Cook County Business
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Local home sales soar, up for third straight monthDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Extraordinary government efforts to stabilize the housing market are paying off. What happens when the help runs out is anyone's guess. Sales of previously ...
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Blackhawks merchandise sales soar with winsDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Suburban retailers are having a tough time keeping Chicago Blackhawks merchandise in their stores this season. With just a couple days until Christmas, shoppers are luck...
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Agrium to sell some fertilizer assets for CF dealDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Agrium Inc., North America's third- largest fertilizer producer, reached an agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to sell assets to advance the company's prop...
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Second Boeing 787 test plane takes to skiesDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - EVERETT, Wash. -- Boeing's second 787 has flown for a little more than two hours. The jet took off from Everett's Paine Field around 9 a.m. Tuesday and landed two hours ...
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Diner sues Boston Blackie's after allergic reactionDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - A woman sued the Boston Blackie's restaurant in Naperville Tuesday, claiming she had an allergic reaction to nuts in an ice-cream sundae. According to the suit, Jennifer...
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Redwood Capital wins control of Sedgebrook, Monarch LandingDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- The longtime business partner of Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has struck a deal to purchase Erickson Retirement Communities after a marathon bankr...
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Caterpillar unveils new electric tractorDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - PEORIA -- Caterpillar Inc. has unveiled the first-of-its-kind electric drive track-type tractor. Locally, Caterpillar has operations in Montgomery. At a ceremony Tuesday...
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Wyndham O'Hare in Rosemont next hotel to closeDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - The suburban hotel industry took another major hit Tuesday as the Wyndham O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont prepares to close by Jan. 1. The quick shutdown surprised the Unite He...
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Nestle warned about health claimsDec 22, 2009 10:00 pm - VEVEY, Switzerland -- Nestle SA's Juicy Juice and Boost beverages for children violate U.S. rules about marketing health claims, regulators said. The Food and Drug Admi...
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Notion of water parks saving hotels evaporatesDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - A few short years ago, water parks were seen as the growth agent for the suburban hotel/entertainment scene, with parks planned in a half-dozen communities. But with the...