Cook County Business
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Wind energy push comingDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois is in an advantageous position to become a major producer of wind energy, reaping economic and environmental benefits, experts say. "We think we have the compet...
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Local Amcol soars with absorbent bentoniteDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Some savvy investors are betting on bentonite this year thanks to Amcol International Corp.'s rising stock price. Arlington Heights-based Amcol provides and markets bent...
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Indictment alleges $45 million bilking of LaSalle BankDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The former head of LaSalle Bank security and a Wood Dale security firm owner have been indicted by federal authorities on allegations of bilking the bank out of $45 mill...
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RC2 recalls potty training, feeding seatsDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Oak Brook-based RC2 Corp, a maker of toys and infant products, today recalled potty training seats with unsafe levels of lead and children's feeding seats due to a fall ...
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United eyes more overseas flightsDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - CHICAGO -- United Airlines intends to expand about 15 percent internationally over the next three years but has no interest in increasing its domestic operations, a seni...
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Shaw buys DeKalb newspaperDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Shaw Newspapers, based in Dixon, announced Tuesday the acquisition of the Daily Chronicle, The MidWeek and affiliated publications from Lee Enterprises. Shaw has newspap...
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Briefs: Abbott sets goal to reduce emissionsDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP -- Abbott on Tuesday pledged to reduce its total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2 percent from 2006 to 2011. A member of the U.S. Environmental P...
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Cisco hires former Motorola technology chiefDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Cisco Systems Inc. said today it hired Padmasree Warrior, the former head of technology at mobile phone maker Motorola Inc., as chief technology officer. War...
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State losing high-pay jobsDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - Northern Illinois University and other groups plan to release a report today that paints a sad trend of lower-paying jobs overtaking higher-paying ones in Illinois while...
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Former LaSalle Bank executive indicted in $45 mil. bribery caseDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - A former LaSalle Bank executive from Des Plaines and a security firm owner from Bloomingdale have been indicted in a $45 million fraud and bribery case, according to fed...