Cook County Business
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Fortune Brands earnings rise on liquor salesOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Deerfield-based Fortune Brands, the holding company for Jim Beam bourbon, said third-quarter profit rose more than analysts anticipated on higher wine and liquor sales. ...
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Watch out for fake gift checksOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Watch out for fake gift checks LAKE ZURICH -- The Lake Zurich police department says there has been an increase in the use of fraudulent American Express gift checks in ...
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Streamwood man enjoys maiden Airbus flightOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The world's largest jetliner made aviation history Thursday, completing its first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney with 455 passengers, some of them ensconced ...
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Briefs: Great Lakes buys two new dredgesOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- The largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of commercial demolition services, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., this...
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Briefs: Akorn moving from Decatur to GurneeOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - GURNEE -- Akorn, Inc. on Thursday said it has a ten-year operating lease for a newly constructed product development facility in Gurnee. The site will consolidate develo...
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Briefs: Belvidere UAW to vote on contractOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- The United Auto Workers union is so close to approving a landmark four-year contract with Chrysler that even some people against the deal said Thursday there'...
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Business that bouncesOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - You won't hear any cries of "don't jump on that" from Gina Metallo. After all, her business is all about jumping -- and that includes adults. Metallo and her partner, ...
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Dog walker gets inventiveOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Over the years, we've been forced to become more cognizant of picking up after our pets. While walking your furry friend, a bag is usually in one hand and the leash in t...
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Motorola investors, CEO see progressOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - While the mobile phone business dragged down Motorola and it considers some changes between its Chicago and Libertyville operations, Chief Executive Ed Zander says he wo...
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Microsoft scores with 'Halo 3' salesOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Microsoft said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 23 percent as brisk sales of the new "Halo 3" video game, Windows and Office, all of which helped...