Anna Marie Kukec
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Notebaert's 'What's Eating You?' plays up ick factorNov 06, 2011 5:00 am - While the outdoor carnival season has ended, another kind of carnival is going on inside the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago. It's not the sugary-funnel-cake an...
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Students from suburbs help create MentorMob.comNov 04, 2011 5:30 am - MentorMob.com launched this week, aiming to teach you a few things for free. The website offers playlists for hobbies or interests, ranging from grilling and knitting to...
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Volunteerism leads to app creationOct 31, 2011 6:00 am - A new App Boot Camp and a very low-tech wheelbarrow full of mulch definitely had a connection for Eileen Sweeney, director of Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility Founda...
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Motorola engineers seek thinness for iconic phonesOct 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Gary Weiss of Buffalo Grove and his team of engineers at the old Motorola Inc. in Libertyville changed the wireless world in 2003 by developing the world's first ultrath...
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Geneva man plans to expand Wireless Zone stores hereOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - Steve Piper of Geneva just acquired two Wireless Zone franchises in Carpentersville and Huntley, adding to another two stores he had in Naperville and Plano. Owning ...
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Despite its financial problems, states still want SearsOct 20, 2011 5:45 am - Sears Holdings Corp. has lost about $314 million during the first half of this year, has been criticized by Wall Street and constantly reinvents itself to lure back rece...
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Illinois workNet offers jobseekers an enhanced websiteOct 20, 2011 12:00 am - In about 10 days, the relaunched website of Illinois workNet Northern Cook County has garnered 384 jobseekers and 135 employers around the suburban region. The site, at ...
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Galvin remembered as loving family man, sports enthusiastOct 18, 2011 12:00 am - Under gold chandeliers inside a Winnetka church Tuesday, former Motorola Inc. CEO Bob Galvin was remembered as not only an innovative business leader, but also as a lovi...
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Mount Prospect executive stays in the forefrontOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - Richard Ruebe of Mount Prospect has been on the cusp of industry waves that have changed the way we live as a society. After he earned his MBA at the University of I...
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Itchy consumers find bedbug websiteOct 14, 2011 5:45 am - The heavy media coverage of bedbugs invading many hotels nationwide has been a boon for Adam Greenberg of Northbrook. His online business, USBedBugs.com, has seen an upt...