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Kim Mikus

Editor/Daily Herald Business Products
  • Phone(847) 427-4567
  • Emailkmikus@dailyherald.com

Kim Mikus has served as a business writer with an emphasis on retail trends, consumer issues and small business since the mid-1990s.

As a senior writer, she follows development in the local business industry as well as a wide array of other suburban business issues. Mikus has her own column featuring small business that runs several times a week. The column explores new and unique businesses located in the Daily Herald's suburban footprint. It gives readers information about what the small business community has to offer as well as how and why these ventures get started.

Prior to covering business, Mikus covered crime, school issues and city government for several years. She regularly fills in on the Daily Herald's new dawn patrol reporting mission that involves posting breaking news directly to the website in the early-morning hours.

Mikus also appears regularly on ABC 7 News on Sunday mornings, where her focus is discussing consumer stories that she has written. She has a strong ability to see the latest trends while in their infancy stages, including, for example, the popularity of WebKinz and Silly Banz. The seasoned business journalist enjoys writing about business and the economy as it drives the news in many ways.

It affects the job market, real estate, politics, funding for education and just about everything else in our daily lives.

Mikus graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a journalism major, pursuing an interest in the industry that started at the age of 10 when she delivered a weekly newspaper on her bike in Libertyville, where she grew up. She was later involved in reporting and writing at Libertyville High School. Today, she lives in Lake Zurich with her husband and two children.

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Community colleges offer array of classes for young students

May 17 2012 | 3:22 pm - Local community colleges offer an array of camps and classes to elementary aged students over the summer. Children can learn to cook, figure out how to work with Legos or explore NASA space science.

Two dogs die in Hoffman Estates house fire

May 05 2012 | 1:49 pm - The Hoffman Estates Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire that occurred Friday night at a home in the 900 block of Basswood in Hoffman Estates, killing two dogs and doing an estimated $400,000 in damage.

Cool tempertures still attract crowds at Long Grove fest

May 05 2012 | 4:32 pm - Hot chocolate would have been a big seller at the Long Grove Chocolate Fest Saturday as cool temperatures and a slight mist set a chill in the air. But the lack of sunshine didnt deter people from visiting the annual...

The Broken Oar expands views in Port Barrington

Apr 26 2012 | 4:10 pm - The Broken Oar Bar & Grill in Port Barrington, nestled on 7 riverfront acres, recently expanded and renovated. Find out what's new at the establishment that opened in 1985.

Pro-Mix Audio & Lighting shines bright in Mount Prospect

Mar 25 2012 | 8:32 am - We talk to the owner of a Mount Prospect business that serves as a supplier of A/V and lighting products to the entertainment industry. The company started primarily as a retail store, but over the years morphed into more rental and services.

Island Lake second grader battles rare cancer

Mar 09 2012 | 12:04 pm - A 7-year-old girl from Island Lake is undergoing her sixth chemotherapy treatment for a rare, aggressive cancer. Neighboring communities are rallying around the second grader and planning a fundraiser March 17 to help support Lily Smith and her...

Palatine business offers custom plants, trees

Mar 05 2012 | 11:20 am - A Palatine business that started as a floral design firm expanded and now offers artificial plants trees and custom arrangements. We talk to the owners about running a small business.

Palatine home builder pushes through tough times

Feb 27 2012 | 7:21 am - We interview Patrick A. Finn the owner of a homebuilder and remodeler. He talks about getting through the recession.

Timothy Christian tops mock trial invitational

Feb 25 2012 | 5:38 pm - Hundreds of suburban students dressed and acted like attorneys Saturday during the Northwest Suburban Bar Association Mock Trial Invitational at the Cook County Courthouse in Rolling Meadows. "I think we did really well today," said Timothy...

Electronics service center continues in Wheeling

Feb 20 2012 | 5:12 am - An electronics service center that opened in 1976 is still going strong in Wheeling. The owner of the family business shares his secrets.

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