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More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving

ASSOCIATED PRESS — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

The number of Americans traveling away from home for Thanksgiving will be up only slightly this year from 2008, according to a report from the AAA auto club.

Quinn tells nonprofits to wait until next year

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

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.

A better turkey meal deal

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

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.

Navistar hearing continued to January

By HANK BECKMAN For Sun-Times Media — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

Navistar officials have asked for a time out in their bid to convert the former Lucent Technologies Campus into its international headquarters.

Best day to buy a car? Black Friday

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00 CST

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.

Some still oppose Navistar move

By DAVID SHAROS Sun-Times Media — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

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.

Feds shut down Park National

The Associated Press — Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:01 CST

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.

Is recession finally over? Possibly

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00 CST

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.