Results tagged “vernonhills”

Further evidence that Macy’s strategies are not headed in the successful direction executives hoped, Macy’s North, the division that operates Macy’s in the Midwest, announced Friday the layoff of 271 employees, citing lagging sales. Combined sales for November and December were down 1.1%, while December’s sales were down 7.9%, significantly worse than the anticipated 4 to 7 percent drop over last year. January’s same day sales are expected to dip 4 to 6 percent.

Last year Chicago-area foreclosures set a record. It's supposed to be way worse this year. CDW (out of Vernon Hills) has agreed to be sold to Madison Dearborn (out of Chicago) for $7.3 billion. Hundreds of parents and kids protested outside Hurley School yesterday. They don't want classes to go on a year-round schedule that divides kids into "tracks," a plan that is supposed to relieve overcrowding. The Chicago Archdiocese coughed up $6.65 million...

Of Fortune Magazine's pick for the 100 best places to work, Illinois companies showed up three times. We're not positive if any of them are somewhere that you work, or that you plan on working when you're done making ends meet with waitressing and bartending jobs, but it's still a nice nod from the wider world of money-making. The three companies listed were CDW Corp., Vernon Hills (technology solutions); Jones Lang LaSalle, Chicago (real estate);...

The Illinois State Senate is considering a state-wide ban on smoking. Senator Terry Link from Vernon Hills introduced a bill that’s basically the same as what we’re currently living with in Chicago. The bill serves the purpose of easing the woes of businesses in municipalities where smoking has already been banned. They are loosing business as their smoking customers are willing to drive to other bars and restaurants where smoking is allowed. Any statewide...

Police in the suburbs are being called to stop the most ruthless of criminals: teenagers who steal beer. The Tribune reported homeowners from Vernon Hills to Mokena have been victimized by “garage hopping” teenagers. “We call them the beer bandits,” Crystal Lake resident Tanya Benham told the paper. Teenagers have been breaking into garages to raid the fridge of its beer. Apparently in Vernon Hills, there’s been a spike in the complaints, and police have...

Earlier this week, Chicagoist reported Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich "roaring" with a new proposed campaign finance and ethics reform. Guess we got a bit ahead of ourselves -- since the proposal has turned out to be little more than a whimper. Ignore for a moment the expected Republican invective against the proposal, but Blago's own State Representative, John Fritchey (D-Chicago), responded to the proposal by, "pick[ing] up Blagojevich's press release, crumpled it and handed it...