Woodstock Business
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Many appliance shoppers face long lines but say rebates worth the waitApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Dick Kessler of Antioch was first in line at 4 a.m. Friday at Gurnee's Sears Grand to up his chances to snag federal funds for a new dishwasher. At 6 a.m. the doors open...
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Illinois high-speed rail still an improvement, feds sayApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Federal Railroad Administrator Joseph Szabo beat the drum for high-speed rail in Illinois Tuesday, acknowledging that while the state won't have the fastest trains in th...
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Business owners fear costs, regulations of health-care reformApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Health-care reform is supposed to lower costs, but among skeptical suburban business owners, at least one industry is sure to see a cost increase: tanning salons. Effect...
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Thousands of local jobless face loss of benefitsMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - About 20,000 unemployed people around Illinois - more than half of them from Chicago and the suburbs - could see the end of their extended benefits starting this week. W...
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West Chicago clothing recycler expands despite recessionMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Next time you drop a bag of used clothing into a red-and-white bin at a local grocery store or school, take a good look. It may be taking its route to charity -- or to r...
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Provena case could lead to more tax exempt challenges of area hospitalsMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - State revenue department officials are vowing to review other hospitals' property tax exemption applications in the wake of a precedent-setting state Supreme Court decis...
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Sentencing delayed for McHenry car dealerMar 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A McHenry car dealer convicted of torching his dealership to collect on an insurance policy will remain free on bond while a judge decides whether to give him a new tria...
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State unemployment rises to 12.2 percent; suburban rate soarsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Unemployment rates in January soared above the previous year in all 12 metro areas for the 32nd consecutive month, according to data released Tuesday by the Illinois Dep...
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Zibits robots to be sold at Toys R UsMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - WOODSTOCK - Senario, an innovator of consumer electronics, entertainment and publishing, announced its Zibits miniature collectible remote control robots are now being s...
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Local business leaders call on Sen. Durbin to lead immigration reformMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - A group of business owners from the Northwest suburbs has called on Sen. Dick Durbin to lead Congress in reforming the country's immigration system, which they said coul...