Cook County Business
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BioSante awarded new Elestrin patentJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - LINCOLNSHIRE - BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that a new patent has been issued covering Elestrin (estradiol jell), which is approved in the U.S. for moderate-t...
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Walgreens December sales spike about 11 percentJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Deerfield-based Walgreens reported today that its December sales increased nearly 11 percent over last year. The company said its sales for the last month of the year w...
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Lenders support Kimball Hill's bankruptcy planJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Kimball Hill Inc., the second-largest homebuilder now in reorganization, said in a court filing this week that its pending Chapter 11 plan has support from the agent for...
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Printer receives award for effortsJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources honored Plum Grove Printers, 2160 Stonington Ave., Hoffman Estates, for its achievements in protecting the...
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There's upside to Sears as most-hated stockJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Sears Holdings Corp. is the stock that Wall Street analysts most despise. Of seven analysts who follow what used to be the nation's largest retailer, not one rates it a ...
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Judge: Sprint Wi-Fi plan may violate pacts with Schaumburg affiliateJan 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Sprint Nextel Corp.'s plan to team with five other companies in building a national high-speed wireless Internet network may conflict with its contractual obligations to...
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Siemens expands production in ElginDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - ELGIN - Siemens Energy & Automation, a major producer of wind turbine gear drives, is expanding its current facility in Elgin, while also building an additional $20 mill...
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Motorola outlines layoffs in SEC documentDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. said late Tuesday that it approved cost reductions that would include 400 layoffs, according to a federal filing. Motorola said the actio...
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Long Grove company named in bridge suitDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - MACKINAW CITY, Mich. -- Big Mac got a bad paint job. That's the allegation in a $1 million lawsuit filed by the state agency that runs the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. T...
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UAL avoids some mechanic furloughs after union talksDec 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago-based United Airlines says it will need to furlough fewer mechanics than it previously thought after talks with their union, the Teamsters. In a message to Unite...