Cook County Business
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Suburban experts give advice when dealing with the new credit card ageFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Raymond Wright Jr. of Palatine received notices from all of his credit card companies, each containing several pages of very small print that only a lawyer could deciphe...
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Simon Prop: General Growth agreement too secretiveFeb 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Simon Property Group Inc. fired another salvo in the continuing war-by-press-release over its $10 billion takeover offer for shopping-center owner General Growth Propert...
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Playboy eyes clubs in Latin America, CEO saysFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Playboy Enterprises Inc., publisher of the namesake magazine, is looking toward overseas growth in Latin America, China and India, including new clubs in Brazil, its chi...
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General Growth sued for rejecting $10 billion Simon bidFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - General Growth Properties Inc. directors were sued by a shareholder claiming they shouldn't have rejected a $10 billion buyout offer from competitor Simon Property Group...
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Opus North names CEOFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - ROSEMONT - Opus Holdings named Tom Shaver president and chief executive officer of Opus North Corp., a full-service design-build development firm serving the north centr...
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Palatine salon to expandFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - PALATINE - After 15 years in business, D'Agostino Hair & Nail Salon is moving to a larger location. On March 1, the salon plans to move to 54 W. Illinois Ave. The local ...
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United Airlines adds service in 13 citiesFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - United Airlines said it has added service linking 13 cities to the airline's global network with seasonal and year-round flights beginning June 9, to and from the airlin...
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Boeing sends more than 1,000 layoff noticesFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Boeing Co. said on Friday that it sent layoff notices to more than 1,000 people, most of them technology workers in Washington state and California. The notices mean the...
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Sears Holding to close 13 Kmarts, 8 Sears storesFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holding plans to close 13 Kmarts, four Sears and four Sears Essentials stores nationwide by May 9, affecting roughly 1,000 employees. Kmart s...
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Motorola completes acquisition of BitBandFeb 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. today announced that it completed the previously announced acquisition of BitBand, a leading provider of content management and delivery systems, specializ...