Illinois
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When home sweet home turns sourJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the more unnerving events in people's lives is when they sign document after document in taking out a home loan. For the most part though, it works out fine. But ...
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Asset sales bring increase to ADMJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Asset sales bring increase to ADM CHICAGO -- Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Monday its quarterly profit more than doubled, largely due to one-time gains from asset sale...
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State to fix scary Kennedy on-ramps -- eventuallyJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Give us your feedback ̢ۢShare your stories about dangerous road configurations in your area. E-mail jryan@dailyherald.com. Suburbanites heading home from a jaunt in do...
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Wrigley's profit up 21 percent
Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Growing international sales and a weak U.S. dollar helped propel Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.'s profit up 21 percent during the second quarter, the gum and candy maker...
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Cries for Zander's ouster growingJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - A Florida-based consultant credited with helping to oust a chief executive at Yahoo Inc. has been gaining a following in his quest to remove Motorola Inc.'s chief execut...
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Illinois digestJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Virtual campus, real tuition: University of Illinois trustees set tuition rates for the first degrees to be offered by the new Global Campus. Trustees also loaned the on...
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Shaken Harvard pilot safe after crash landingJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Shortly after Harvard pilot Thomas Chapman took off for a third time Monday from a small local airport, the engine keeping him airborne started to slow down. Then it jus...
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University of Chicago adds powerpoint to admission tickets
Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - At business meetings the world over, PowerPoint-style presentations are often met with yawns and glazed eyes. But at one of the world's top business schools, such slide ...
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What's in a name? Ask ABTJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Abt Electronics Inc. has been using the www.abtelectronics.com Web site address, but it wasn't happy about it. The upscale Glenview appliance and electronics retailer wa...
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Gas glut in 2010?Jul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - HOUSTON -- Gasoline prices could decline by 2010 amid a "potential oversupply" of oil products, even though U.S. refining capacity will be expanded less than previously ...