McHenry County Business
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Walgreens offers own brand of wineJan 26, 2011 11:00 pm - DEERFIELD — Walgreens and Australian winemaker Daryl Groom launched Colby Red, a new table wine blend produced in partnership with Treasury Wine Estates. The brand is de...
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New women’s boutique opens in Hoffman EstatesJan 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Opening her first store in the United States has allowed Russian native Luda Wildt to combine all her true passions — retail, art and personal style. The Elgin resident ...
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Allstate questioned by SEC over investment lossesJan 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Allstate Corp., the insurer suing Bank of America Corp. for selling faulty mortgages, was asked by its regulator last year why the company hadn't taken losses on some of...
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Couple plans Mexican restaurant in WheelingJan 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Turns out the biggest thing Claudia Ramiro wanted to change at her restaurant was the one thing she couldn't. “That red roof,” she said. “There's nothing we can do to ch...
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Interim president takes over at Woodfield convention bureauJan 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Dave Parulo has been tapped as president of the Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau. Parulo has been filling the top post for the past half year as interim lay...
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ComEd parent Exelon's 4Q net income fallsJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - CHICAGO — Nuclear power plant operator Exelon Corp. reported lower fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday on losses due to hedging transactions and costs of planning to reti...
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Abbott cuts 1,900 jobs, mostly from Lake CountyJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it would eliminate 1,900 employees — including about 1,000 in Lake County — to keep profits up, indicating that one of the pharmaceuti...
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New LEGO-themed business to open in LibertyvilleJan 25, 2011 12:00 am - Lidia Voelker's two young sons gave her the idea for her new business opening in Libertyville. Voelker is launching C&A Robot Factory at 326 Peterson Road. The business ...
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Sunset Foods celebrates Long Grove openingJan 25, 2011 12:00 am - Long Grove leaders are hoping a new Sunset Foods will prove to be not only a large, new grocery store for their community, but also a giant leap for the local economy. “...
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Fed adviser: Steady as she goes for economyJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The economy will expand steadily over the next two years – and enough for the average consumer to notice. Though it won't be a stratospheric bounce back, growth this yea...