Streamwood Business
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Woodfield area tourism bureau broadens reachAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau is changing how it operates to promote tourism for all businesses in seven Northwest suburban towns, not just those tha...
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Back-to-school tax holiday stings year-round schoolsJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Seana McPherson sees it as yet another price to pay for her kids' unique education. The Mount Prospect mother, who has a third-grader and kindergartner enrolled at Ridge...
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Duraco case referred to U.S. attorney's officeJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a motion filed last week by attorneys representing former workers at Duraco Products Inc. who allege they weren't paid by the owners...
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Streamwood workers say Duraco owner committed perjuryJun 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The former Streamwood factory workers who are suing the factory's owners for what they say is about $300,000 in back wages they are owed now claim a co-owner at Duraco P...
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Problems getting paid a common workplace problem, report saysMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - A recent University of Illinois at Chicago study reports Chicago area workers lose $7.3 million per week in unpaid wages. The study, "Unregulated Work in Chicago: The Br...
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Duraco workers on quest to recover money after factory closingMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - A giant photocopied bounced check hanging on the wall at the Rolling Meadows' office of the Chicago Workers Collaborative serves as a frustrating reminder for Kim Cambra...
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Business leaders, lawmakers talk jobs at Harper forumApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - When Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. splits into two companies early next year, how many jobs could be lost here? Or how many jobs could officials keep here by making Ill...
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Apple fans gear up, cautiously, for iPad launchApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Joe Lutz, a software developer from Streamwood, is eager to buy the new iPad that goes on sale Saturday at area Apple stores. The so-called lifestyle tool at 16-gigabyte...
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Elgin chamber names McDonald's owner volunteer of yearMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - David Bear took home the Volunteer of the Year award Thursday during the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce's annual award luncheon. Bear, owner of Bear McDonald's Restauran...
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Duraco workers sue executives to target personal assetsMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - About 30 former workers of the now-shuttered Duraco Products in Streamwood filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to be paid more than $350,000 in back wages by target...