Waukegan Business
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Cadbury accepts Kraft's raised $19.5 billion bidJan 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods' $19.5 billion deal to buy chocolate and gum maker Cadbury will create the world's largest candy company, greatly expand Kraft's share of that lucrative busi...
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Kraft may need more cash to win Cadbury before tomorrow's deadlineJan 17, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Shareholders in British candy maker Cadbury PLC are looking for a fat increase in the hostile takeover bid by Kraft Foods Inc., as Kraft faces a Tuesday deadli...
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Antioch bank becomes first in Illinois to fail in 2010Jan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - An Antioch bank that closed its doors Friday and reopened Saturday was the first to fail in Illinois in 2010, and the fourth nationwide. Town Community Bank and Trust wa...
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Damsky back on top as general manager at WLS stationsJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Long Grove's Michael Damsky has been named general manager of all-talk WLS 890-AM and oldies 94.7-FM. Damsky previously worked his way to the top at adult-contemporary W...
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Hershey said to accelerate efforts for Cadbury offerJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Hershey Co. is stepping up efforts to prepare a bid for Cadbury Plc and plans to make a decision after Kraft Foods Inc.'s final offer for the U.K. chocolate maker, accor...
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CF gains on speculation Agrium takeover more likelyJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - CF Industries Holdings Inc. gained in New York amid speculation that Agrium Inc's hostile attempt to acquire it will benefit from the demise of CF'ss yearlong bid for a ...
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Walgreen plans to offer fresh, prepared foodJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Walgreen Co. plans to offer fresh foods, including salads and cut fruit, and prepared meals to draw "time-starved" shoppers to its more than 7,000 stores. The drugstore ...
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Sales of single-family homes in suburbs climb 10 percentJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Sales of single-family detached homes jumped by about 10 percent in 2009, compared to 2008, the Mainstreet Organization of Realtors said Friday. The Downers Grove group...
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Cadbury: Hershey still interested in usJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Cadbury Plc, the U.K. confectioner fighting a takeover offer from Kraft Foods Inc., said Hershey Co. remains interested in the Dairy Milk maker and would transform itsel...
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Cadbury makes case against Kraft takeover bidJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - LONDON -- British candy maker Cadbury PLC on Tuesday stepped up its defense against a hostile takeover bid from Kraft Foods Inc. by announcing that full-year results wil...