West Chicago Business
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Puppy mill protesters picket in BataviaApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - Bolstered by recent "puppy mill" bans in Chicago and suburban Cook County, protesters from The Puppy Mill Project picketed along Randall Road in Batavia Saturday. Organi...
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Nut free bakery opens in western suburbsApr 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Families with nut allergies can now outsource birthday cakes, wedding cakes, holiday treats, and much more thanks to a new nut free bakery in the western suburbs. Callie...
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Ball Horticultural Company Wins Three Green AwardsApr 08, 2014 11:00 pm - When Ball Horticultural Company, a world leader in plant development and distribution, planned to expand its headquarters in West Chicago, it thought big. Not only in b...
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Huge settlement reached on Kerr-McGee contamination sites, but West Chicago forged its own dealApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: Story modified April 4 to clarify status of West Chicago in this settlement. The federal government Thursday reached a $5.15 billion settlement with Anada...
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W. Chicago firm honored for twist on snowplowMar 31, 2014 1:00 am - Richard Behan has come a long way since his first attempt to make a snowplow for everyday cars ended more than three decades ago with his vehicle stuck in a Schaumburg s...
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Suburbs hit with flood insurance rate increasesMar 30, 2014 8:00 am - This story has been updated to reflect that Joliet is located near the Des Plaines River. Cheryl Brady has lived in her Wheeling home for the past 15 years, and tho...
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Crown Service Systems Joins A Non ProfitMar 26, 2014 11:00 pm - DuPage County, Illinois - March 25, 2014 - Crown Service Systems is a woman-owned commercial cleaning business that has teamed up with Cleaning For A Reason, an internat...
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How Medinah’s proposed tax cut could cost schoolsMar 26, 2014 5:15 am - The exclusive Medinah Country Club's lush, rolling greens have played host to celebrities and golfing elites throughout their storied history, including in 2012 when the...
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EPA: Lake Michigan oil spill shouldn't hurt suburbs' drinking waterMar 25, 2014 1:00 am - WHITING, Ind. — Crews for oil giant BP worked Tuesday to clean up an undetermined amount of crude oil that spilled into Lake Michigan and affected about a half-mile sect...
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ComEd's new transmission line to save customers $500 million?Mar 20, 2014 5:15 am - Construction of a 345-kilovolt transmission line in northern Illinois would save ComEd customers about $500 million over the first 15 years, officials from the utility s...