Anna Marie Kukec
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Lead found in vinyl diaper bags, changing padsMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois attorney general's office said Tuesday it would ask major retailers to pull more baby products off the shelves due to high levels of lead. Various brands of...
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Motorola created mobile phone historyMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - 1928: Paul V. Galvin and his brother, Joseph, incorporated Motorola's founding company -- the Galvin Manufacturing Corp. -- in Chicago. 1930s: Motorola began developing ...
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Housing thaw on the way?Mar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Realtor Connie Hofherr sold a home in Palatine for $430,000 in just five days in February, and her colleagues at Starck Realtors in Mount Prospect also sold some homes. ...
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Peapod upgrades Web with NutriFilterMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - If you're like most shoppers with dietary restrictions, you'll often stand in the aisle reading food labels before putting an item in the cart. Or, if you shop on www.Pe...
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Women fear they lack money for retirementMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - For about 59 million working women nationwide, it's something they may never attain, or they could outlive it. Retirement savings. "There's a real strong focus now on wh...
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Motorola denies kickbacks in MalaysiaMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Motorola Inc. Tuesday denied reports that the Schaumburg company was involved in a kickback scheme in exchange for a large government contract in Malaysia. Circuit Assem...
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Geneva restaurants create joint Web siteMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Visitors and residents alike can plan meals or parties by going to a new Web site that features about 100 restaurants in Geneva. GenevaILRestaurants.com launched last we...
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Scammers operate under guise of IRSMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - While the IRS prepares to distribute economic-stimulus checks to taxpayers by early May, scammers already have been trying to cash in. Beware of phone calls or e-mails s...
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ComEd to raise electric bills in JuneMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - You can expect to pay more for electricity starting in June. About 3.4 million residential customers of ComEd will pay 2.5 percent more, or about $2 more a month based o...
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Emphasis on fuel efficiencyMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - When Donna Namath leaves Kenosha, Wis., at 6:15 a.m. every weekday to travel to her job at Baxter International in Deerfield, she is not too worried about gasoline price...