Prospect Heights Business
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Many appliance shoppers face long lines but say rebates worth the waitApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Dick Kessler of Antioch was first in line at 4 a.m. Friday at Gurnee's Sears Grand to up his chances to snag federal funds for a new dishwasher. At 6 a.m. the doors open...
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Report: General Growth seeking better Brookfield offerApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc. is seeking a higher price, fewer stock warrants or both from Brookfield Asset Management Inc. after its bankruptcy exit plan was matched b...
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Smurfit-Stone reorganization beginsApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - The confirmation hearing for approval of the reorganization of Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. began on schedule yesterday and will continue next week, with closing argume...
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Golf stores offer upgraded technology to measure swing, fit clubsApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Golfsmith International Holdings Inc. has redesigned and upgraded the technology at its Golfsmith stores in Downers Grove and Schaumburg. The so-called playground for go...
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UAL, Continental merger would lead to high fares overseasApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - A merger between UAL Corp.'s United Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. would create the largest U.S. carrier on routes across the Atlantic and Pacific where business...
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Baumann retires, Ray to head Paddock boardApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The board of directors of Paddock Publications Inc., publishers of the Daily Herald, have announced the appointment of Douglas K. Ray to the position of chairman of the ...
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Boeing wins order for 12 777 aircraftApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. won an order valued at about $2.95 billion at average list prices for 12 of its 777 planes from an unidentified customer. The order for the long-haul jets was...
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Smurfit-Stone gets green light for reorgApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., a corrugated container and containerboard maker, said that creditors, with one exception, voted in sufficient majorities to allow the bank...
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Illinois high-speed rail still an improvement, feds sayApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo beat the drum for high-speed rail in Illinois Tuesday, acknowledging that while the state won't have the fastest trains in th...
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Independent examiner may probe Trib bankruptcy planApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Newspaper publisher Tribune Co. may get an examiner following yesterday's hearing in Delaware bankruptcy court. Although he didn't rule, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Care...