Anna Marie Kukec
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Avon, CVS Caremark among companies laying offJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - About 950 pink slips are expected to be handed to workers around Chicago and the suburbs in coming months, according to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic ...
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Avon plans to shutter Glenview facility, eliminate 242 jobsJan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - New York-based Avon Products Inc. intends to close its distribution center in Glenview by May and sell the building. Layoffs of 242 workers are expected to start in Febr...
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Rolling Meadows Sam's Club to close by Jan. 22Jan 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Sam's Club, a division of Walmart Stores Inc., said Monday that it plans to close its Rolling Meadows store by Jan. 22 and eliminate 137 jobs as part of a companywide re...
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Moto's Backflip bending over backward with AndroidJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - As promised, Schaumburg-based Motorola Inc. introduced another handset in its Google Android lineup this week. This one is called Backflip with a reverse flip-up design ...
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New president of local auto trade association optimistic about futureJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Dave Sloan of Wilmette grew up in suburban Detroit, the heartland of the auto industry. He also followed in his father's footsteps and went into public relations to help...
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United cuts customer service, other workersJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - About 260 United Airline workers, including 50 customer service representatives at O'Hare International Airport, will be laid off effective Friday, just as a major snows...
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United's unions seek to amend contracts, some hold protestsJan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - United Airlines' six unions are working with contracts that haven't been amended by their deadlines, leading hundreds of flight attendants and some pilots to hold protes...
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AT&T brings iPhone rivals into the foldJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - AT&T, which has its Midwest headquarters in Hoffman Estates, said today that it will launch five more devices using the Google Android platform from Schaumburg-based Mot...
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IRS offers tips for upcoming tax seasonJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The IRS Monday kicked off its annual tax preparation season by announcing a program to more closely scrutinize paid tax preparers and offering consumers tips on legitima...
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IRS to start regulating paid tax preparersJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The IRS said Monday it will start regulating nearly 1.4 million paid tax preparers nationwide to help protect taxpayers and to make sure the agency is collecting the rig...