Port Barrington Business
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January gas prices highest ever for this time of yearJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report estimates that in Illinois, regular unleaded gasoline has increased 16 cents during the past month, forecasting an average co...
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Airlines sue Chicago to halt expansion borrowingJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - United and American airlines are suing the city of Chicago to stop a borrowing plan to finance expansion at O'Hare International Airport. The suit was filed Tuesday in C...
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Look for a better deal, consumer group urges as AT&T hikes land line phone ratesJan 17, 2011 12:00 am - Elizabeth Krehmeyer of Mundelein had AT&T land line phone service, then switched to Comcast’s Triple Play for phone, Internet and cable TV service. As prices went up, sh...
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Drop in foreclosures here just temporary, firm saysJan 12, 2011 11:00 pm - The pullback of lenders due to government investigations into their documentation and procedures on foreclosures temporarily lowered the foreclosure rates in Illinois an...
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Business leaders bash extra corporate tax burdensJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Martin Matushek, a co-owner of West Dundee-based M2 Polymer Technologies Inc., sees the writing on the wall for businesses. Growth? More jobs? Here in Illinois? Forget i...
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Gen X outspends younger buyers onlineDec 31, 2010 10:00 pm - In the last week, 65-year-old Joe Cesario of Arlington Heights downloaded the movie “Wall Street” onto his home computer. He's also downloaded thousands of songs onto hi...
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More mobile options for hot technology in new yearDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Viewing more TV programs on your mobile device, using smartphones to quickly pay for merchandise, and tags that will help you find items faster in stores are among the t...
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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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Jimmy John's will remove sprouts after allDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Jimmy John Liautaud has changed his mind and decided to temporarily pull alfalfa sprouts from his company's menus after the Illinois Department of Public Health announce...