Cook County Business
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Details combines a car wash with country club amenitiesSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When Michael Krabbe was a teenager, he was the one who washed the family car before buying and caring for his own. After graduating from Purdue University with a degree ...
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Briefs: Circuit City store hosts Bulls guardSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS -- Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich will appear today to open Circuit City's newest store at the corner of Palatine and Rand roads. As part of the gran...
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More Thomas train sets recalledSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Oak Brook-based RC2 Corp., the designer of collectible toys, said it's voluntarily recalling 269,000 Chinese-made Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway products, the second su...
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EJ&E buyer will meet with MetraSep 26, 2007 11:00 pm - With Canadian National Railway agreeing to buy much of the Chicago area's EJ&E railroad Wednesday, Metra's much-anticipated STAR Line project linking the Northwest and W...
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Hanover Park woman sues over crib recallSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A Chicago-area woman who bought a crib that was later part of a major recall has sued its maker, Simplicity, and retailer Target. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal co...
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Briefs: Cabela's plans grand openingSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - HOFFMAN ESTATES -- Cabela's, an outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, is planning its grand-opening Oct. 5-14 at its 185,000-square-foot superstore in the Prai...
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VP recalls Alcatel Lucent Center's 25 years in LisleSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Alcatel Lucent's Network Software Center marks its 25th anniversary in Lisle on Sunday. That milestone means more than years of hard work, the merger of several parent c...
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Briefs: Discover names new board memberSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - RIVERWOODS -- Discover Financial Services, based in Riverwoods, announced Friday the addition of Michael H. Moskow, former president and chief executive officer of the F...
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AT&T to lay off 60 area workersSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - About 140 union workers at AT&T -- including 60 in Schaumburg -- are expected to be laid off by Tuesday, and the local center will be closed. The workers, all members of...
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Motorola gives CFO hefty exit packageSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Schaumburg-based Motorola said it would pay its former chief financial officer about $1.2 million after he is off the company payroll at the end of this year, according ...