Cook County Business
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Why it's harder to recycle your old TVJan 31, 2016 12:00 am - Free options for disposal of TVs, computer monitors have decreased
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Cushman & Wakefield named leasing agent for McCook propertyJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - McCOOK — Dermody Properties has named commercial real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield as exclusive leasing agent for LogistiCenter at McCook, a newly constructe...
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Vapor Power International names new CEOJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - FRANKLIN PARK - Vapor Power International has named William Chambers as CEO and president. He replaces Robert Forslund, who left to pursue other interests. Chambers has...
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Manitex International sells Load King subsidiary for $6.52 millionDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - Marketwired Manitex International said it has sold its Load King subsidiary to Utility One Source for approximately $6.52 million in cash. Kansas City-based Utility One ...
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Rivers Casino owes county $3 million in unpaid taxesDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - A recent Illinois Supreme Court decision will allow Cook County to collect about $3 million in unpaid taxes and generate another $1 million in tax revenue annually from ...
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Free community college plan in Chicago costs $3 millionNov 27, 2015 12:00 am - An economic engine. A jump-start for lower-income students. A partnership with businesses to groom a workforce. The idea of free community college has been touted as all...
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Forsythe wins Nutanix partner awardNov 13, 2015 12:00 am - SKOKIE - Independent IT integrator Forsythe was selected by Nutanix as 2015 Outstanding Innovation Partner of the Year at the. NOW Partner Conference. The Partner of the...
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Itasca man with MS among first customers at Addison pot dispensaryNov 09, 2015 12:00 am - A 19-year-old Itasca man with multiple sclerosis was among the first in the suburbs to legally buy medicinal marijuana at an Addison clinic on Monday. Christian Favela ...
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Preckwinkle says she has votes for hotel tax hike business calls a job killerNov 08, 2015 10:00 pm - County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said Monday she has the nine votes she needs to impose a 1-percent hotel tax and plans to forge ahead with a Friday roll call, de...
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Groupon founder invests in Skokie biopharmaceuticalOct 31, 2015 1:00 am - Eric Lefkofsky, CEO and co-founder of Groupon, and his wife Liz have invested in Exicure, a Skokie-based biopharmaceutical company developing a new class of immune-modul...