Cook County Business
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Suitmaker's employees take plea to presidentMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A large poster bearing the signatures of more than 500 workers at Hart Schaffner & Marx's manufacturing plant in Des Plaines is making its way to President Barack Obama....
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Stimulus provides $8.7 million to fund summer jobs for area youthsMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The unemployment rate for 16- to-19-year-olds hit 21 percent last year, a level not seen for that age group since 1992. This year, a little extra boost from the federal ...
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Italian family restaurant expands to PalatineApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A Wheeling High School graduate switched from owning a bunch of Luke's Beef restaurants to full-service Italian eateries. Tony Colatorti started working as a dishwasher...
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Feldco Factory Direct expands to MadisonApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - DES PLAINES - Feldco Factory Direct will open its newest office and showroom in Madison, Wis. on May 1. Feldco will operate a showroom, corporate office and warehouse in...
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Buffalo Grove's IPA sued againApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A Buffalo Grove company already facing an EEOC lawsuit alleging massive sexual harassment is in hot water now with Illinois' attorney general, this time for alleged frau...
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New Hanover Park auto repair shop could be greenest everApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Between the plant-covered roof, solar panels and electric car plug-in stations, Steve Leffler dares anyone to show him a greener auto repair shop than the one he just op...
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Barrington firm's assets remain frozen in Ponzi probeApr 21, 2009 11:00 pm - A Barrington firm's assets remain frozen after the company and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission agreed to such an order last week, the commission said. Brookshir...
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UAL Corp. considering move from Elk Grove TownshipApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - UAL Corp. - the parent company of United Airlines - may be looking to move out of its Elk Grove Township operations center, company officials stated in an e-mailed newsl...
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Doors to close at The Barn of BarringtonApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The Barn of Barrington announced today it will close before the start of the summer wedding season. The 150-year-old Gothic barn at 1415 S. Barrington Road will close so...
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Inland Press Association chooses new directorApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - The Inland Press Association has announced its new executive director, effective later this year. An executive committee announced Monday that Catherine L. Scott will be...