Cook County Business
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Judge: Six Flags not ready to exit bankruptcyDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Six Flags Inc., the New York-based theme park owner, lost a bid to finance its exit from bankruptcy with loans and a stock sale when a judge said breakup fees in the pro...
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Report: Kraft's Cadbury bid based on 'flawed' logicDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc.'s unsolicited bid for Cadbury Plc is based on a "flawed argument" that uses a historical valuation, which doesn't fairly value the Dairy Milk maker, Cre...
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No 'mom jeans' to be found at Hot MamaDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - There is a new store along the Randall Road corridor that is hoping to help moms look hot both while they're pregnant and long afterward, too. Hot Mama opened last month...
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Chicago's Joffco Square file Chapter 11Dec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - River West Plaza-Chicago LLC, the owner of the Joffco Square shopping center on West Roosevelt Road in Chicago, filed a Chapter 11 petition on Dec. 7 in its hometown aft...
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General Growth expands bankruptcy planDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Shopping-center owner General Growth Properties Inc. said in a court filing yesterday that holders of 30 more mortgages decided to join in the Chapter 11 plan filed Dec....
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Allstate CEO says share buyback can wait until economy improvesDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Allstate Corp. Chief Executive Officer Thomas Wilson said he doesn't plan to restart the insurer's share repurchase program because of concerns about the U.S. economy. "...
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Wrigley seeks to refinance $3.5 billion of debtDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., the world's largest chewing-gum maker, said it's planning to refinance as much as $3.5 billion of its secured term loans to reduce interest costs an...
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UOP announces new initiativeDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - DES PLAINES - UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced that its Ecofining process technology was used to convert second-generation, renewable feedstocks to green diesel f...
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United Airlines orders Boeing 787, Airbus planesDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - United Airlines said on Tuesday it will spend billions over the next decade on 50 new jets, splitting its order between Boeing Co.'s 787 and the Airbus A350. Deliveries ...
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Arlington yarn store a tight-knit businessDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Chris Krauss remembers as a little girl sitting next to her grandmother learning to knit. Each of them would take turns knitting a row. Krauss has been knitting ever si...