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Trax makes its way to new, healthy menu
Trax Tavern and Grill in Deerfield has brand-new, healthier menu items. Robert Cohn, general manager of the restaurant, said that he began looking at healthier choices after talking to customers. “We are very customer-oriented,” Cohn said. “I talked to the parents about it, and they …
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Starcom announces new media supervisor
Ben Chardell has been promoted to media supervisor on the Microsoft account at Starcom MediaVest Group in Deerfield. Chardell had strategy supervisor responsibility for the Microsoft Office account effective Jan. 1, 2012.
Chardell began work at Starcom in March 2011. He was previously a media …
Jewel-Osco parent to cut 800 jobs; 20 in Itasca
Jewel-Osco is cutting 20 positions at its Itasca headquarters as part of a companywide restructuring by parent company Supervalu that will eliminate 800 jobs, the grocer said Tuesday.
Lose weight not money; check with BBB before joining gym
Each new year, millions of people crowd into gyms armed with willpower and personal goals toward healthier, more active lifestyles. While it’s exciting to gear up towards a goal, it’s also important to treat this decision like any other major purchase. If you’re pledging to …
New business resource established
The MasterMind Advisory Board is a newly formed resource for established and newer enterprises as well as non-profit organizations that seek the support of an experienced advisory board tailored to the unique needs of their operation. The MasterMind Advisory Board, comprised of experienced business people …
New drum teacher at Village Music Store
Alex Zeravica has joined the teaching staff at the Village Music Store in Deerfield, teaching drum set, snare drum and conga, bongo and orchestral bells. He has studied music and has a bachelor of arts degree in film scoring from the Berklee College of Music …
Walgreens to move tech department to Bannockburn
(An earlier version of this story misstated the number of Walgreens employees and the month of the move)
Another Fortune 500 company is about to put down roots in Bannockburn.
Walgreens has leased a one-story office building at 1000 Lakeside Drive near Interstate 94 and …
Tellabs cutting 530 jobs
Tellabs is cutting 530 jobs in a companywide restructuring, citing “a climate of economic uncertainty” for the Naperville-based telecommunications equipment maker. An unknown number will be cut at Tellabs’ research and development center in Naperville.
Stein Mart: Poor performance led to Deerfield store closing
Stein Mart, which occupied a center spot at Deerfield’s Cadwell Corners shopping center for five years until the end of 2011, left because the store was not performing up to expectations. Stein Mart Chief Financial Officer Greg Kleffner said there wasn’t enough traffic there to …
Abbott plans to lay off 700 workers
Abbott Laboratories announced plans Wednesday to lay off 700 employees, most of them in the Chicago area.
Attorney promoted to partner
Todd M. Glassman, who grew up in Deerfield and went to Deerfield High School and a resident of the Bucktown neighborhood in Chicago, has been promoted to a partner at the family law firm of Ladden & Allen, Chartered, located at 150 N. Michigan Ave., …
Report: Illinois teen employment at lowest rate
Teen employment has continued to plummet in Illinois, according to a new report from Northeastern University. The rate dived to 27.5 percent in 2011, the lowest teen employment rate in the 42 years for which data is available. It is down from just under 50 percent in 1999-2000 and from 36 percent in 2007.
Robert Feiger named publisher of JUF News
Robert Feiger has been named publisher of JUF News, the monthly publication of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
Mailed to more than 40,000 subscribers each month, JUF News is the largest circulation newsmagazine serving Chicago’s Jewish community. Feiger has been the advertising …
Deerfield woman teaches healing power of breathing
Yoga and meditation instructor Susan Ginsberg said she found a higher calling when she started a special business in 2007, helping cancer patients and those with illnesses cure their anxiety through the power of breathing. Ginsberg’s program, Stop and Breathe, teaches people the proper way …
Richard Zemel joins Charter One
Richard Zemel, 55, a long-time resident of Highland Park, joined Charter One as a mortgage loan officer. His office is in Deerfield.
Zemel originates a wide range of mortgage loan programs, including both conventional and government loans. Charter One’s expanded capabilities and programs, including jumbo …
