Cook County Business
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Founder of new school knows what it means to have learning problemsAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When Eric Cooper entered the sixth grade, he was unable to read. After a great deal of testing, tutors and frustration, his parents discovered he suffered with childhood...
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Allstate grabs OfficeMax exec for CFO jobAug 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, named Don Civgin as chief financial officer, completing a transition of top management. Civgin, 4...
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Local water purification system could save lives here, around worldAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Visiting dignitaries from around the world came to Hanover Park Tuesday to drink water out of a retention pond. A fish jumped in the brown, turbid pond as a hose sucked ...
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FDA warns GE over lax record keeping at Barrington plantAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have warned General Electric Co. over lax quality control standards at a plant that makes computer software for medical imaging. The war...
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As Chicago prepares bid, hotels scrambleAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - As the Beijing Olympics unfold, the people working to bring the Games to Chicago in 2016 are nearing a vital goal - with the helps of the suburbs. Chicago Olympic commit...
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Lime reports loss, continues to boost operationsAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - ELK GROVE VILLAGE - Lime Energy Co., a provider of energy efficiency solutions, Friday reported a net loss of $4.5 million for the second quarter, compared to a net loss...
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UAL names Mikells new CFOAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - United Airlines' parent company says Chief Financial Officer Jake Brace will retire Nov. 1 and be replaced by Vice President of Investor Relations Kathryn Mikells. UAL C...
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DeVry falls after earnings miss estimatesAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Oakbrook Terrace-based DeVry Inc., the owner of for-profit technical schools and colleges, fell the most six weeks in New York trading after fiscal fourth-quarter earnin...
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DeVry Inc. reports revenue increaseAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - OAKBROOK TERRACE - DeVry Inc., a global provider of education services, reported today that in the three months ended June 30, revenues increased 18.9 percent to $276.8 ...
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Kimball Hill receives 60-day extension to submit recovery planAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Kimball Hill Inc., the third-largest U.S. home builder in bankruptcy, received a 60-day extension of its deadline to file a recovery plan. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Susan So...