Cook County Business
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State still shedding factory workersJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois continues to bleed manufacturing jobs, but a survey released Wednesday showed the losses have slowed. The 2008 Illinois Manufacturers Directory, published by Ev...
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Motorola explores breakup of companyJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Motorola Inc. announced today it is considering a sale of its beleaguered Mobile Devices business. "All of our businesses have exceptional people, products and intellect...
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Daily Herald revamps Beep, Time out!Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - The free entertainment weekly Beep and the Daily Herald's Friday entertainment section Time out! are revamping and amping up their online offerings. "I'm so stoked about...
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Foreclosures land Illinois in group's top 10 listJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - The nation's foreclosure rate soared 75 percent for the full year of 2007, with Illinois among the top 10 states with the highest percentage of homes in some state of fo...
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New competition for ComcastJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - AT&T Inc. will roll out its U-verse television service starting today in about 175 towns in the Chicago market, including many Northwest and West suburbs. The Internet P...
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Winter heating bills have people surfing to Nicor Web siteJan 26, 2008 10:00 pm - When the outside temperature drops, you're more likely to think about ways to say money on your energy costs. At least, that's what Naperville-based Nicor Inc., parent o...
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Methode to lay off 125 area plant workersJan 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Methode Electronics Inc. said Thursday it will stop making one of its oldest products -- the simple plug-in connector with tiny prongs that mates with another connector ...
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Area banks suffer along with credit industryJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Shares of two suburban community banks rallied Wednesday despite differing financial performance in the fourth quarter. Wintrust Financial Corp. shares increased 6 perce...
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Former Lucent building gains tenantJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Chicago-based Health Care Service Corp. said Wednesday it has signed a 15-year lease for one of its businesses to move into the Naperville office center formerly occupie...
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Motorola stock sinks on profit warningJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profits plunged 84 percent and next quarter could be worse, news that sent its stock into a free fall. M...