McHenry County Business
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Six Flags creditors demand disclosure by noteholdersDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Although creditors of theme-park operator Six Flags Inc. will be voting on a proposed reorganization plan, the creditors' committee is asking the bankruptcy court to req...
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Insurers benefited from investments, weather, Moody's saysDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - U.S. property and casualty insurers, a group including Travelers Cos. and Northbrook-based Allstate Corp., benefited this year from gains in the value of some holdings a...
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Home prices fall in Chicago despite gains nationwideDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Home prices rose for the fifth month in a row in October, but the recovery continues to be uneven with only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked showing gains. T...
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Midway wants control of Chapter 11 liquidationDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Midway Games Inc., the creator of "Mortal Kombat" and other video games, for a fifth time is requesting an extension of the exclusive right to propose a liquidating Chap...
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Macquarie to buy Integrys' power-trading portfolioDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Macquarie Group Ltd., Australia's biggest investment bank, agreed to buy the North American power- trading portfolio of Integrys Energy Group Inc. The purchase, which is...
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Cadbury sued by shareholder for spurning Kraft bidDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Cadbury Plc directors were sued by a shareholder claiming the world's second-largest candy maker should seriously consider a Kraft Foods Inc. takeover offer. Susan Dough...
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Need batteries? A drink? Warren Twp. High grads ready to deliverDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - So you're at home one evening and run out of printer paper. It's late and cold. The thought of dashing out to the store makes you miserable. Or maybe you've got the flu ...
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They're working for a living ... on Christmas DayDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Christmas is here - and as we celebrate, let's give a thought to those hardworking folks who are still on the job, helping to make it a happy and safe holiday for all. G...
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Google Android may have 150,000 apps by next year's endDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Google Inc.'s Android mobile software may offer as many as 150,000 applications by the end of 2010, as the company chases Apple Inc. for downloads, according to a mobile...
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Abbott sues Apotex over weight-loss drug MeridiaDec 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories, the U.S. health-care product maker with $29.5 billion in sales last year, accused Canada’s Apotex Inc. in a lawsuit of infringing a patent for the...