Sears to move Merchandise Group to Hoffman Estates Illinois
Sears Roebuck & Co will relocate the 6,600 member Merchandise Group from the Sears Tower in Chicago to a site north of the Northwest Tollway in Hoffman Estates within three years after lengthy talks. The move follows a negotiated incentive package totaling tens of millions in tax breaks and infrastructure support from Illinois officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Sears
Hoffman Estates
Ernie Arms
Arms
Merchandise Group
Charlotte
Raleigh
N.C
Dallas
Northwest Tollway
Interstate 90
Edward Brennan
James R. Thompson
Peter T. Burchard
Illinois Department of Transportation
Higgins Road
Jackson urges using public pensions to fund national reinvestment
Reverend Jesse Jackson opened the 18th Operation PUSH convention in Chicago advocating borrowing about 8 billion annually from public pension funds over 10 years to back affordable housing jobs and small businesses. He claimed 2.3 trillion in pension assets and urged leveraging funds to spur education and Chicago schools, criticizing Reagan and Bush eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Jesse Jackson
America
Jackson
United States
Reagan
Bush
William Bennett
Illinois Senator seeks constitutional amendment to protect flag
State Senator Walter Dudycz urged a U S constitutional amendment to outlaw flag desecration on the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago. The ACLU spokesman dismissed the move as unlikely to pass Congress and state legislatures. Dudger's resolution passed the Illinois Senate but has no binding effect and must clear the House for broader effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of the Art Institute
Dudycz
Vietnan
Illinois
Art Institute
Dudger
Illinois Senate
Illinois House
House
American Civil Liberties Union
State Farm fights auto theft to curb rising premiums
State Farm teams with the National Auto Theft Bureau to curb theft, arrest thieves, and recover stolen cars. A pilot program etches vehicle identification numbers on key parts of theft prone models to deter theft and protect policyholders from higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Farm
National Auto Theft Bureau