McHenry County Business
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Bankrupt General Growth will pay out $47.5 mil in bonusesOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Bankrupt shopping mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. won a judge's permission to spend as much as $47.5 million a year for two years on bonus payments, $11.6 mill...
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Baxter 3Q profit rises 12 percent, costs fallOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Specialty drug and medical device maker Baxter International Inc. said Thursday its profit grew 12 percent in the third quarter despite unfavorable currency ...
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Skokie defense contractor to pay $25 million for fraudOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - A suburban Chicago defense contractor has agreed to pay a fine and damages totaling $25 million to settle allegations that it overcharged the government in a series of m...
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Discover sees fewer credit card defaults in Sept.Oct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Discover Financial Services, the credit-card company that took $1.3 billion from the Treasury's bank rescue fund, said defaults fell to 8.69 percent in September. Write-...
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Elgin nut company Sanfilippo recalling walnut halves, nut toppingOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin-based John B. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc. announced it is voluntarily recalling Baking Classics brand Walnut Halves and Pieces packaged in 16 oz. bags and Baking Cl...
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Grainger profit tops estimates on cost reductionsOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - W.W. Grainger Inc., the Lake Forest-based distributor of building-maintenance supplies, reported third-quarter profit that topped analysts' estimates as the company red...
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Halloween stores get customers in the spiritOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - They've got the super scary. They've got the sugary sweet. And they've got everything in between. Everywhere you look along the Randall Road corridor, temporary Hallowee...
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Abbott net rises more than expected on Humira salesOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday it beat its own expectations for the third quarter as sales of its drug Humira continued to climb, along with sales of medical product...
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Sonic's closing time stays put in AuroraOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Aurora's Sonic will remain one of the chain's 3,500 locations not open till midnight or later as their ads claim. With an 8-4 vote that likely cost the city its chance t...
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Oberweis Dairy wins awardOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - NORTH AURORA - Oberweis Dairy Tuesday said it had won first place at the 2009 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest in the low-fat chocolate milk category....