Cook County Business
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Sheraton Chicago Northwest hotel goes darkDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Cindy Archulita of Hoffman Estates was a server for 35 years at banquets held at the Sheraton Chicago Northwest hotel in Arlington Heights. Over the years, she loved gr...
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Insurers benefited from investments, weather, Moody's saysDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. property and casualty insurers, a group including Travelers Cos. and Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., benefited this year from gains in the value of some holdings a...
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What will be hot in 2010? Local tech experts say the big ideas are ...Dec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - A more sophisticated way of viewing video, a smart grid to improve electric flow, and of course, even faster Internet service are expected to be among the hottest techno...
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Home prices fall in Chicago despite gains nationwideDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Home prices rose for the fifth month in a row in October, but the recovery continues to be uneven with only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked showing gains. T...
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Midway wants control of Chapter 11 liquidationDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Midway Games Inc., the creator of "Mortal Kombat" and other video games, for a fifth time is requesting an extension of the exclusive right to propose a liquidating Chap...
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Oak Brook's RC2 to pay $1.25 million fine for lead paintDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - An Oak Brook company has agreed to pay a $1.25 million fine following charges of violating the federal lead paint ban. RC2 Corp. and its subsidiary Learning Curve Brands...
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Macquarie to buy Integrys' power-trading portfolioDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Macquarie Group Ltd., Australia's biggest investment bank, agreed to buy the North American power- trading portfolio of Integrys Energy Group Inc. The purchase, which is...
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Market rally ignored most profitable, stable companiesDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Brown-Forman Corp.'s Paul Varga and Johnson & Johnson's William Weldon are among chief executive officers left behind in the 2009 stock-market rebound even after they cr...
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Cadbury sued by shareholder for spurning Kraft bidDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Cadbury Plc directors were sued by a shareholder claiming the world's second-largest candy maker should seriously consider a Kraft Foods Inc. takeover offer. Susan Dough...
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Sauer-Danfoss sued by shareholder over stock buyoutDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Sauer-Danfoss Inc., a maker of hydraulic and electronic equipment, was sued by an investor who asked a judge to stop majority shareholder Danfoss A/S's plan to acquire t...