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Articles in September, 1997 issue of Crain's Chicago Business

• After Safety-Kleen's surprise parting: potential sale? (possible sale of Safety-Kleen Corp)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Zenith tunes in to younger set in attempt to boost TV sales. (Zenith Electronics Corp)
  by Gatland, Laura
• After euphoria, can Sara Lee be like Nike?
  by Waters, Jennifer
• Aftermarket car parts supplier revs up with consolidation. (Aftermarket Technology Corp.)
  by Hong, Frances
• Ailing Keck weighs closing shop. (Keck Mahin & Cate)
  by Balu, Rekha
• Who's on board. (Chicago; board of directors)
  by Gross, Daniel
• CFC hopes acquisition will enhance picture. (CFC International Inc.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Work cut out for temp firm. (Banner Personnel Services Inc.)(Special Report: Small Business)
  by Buchholz, Barbara B.
• Udder challenge: making milk cool. (Dean Foods Co's marketing of its new 8-ounce bottles of milk in six-pack)
  by Waters, Jennifer
• Venturous veterinary group aims to bring Chicago market to heel. (National Veterinary Associates Inc's acquisition of Chicago veterinary hospitals)
  by Hong, Frances
• City to slam door on tacky townhomes. (Chicago, IL)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Artist's innovation breaks out of the box. (Mary Anne Warton; Sisters Too Inc.)
  by Borden, Jeff
• Giving inns: less costly hotels offer perks once available only at expensive properties.(Special Report: Executive Travel)
  by Riccitiello, Robina
• Whitman spinoffs could put fizz in Pepsi bottler. (Whitman Corp.)
  by Waters, Jennifer
• Kick back, relax, stay close to fax: business boom clips family holidays; execs stay chained in office.
  by Cleaver, Joanne
• August heat ignites some tech stocks. (Chicago-area technology stocks)
  by Hong, Frances
• Cut the hype: 3Com deal is just a 'save.' (incentives offered by Illinois to 3Com Corp)
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• 3Com's ad campaign targets name game.
  by Jensen, Jeff
• Yankee clipper, Retton's slippers. (National Italian-American Sports Hall of Fame museum to rise at Taylor St. in Chicago, IL)
  by Borden, Jeff
• Chicago's largest law firms. (tabular data only)(Directory)
  by Lyon, Paula
• Passport woes can ground foreign-bound executives.(Special Report: Executive Travel)
  by Moore, Anne
• Governor's counsel departs to manage Hinshaw growth. (J. William Roberts; Hinshaw and Culbertson)
  by Balu, Rekha
• Why Sara Lee bagged Mark Cross. (Sara Lee Corp.; handbag label)
  by Waters, Jennifer
• United Way reaches out to small businesses.(Special Report: Small Business)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Way to grow. (CNA Financial CEO Dennis Chookaszian)
  by Fritz, Michael
• Nuveen's closed-end munis open up fight. (suits against John Nuveen Co)
  by Fritz, Michael
• Malcolm X's comeback. (Malcolm X College)
  by Hinz, Greg
• United rising to overseas challenge. (United Airlines)
  by Wilke, Michael
• Platinum stock regains luster on Wall Street. (Platinum Technology Inc.)
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• Loyola holy war: can truce hold? (Loyola University)
  by Borden, Jeff
• Bioengineer snoops doggy niche for promising market. (Michael W. Rooney)
  by Oloroso, Arsenio, Jr.
• Companies-turned-consultants make money by sharing knowledge.(Special Report: Small Business)
  by Swanson, Sandra
• After slide, Navistar starting to enjoy ride. (Navistar International Corp's improving business)
  by Crown, Judith
• Sayers beefing up computer company. (former football player Gale Sayers' Sayer Computer Source)
  by Hong, Frances
• It's mutual: Brinson expands retail push. (Brinson Partners Inc.)
  by Fritz, Michael
• Exercising ambition: Chin up. (real estate development firm R.M. Chin and Associates' Raymond Chin)(Enterprise)
  by Balu, Rekha
• Car rental rates drive travel expenses higher.(Special Report: Executive Travel)
  by Sutton, Judy
• Out to rack up the score, new national sports talker hits the air. (One-on-One Sports Inc.)
  by Borden, Jeff
• New CEO's goal: return Columbia's local health. (Columbia/HCA Heathcare Corp. CEO Sandra McRee)
  by Oloroso, Arsenio, Jr.
