Cook County Business
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iPhone passes Razr to become No. 1 consumer phone in U.S.Nov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Apple Inc.'s iPhone became the most popular handset among U.S. consumers for the first time in the third quarter, overtaking Motorola Inc.'s Razr. The Razr had been rank...
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OfficeMax, Safeway form partnershipNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - NAPERVILLE - OfficeMax Inc., an office products and services company, announced a partnership with Safeway Inc., a large food and drug retailer, to distribute office pro...
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McDonald's sales beat analysts' estimatesNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant company, posted October sales that beat some analysts' estimates after U.S. consumers pinched by rising food bills and u...
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Microsoft missing netbook growth as Linux wins salesNov 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Small laptops are becoming a big problem for Microsoft Corp.'s Windows business. A new breed of lightweight computers called netbooks are beginning to crack the company'...
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Motorola loses top spot in U.S. mobile-phone marketNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. lost its top ranking in the U.S. mobile-phone market last quarter after Samsung Electronics Co. won over customers with devices that can surf the Web and p...
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Christkindlmarket runs in Oak BrookNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK - Christkindlmarket has reopened at Oakbrook Center and will run through Sunday, Nov. 16. Following a 500-year-old German tradition the outdoor center is partn...
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L.L. Bean launches second area storeNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - L.L. Bean's second suburban store is opening today at Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie. A grand opening celebration takes place through Sunday when the store will be open...
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Microsoft CEO: No interest in buying YahooNov 06, 2008 10:00 pm - SYDNEY, Australia -- Microsoft's chief executive said Friday the software giant is not interested in renewing its bid for struggling search engine company Yahoo Inc. Ste...
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Alternative Health relocates to ElginNov 05, 2008 10:00 pm - ELGIN - Alternative Health Group has expanded to Elgin. The business, formerly in Chicago, now operates at Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Medical Office 1, 87 N. Airlite S...
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Ground breaking ceremony scheduledNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - ELK GROVE VILLAGE - Consolidated Construction Co. recently announced the ground breaking of a new Airgas retail branch and gas filing facility at 1601 Nicholas Blvd., El...