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Illinois considers extending tax break to small businesses
Legislators are considering a bill that would expand the scope of the state's main economic development program to small businesses. House Bill 1336 calls for eliminating a requirement that companies make a capital investment in the state of at least $1...
Tags: Small Businesses, Motorola Mobility, Inc., Chrysler Group LLC, Illinois Governor, Government
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Art Van Furniture to open stores in Chicago region
Art Van Furniture, a 53-year-old Michigan-based furniture chain, plans to break into the Chicago market this year bringing five new stores, a distribution center and 600 new jobs. The retailer, which has a total of 76 furniture and mattress stores,...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Furniture, Vehicles, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn
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State turns off UNO money spigot after charter school scandal
State officials have temporarily halted funding to the United Neighborhood Organization, contending the large charter school operator violated terms of a $98 million grant by hiring contractors who are related to one of the group's top executives. The...
Tags: Miguel Del Valle, Ricardo Munoz, Chicago City Hall, Richard M. Daley, Elections
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Arlington Heights adding sewers to ease flooding in 8 areas
Small-scale storm sewer improvements have been approved by the Arlington Heights Village Board to help alleviate flooding in eight areas. A $166,644 contract with American Underground in Glenview was pulled from the consent agenda at a recent meeting by...
Tags: Technology, Science and Technology
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Woodridge budget gets OK
Woodridge trustees have signed off on a new $47.1 million budget that includes no property tax increase for residents. Of the total expenditures, $26.2 million is budgeted for operating costs, representing a 6 percent increase attributed to a spike in...
Tags: Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Taxation
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District 95 says energy changes could save up to $240K a year
In a move that Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 officials say could save the district up to $240,000 a year in energy bills at the high school, the district plans to upgrade its facilities to make them more efficient. The district partnered...
Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois)
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Naperville officials push for economic development
Illinois' image problem and pension-funding crisis are the main obstacles holding it back from strong economic development, Naperville area business leaders told state officials. Suburban business officials sent the message to an Illinois Senate...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Economic Policy, Business, Illinois General Assembly, Naperville
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Homer Glen to receive grant to help combat emerald ash borer
Homer Glen has been notified that it will receive a competitive grant to help combat the emerald ash borer. "We received word today that the village will be receiving a 2013 grant," Mayor Jim Daley announced at a recent Village Board meeting. The...
Tags: Science and Technology, Christian Orthodoxy, Religion and Belief, Local Government, Christianity
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NU students lead charge for university to divest from coal
For RedEyeNorthwestern University's Associated Student Government passed a resolution at the end of January urging the school's administration to divest from the coal industry. Since passing the resolution, the student government and Northwestern's Responsible...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Elections, Roosevelt University, Financial Aid
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Judge halts O'Hare convention center project
A project to build a convention center near O'Hare International Airport has been temporarily stopped by a federal judge after a government lawsuit accused the developer of trying to bilk Chinese investors out of millions of dollars. Anshoo Sethi's...
Tags: Chicago Hotels, Economy, Business and Finance, Judges, Illinois Governor, Government
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Illinois corporate tax credits swelled to $161 million in 2011
When lawmakers raised taxes on Illinois residents and businesses, they also increased corporate income tax breaks for a select group of companies. In 2011, businesses were eligible to claim about $161 million in tax credits — double from the...Tags: Economic Policy, Boeing Co., Illinois, Employment, Illinois Governor
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Lake County Housing Authority gets $300K grant
The Lake County Housing Authority recently learned it will receive almost $300,000 to upgrade several subsidized public housing properties. The grant was given by the Illinois Public Housing Authority's energy program at the University of Illinois and...
Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Politics, Interior Policy, Energy Saving, Johnson Controls Incorporated
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