Business Stories from May 20, 2014 (Change date)
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Des Plaines to pay consultant for branding planMay 20, 2014 5:47 pm - Des Plaines will pay a consultant $88,000 to develop a city marketing and branding plan in an effort to lure businesses and visitors to town. The city council voted 7-1 ...
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St. Charles may ramp up regulation of tobacco salesMay 21, 2014 8:43 am - Store clerks and owners who sell tobacco to people not old enough to purchase it may soon face more severe consequences in St. Charles. City police conduct a minimum of...
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Longer runway at Chicago Executive Airport to be studiedMay 21, 2014 8:43 am - The Chicago Executive Airport board will sponsor a study on expanding by creating a 7,000-foot runway with the help of Charlie Priester, whose family once owned the airp...
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Carlos and Carlos to offer outdoor dining in Arlington HeightsMay 21, 2014 8:47 am - After a few objections from one trustee, Arlington Heights approved outdoor dining for a downtown restaurant at a public park. The Arlington Heights village board on Mon...
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Barrington approves 1-story option for redevelopmentMay 21, 2014 8:43 am - Barrington trustees Monday allowed the developer of the stalled retail redevelopment at the southwest corner of Hough and Main streets downtown the option of dispensing ...
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Text 911: Calling for help without making a callMay 20, 2014 7:40 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. - Sometimes a voice call to 911 just won't work, such as for deaf people in need of help or in certain domestic violence cases. Now, in a big step towa...
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Experts: Online gambling slowed by illegal actionMay 20, 2014 7:44 pm - ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Internet gambling in the United States is off to a slower start than many had imagined, held back, experts say, by illegal offshore operators who a...
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For 25th anniversary, Beard awards move to ChicagoMay 21, 2014 8:43 am - Chicago is adding another jewel to its culinary crown. After 24 years in the Big Apple, the James Beard Foundation awards ceremony is moving to the Windy City next year....
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Fire closes downtown Arlington Heights restaurantMay 21, 2014 8:43 am - An overnight fire at Salsa 17 has the downtown Arlington Heights restaurant closed until the end of the week, but owners said the damage could have been much worse. Fire...
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Emanuel addresses minimum wage in cityMay 20, 2014 4:04 pm - Mayor Rahm Emanuel is taking on the minimum wage issue in Chicago. The mayor on Tuesday said he has formed a Minimum Wage Working Group that includes community, labor an...
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