Anna Marie Kukec
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American Airlines flight attendants plan 'simulated' strikeNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - American Airline flight attendants based at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and elsewhere are planning to stage so-called simulated strikes on Wednesday to put mo...
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About 700 local layoffs expected as companies close, streamlineNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Five companies in the suburbs plan a total of nearly 700 layoffs, about half of what's expected in coming months statewide, according to information posted by the state ...
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Lisle company helps others go global with servicesNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Taking a company global involves several strategies, including a Web site that caters specifically to the language and culture of a targeted audience. Lisle-based Interp...
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Illinois foreclosures spike in OctoberNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois had a sudden surge in foreclosures in October, up 57 percent from a year ago, that pushed the state to the notoriously higher No. 6 spot nationwide, according t...
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While suburban sales tick up, home prices dropNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - The suburban counties around Chicago saw a slight uptick in home sales during the third quarter - but at a price. Homes prices plunged as much as 17%. Still, the lower h...
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Suburban unemployment numbers continue to riseNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Unemployment in the suburbs has been escalating along with state and national figures. So it wasn't surprising to a Naperville career counselor that more people were com...
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Itasca firm's robotic baby seal no toy -- it's a cute form of therapyNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The baby harp seal can purr, squirm, bat its eye lashes and turn its head when it's called. At night, you can give it a pacifier when it goes to "sleep" to recharge. The...
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Still waiting for that IRS refund? IRS may be looking for youNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - The IRS has about $3.6 million in undelivered refunds, because they can't find all of you to deliver them. Perhaps you've moved, divorced or changed your name, or you ma...
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Retiring chief of national press group looks at industryNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Ray Carlsen, who has owned newspapers and later guided others in the profession, retired Friday as executive director of the Inland Press Association, an association of ...
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Champaign man charged with theft in SchaumburgOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - A Champaign man Saturday was charged with retail theft for trying to return some men's ties he allegedly had just taken from a store rack and placed in a bag. Flozell Sh...