffman Estates Mayor William McLeod doesn't think Sears Holdings Corp.'s threat to move out of town if it doesn't get more tax breaks is a bluff. He shoul...
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Manufacturing remains strong industry, career choiceNov 28, 2011 11:00 pm - To paraphrase Mark Twain, the rumors of the death of U.S. manufacturing are greatly exaggerated. While the United States certainly faces much greater global competition ...