Cook County Business
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Retailers say Black Friday so far on par with last yearNov 27, 2009 10:00 pm - At the Best Buy in West Dundee, about 30 people were lined up five hours before its 3 a.m. Friday opening. Some camped out in tents or waited in lawn chairs and periodic...
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Crowds, deals expected even if you don't shop earlyNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - If watching the Thanksgiving Day parade and letting the pumpkin pie digest are more important than shopping before sunrise Friday, you can still expect large crowds and ...
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Wahl sparkles at 115, plans raffle to assist hospice careNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - R.C. Wahl Jewelers in Des Plaines has survived the Great Depression and various recessions by selling traditional diamond and gold jewelry to generations of local famili...
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Dedicated shoppers plan to bag some Black Friday bargainsNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Costco's been selling Christmas trees since late September, and 24-hour Christmas music has been playing on the radio for weeks. It's all in anticipation of tomorrow. T...
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Taxes, signs, parking are issues for Arlington Hts. businessesNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Businesses are happy to be in Arlington Heights, but they have four complaints - two of them taxes, the village board heard Monday. Village staff members made 700 visits...
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Tollway officials: We're 'not good' at running oasesNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - The Illinois tollway board of directors spent time thinking outside the glass box Tuesday. Officials convened the first meeting of a special committee set up to scrutini...
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Midwest sees home sales boom but Chicago prices hit hardestNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Home sales in the Midwest surged in October as first-time home buyers sought to beat the initial deadline for a federal tax credit and difficult mark...
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RIM's Curve top smart phone last quarterNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry Curve 8300 was the top consumer smart phone in the U.S. in the third quarter as price cuts drove up sales, according to research fir...
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Weak dollar helps Cat, McDonald's, hurts KomatsuNov 22, 2009 10:00 pm - For the first time since the equity rally began in March, the biggest U.S. stocks are beating the smallest as the dollar's descent sends investors to companies with the ...
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Home Builders Association files Chapter 11Nov 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Rolling Meadows-based Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago Friday filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago. The association has about $2 m...