• Tools of the trade. (entrepreneurship)(Special Report: Small Business)
  by Gatland, Laura
• In Rogers Park tiff, it's beauty (school) and the lease. (disputes involving the city of Chicago's planned demolition Pivot Point International Inc's property)
  by Hinz, George
• Oberweis has ambitious growth plan in store. (Oberweis Dairy Inc)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• City privatizes computer unit. (Chicago, IL's Dept of Management Information Services)
  by Hinz, Gerg
• Custom construction takes hit in 1st half: build-to-suits in region down 71%, study says. (1997; Alter Group Ltd survey of build-to-suit construction in Illinois)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Have club, will travel. (Sport & Social Clubs)
  by Gatland, Laura
• United flight attendants' pact under fire. (United Airlines Inc.)
  by Crown, Judith
• Picture this: electronics giant gears up to reclaim video screen market from foreign rivals. (Motorola Inc.)
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• Banner must focus on priorities, step up marketing. (Banner Personnel Services Inc.)(Special Report: Small Business)
  by Schramm, William H., Jr.
• Local sound firm is Mick's pick to mix. (db Sound LP's deal to supply sound systems for the Rolling Stones' Bridges to Babylon tour)
  by Littman, Margaret
• TRO sets up educated link to new market. (TRO Learning Inc's online computer education services)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Great space constraints on State St. (Chicago, IL)
  by Balu, Rekha
• Firm angles to secure niche in municipal bond market. (Loop Capital Markets LLC)
  by Fritz, Michael
• Golfers on road keep eagle out for courses.(Special Report: Executive Travel)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Energized corporate foes jolting dereg bill. (electricity deregulation)
  by Crown, Judith
• Inn your face: developers grow edgy about hotel building spree. (Chicago, Illinois)
  by Nurphy, H. Lee
• Air industry veteran to pilot Peotone push. (airport; Edward Beauvais)
  by Johnsson, Julie
• Minority women find Chicago friendly environment for biz.(Special Report: Small Business)
  by Nemes, Judith
• Banc One? Well, not in Chicago. (Banc One Corp's Chicago operations)
  by Strahler, Steven R.
• Market timer eagerly awaits his churn in spotlight. (interview with Cooper Linse Hallman Capital Management CEO Donald Linse)(Interview)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Speedometer maker wins back customers. (Stewart Warner Instruments Corp)
  by Crown, Judith
• Going for glitz: new Stein project takes on Hyatt, upscale market. (real estate developer Richard A. Stein)
  by Corfman, Thomas A.
• Westell's rapid link slow to draw sales. (Westell Technologies Inc.)
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• Illinois Center sees light at end of tunnel.
  by Corfman, Thomas A.
• Such a deal! Tale of a big TIF handout. (tax-increment financing)
  by Hinz, Greg
• Investment fund offers capital, connections, clout. (JK&B Capital)
  by Cahill, Joseph B.
• Roadwork gives endless fuel to traffic control biz. (Alternate Construction Controls Inc.)(Special Report: Small Business)
  by Adler, Jane
• Tobacco road looks steeper for lawmakers. (prospects for the approval of tobacco industry's $368.5 billion settlement offer in Illinois)
  by Merrion, Paul
• Not just sugar and water: soda made from barley hits shelves. (Lifestyle Beverage Corp's Above All soda)
  by Waters, Jennifer
• John Bryan hopes for perfect handoff. (Chmn and CEO of Sara Lee Corp.)
  by Crown, Judith
• Methode buys three in expansion drive. (Methode Electronics Inc.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• BA's Jewel branches lose sparkle. (BankAmerica Corp.; Jewel Food Stores)
  by Strahler, Steven R.
• Nip and Tucker: exec leads firm through tough spot. (Tucker Properties Inc.; Thomas P. D'Arcy)
• Follett's college try: from books to broadcast biz. (Follett College Stores Corp.)
  by Balu, Rekha
• Minority marketing: know your audience.(Special Report: Small Business)
  by Carlstone, Linda Mae
• The enforcer: Illinois prepares to regulate financial planners.
  by Fritz, Michael
• Housing boom threatens prime farmland. (housing development in McHenry County, IL)
  by Johnsson, Julie
• Illinois fares well on welfare-to-work targets.
  by Merrion, Paul
• Delphi sees big profit potential in insurance-broker systems. (Delphi Information Systems Inc.)
  by Murphy, H. Lee
• Whoa-ful mess evicting carriage biz. (Noble Horse Co.)
  by Merrion, Paul
• It's the lease they can do: landlords raise office rents. (Chicago, Illinois)
  by Corfman, Thomas A.

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