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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Quinn tells nonprofits to wait until next year
Nonprofit agencies waiting to make plans with their state funding will have to wait until Gov. Pat Quinn gives his state budget address in March, the governor said in a visit to Naperville on Thursday.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
A better turkey meal deal
Cooks can truly be frugal gourmets this Thanksgiving, as consumers enjoy lower food prices, at least for now. The Thanksgiving meal with turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the trimmings will cost an average of $42.91, a decrease of $1.70, or 3.8 percent, from last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Best day to buy a car? Black Friday
Thinking only of hitting the malls the day after Thanksgiving? It's also a good day to shop for a car, according to TrueCar, which tracks new-vehicle auto sales and compares price data.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Some still oppose Navistar move
A meeting of the DuPage County Board was dominated Tuesday night by a
swarm of angry residents who filled the chamber room awaiting their
chance to speak out against the proposed Navistar land transfer at the
former Alcatel-Lucent SA campus in Lisle.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Feds shut down Park National
Federal regulators on Friday shut down Chicago-based Park National Bank
— which had three branches in Naperville and one in Lisle — and
Community Bank, as the still-weak economy produces a stream of loan
defaults.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Is recession finally over? Possibly
The economy accelerated last quarter. But is it driving off a cliff?
The car comparison is apt, because economists believe the third-quarter improvement in the nation's Gross Domestic Product depended heavily on the "cash for clunkers" program. The tax credit for first-time home buyers also had a role.
