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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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Informatiion is provided by Record Information Services, P. O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001 ELMWOOD PARK 1635 N 73rd Court: Fannie Mae to Michael Chiarello Nicole Chiarello, $145,000, Jan. 10 1843 N 73rd Court: Stockdreher Trust to Luis Ibarra, …

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Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn, IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. ELMWOOD PARK 2330 N Harlem Ave. Apt 3g: Malwina Sobanski to Bogdan Baurceanu Michaela R Baurceanu, $31,500, Jan. 5 FRANKLIN PARK 10241 Chestnut Ave.: Marie Jurkowski …

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.

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Property Transfers

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P. O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001 ELMWOOD PARK 2115 N 73rd Ave.: Federal National Mortgage Assn to Veronica Serrano, $158,000, Dec. 22 2215 N 76th Court: Edward Diamond to Phillip A …

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.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn, IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. ELMWOOD PARK 1627 N 75th Ave.: Nonnato G Sapico to Leonard Smid Sharon Smid, $145,000, Dec. 16 1902 N 77th Court: Daniel Salerno to Sam K …

Paul Davis Restoration moves to new address

Paul Davis Restoration of Kane, Kendall and west Cook counties will be relocating to the former Valley Maid Ice Cream facility in 1115 Molitor Road, Aurora. The company was formerly located at 2740 Beverly Drive in Aurora. “We are excited about the move and purchase …

Abbott plans to lay off 700 workers

Abbott Laboratories announced plans Wednesday to lay off 700 employees, most of them in the Chicago area.

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.

Kraft to slash 1,600 jobs but add positions here

The Chicago area is expected to gain jobs from Kraft Foods’ restructuring announced Tuesday. Employees at a Glenview management center will stay in the Chicago area, as well as employees from plants that will close in New York and New Jersey.

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New consultant Lori Sobczak of River Grove has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct sales company featuring more than 60 easy-to-prepare foods. As an independent business owner, Sobczak offers food samples at home taste-testing parties, along with easy ideas for …