Wheeling Business
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Prospect Heights man charged with running 22-year Ponzi schemeJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - A businessman from Prospect Heights was released Friday on a $100,000 unsecured bond after being charged with operating a Ponzi scheme that raked in tens of millions of ...
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Deerfield man's new games assists people with low visionJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Charles Schwartz, a trainer who works with elderly people with low vision, created a game that helps teach them how to live independently. After researching the concept...
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Suburban manufacturers hit by economy, layoffs plannedJan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Twenty-two companies statewide, including a half-dozen in the suburbs, are planning a total of more than 7,000 layoffs in the next few months, according to filings with ...
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In hard times, workers have few legal protections over losing jobDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - As more Americans lose their jobs, worker advocate Lou Maltby is happy to talk about employee rights, but he warns that it's a short conversation. Workers in the United ...
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Chicago workers' sit-in becomes rallying pointDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Monday ordered state agencies to stop doing business with Bank of America to pressure the company to help laid-off workers who are staging a sit-...
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Obama: Workers staging sit-in 'absolutely right'Dec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama is weighing in on behalf of workers staging a sit-in on the factory floor of their former Chicago employer to protest abruptly losing their ...
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Chicago region has major stake in auto bailoutDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Despite the general downward trend in employment, a few industries are still hiring in the Chicago area despite the recession and record job layoffs, said John Challenge...
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Barrington dealership takes over closed neighborNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - Proving that not all economic news is bad these days, an existing auto dealership in Barrington has taken over the product line of a recently closed neighbor. Wickstrom ...
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Don Roth's opens for holiday lunchesNov 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Don Roth's Blackhawk, 61 N. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling, opens its doors for lunch on Tuesdays through Fridays, Dec. 2 - 19 Typically only open for dinner, The Blackhawk is...
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What's happening one year after Neumann Homes bankruptcyNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Dirt mounds and partially built houses in Antioch's NeuHaven and Clublands subdivisions are among the reminders of a dubious anniversary. Neumann Homes had finished half...