“5-8-8, 2-300, Em-pire!” and “773-202-Luuuunaaaaa.” The two famous carpet installation advertising jingles, played frequently on local radio and TV stations, now have one owner. Empire Today LLC, also ...

NORTHLAKE, Ill. (CBS) --The man who became an icon to Chicagoans as the Empire Carpet Man has died at the age of 89. Elmer Lynn Hauldren was the pitchman for the Empire Carpet, now known as Empire ...

Elmer Lynn Hauldren, better known as the inspiration for the carpet-selling Empire Man character, has died at age 89, an Empire Today spokesman announced Wednesday. Empire Today spokeswoman Marlo ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Empire effortlessly installs beautiful carpet and flooring in just four easy steps! Simply call to schedule a free in-home estimate, shop floor and carpet samples, get ...

A World War II veteran who became famous as the Empire Carpet Man has died at age 89. Empire Today spokeswoman Marlo Michalek says Elmer Lynn Hauldren died Tuesday at his Evanston home. A cause of ...

NORTHLAKE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sitton Contract Flooring, a premier multi-family flooring provider currently in the California market (“Sitton”), announced today that its assets have been acquired ...

HOME Fresh carpet is the first of its kind, and you can only get it from the Northlake-based company, Empire Today. Our Empire Today sweepstakes winner Sandra, of Darien, Illinois, showed off how HOME ...

There are new developments in a story NBC 5 Investigates Consumer Unit reported last month. In March we told you about some North Texans who say they had the rug pulled out from under them -- ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --The Empire carpet company has bought its rival, Luna Carpet, but neither company is going away anytime soon. As WBBM Newsradio's Nancy Harty reports, fans of the companies' catchy ...