Cook County Business
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United Airlines to add Internet service on 13 planesOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airlines, the third-largest U.S. carrier, said it will add Aircell LLC's Gogo Internet service to its fleet, starting with 13 of its Boeing Co. 757 planes that fl...
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No new trial for Abbott in $1.67 billion J&J verdictOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories failed to convince a federal judge to overturn a record $1.67 billion verdict won by Johnson & Johnson's Centocor unit or to reduce the damage award....
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EEOC: McDonald's allowed sexual harassmentOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp. was sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and accused of failing to prevent sexual harassment of male employees by a female superviso...
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Flower shop emphasizes build-your-own bouquetOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The owners of a flower and gift shop in downtown Long Grove created a business with an "Old World" feel. The European Flower & Gift Market at 144 Old McHenry Road featu...
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Classic cars go to auction in St. CharlesSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Bidding starts Thursday on hundreds of vintage automobiles up for auction at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. The Marengo-based Mecum auction company is having a fou...
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Terra Industries rejects CF's latest takeover offerSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Terra Industries Inc. rejected the latest takeover bid from rival fertilizer producer CF Industries Holdings Inc. as the two companies move toward a proxy fight at Terra...
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Navistar plans making neighbors nervousSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - When Tom and Becky Stefely bought their home in Lisle's Pebble Creek subdivision in April 2008, they knew the former Lucent Technologies campus loomed just outside their...
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DuPage Co. to offer $69 million in low-interest loans to businessesSep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Businesses looking to build or expand in the area may qualify for a federal program offering tax-exempt borrowing that could shave millions of dollars in costs off those...
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United Mileage Plus program offers moreSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - United Airline's Mileage Plus frequent fliers now may use their miles to book more parts of their trip in addition to a flight. All Mileage Plus members may use their mi...
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Decision looms for ailing Sun-Times groupSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Time's running out on the bankrupt Chicago Sun-Times. Hometown investor Jim Tyree has offered the more than a dozen newspaper unions a take-it-or-leave-it proposal to bu...