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Aug. 21--W. W. Grainger, an industrial supply firm , plans to move the functions of its Northbrook facility by July of 2018, a spokesman confirmed Friday . But the business' move away from Northbrook could have a significant positive effect on the future of the village's downtown, officials say, with a similar move possibly also helping Niles redevelopment plans . Grainger's Joe Micucci confirmed the closure of both the Niles and Northbrook Grainger locations . He said about 400 people work in Northbrook, and 100 in Niles. All functions would move to Grainger's main headquarters in Lake Forest or another facility in Janesville, Wisc. The move comes about a year after Grainger expanded its Northbrook parking lot to bring more inside sales staff on board, he said. Micucci said that no staff reductions would be made among the Northbrook staff, "and if any are made, they'll be in Niles." He said that the changes were designed mainly to bring more people ...

| Share | Share | Share | Share Aug. 15--Two young children were killed and several others were injured when fire swept through their apartment building early Tuesday in Overland Park. The children's mother and three men from another apartment were taken to the hospital for treatment of their injuries in the fire at Colonial Gardens Apartments , 8845 Broadmoor Court, according to Jason Rhodes, a spokesman for the Overland Park Fire Department . Two of the injured men reportedly jumped from the second floor to escape the blaze. Fire investigators are looking into whether there were working smoke alarms in the apartments. They have received conflicting reports , Rhodes said. The fire was reported shortly before 2:30 a.m. at the apartment complex. While firefighters were in route, there were reports of victims being trapped inside the burning building so a second alarm was called, Rhodes said. The first firefighters on the scene reported seeing heavy smoke and fire coming from...