Kim Mikus
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FTD top executives leave as company considers saleJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - Flower delivery company FTD said CEO John Walden is stepping down immediately as the Downers Grove company starts looking at strategic alternatives that include possibly...
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My Place opens in North AuroraJul 20, 2018 1:00 am - My Place, an extended stay hotel chain, completed construction and opened its first Illinois location in North Aurora. Construction started 14 months ago at Randall ...
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'They have some neat character': How old baseball gloves end up as new wallets, phone casesJul 19, 2018 1:00 am - Russ Riendeau of Lake Barrington admits he stops at every garage sale he sees. He doesn't stay long and always asks the same question: "Do you have any baseball gloves?"...
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Truckers' toll Delayed deliveries, higher prices forecast as industry struggles with driver shortageJul 16, 2018 1:00 am - If you go into a high school classroom and ask how many people want to be truck drivers, experts say no one raises their hand. It's not as sexy of a job as it was before...
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Barrington businessman's side gig reuses old baseball glovesJul 16, 2018 1:00 am - Russ Riendeau of Lake Barrington admits he stops at every garage sale he sees. He does not stay long and always asks the same question, "do you have any baseball gloves?...
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How Build-A-Bear is trying to make it up to customers after promotion floppedJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - Build-A-Bear Workshop is apologizing and offering $15 vouchers following a marketing disaster seen at malls across the country Thursday. The store implemented a mar...
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Fork or spoon for mac and cheese? Kraft wants to knowJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - Do you eat mac and cheese with a spoon or fork? Kraft wants to know and is holding a contest that will determine the future of its iconic “blue box.” Kraft Mac & Cheese,...
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Massive lines now being cut off at Build-A-Bear for 'pay your age' dayJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - Buil>-a-Bear Workshop's Pay Your Age day on Thursday, designed to give parents a break on pricing, caused huge crowds and the company was forced to stop allowing custom...
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How to get a free 7-Eleven Slurpee todayJul 11, 2018 1:00 am - It's July 11, which means it's free Slurpee day at 7-Eleven. The convenience store chain is celebrating its 91st birthday today by giving away free Slurpees. To get one,...
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Medline buys Canadian rehab equipment makerJul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Medline has purchased Canadian therapy and rehabilitation equipment maker NeuroGym Technologies, the Northfield-based company said Tuesday. "We began selling Neuro...