Wheeling Business
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Power outage swamps suburban ERsJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - Storm-related injuries have packed suburban emergency rooms this week, as people seek treatment for problems like tree branch cuts, overexertion and carbon monoxide pois...
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Ice, generators, hotel rooms hot items after stormJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - If you're worried about getting enough ice to keep your food from spoiling after Monday's power outages knocked out your refrigeration, don't fret. “We will not run out...
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Electricity choice good for residentsJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Northeastern Illinois residents have a new choice. ComEd customers can decide which company provides their electricity service. Just like consumers choose other househol...
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Des Plaines, Wheeling grocers closeJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - A grocery store that opened months ago in Des Plaines has closed and an Aldi store in Wheeling is closing at the end of the month. The Aldi located at 901 W. Dundee Road...
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Windy storm beat, didn't kill, corn cropJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Monday's storm, with its 60-plus mph winds, didn't just fell trees and power lines. It also did a number on some cornfields, flattening stalks. But local sweet corn grow...
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Rivers Casino clearing final hurdles to openingJul 12, 2011 12:00 am - Representatives of the Illinois Gaming Board conducted a mock practice session at the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines Tuesday, gambling with monopoly money to test whether ...
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Grocery giveaway puts local farming in the spotlightJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - It’s the in thing nowadays to know more about where your food comes from (other than the supermarket). And there is much criticism of the way food is produced in the Uni...
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Northwest suburbs struggle with more outagesJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - Driving down the 300 block of South Pine Street in Mount Prospect was a bit bumpy Monday evening, as Jill Burgos and her neighbors made an effort to share electricity by...
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End to tax incentive will hurt IllinoisJul 10, 2011 12:00 am - We’re all feeling the pain at the gas pump this summer, even with prices easing a bit since Memorial Day highs. But we have to watch closely what’s happening in Washingt...
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Westin ownership reverts to lendersJul 09, 2011 12:00 am - Lenders have taken ownership of the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel in Wheeling that is engulfed in foreclosure proceedings, said John Weiss, a partner with Chicago law...