Articles filed under Small Business

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  Schaumburg Boomers a hit with 5,000 fans May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  The return of professional baseball to Schaumburg — after a nearly two-year hiatus — proved to be as successful in the stands as it was on the field Friday night. A crowd of more than 5,000 mostly orange-clad fans cheered the Schaumburg Boomers on to their first home victory, beating the Florence Freedom 5 to 2.
  

   

• Hoffman Estates hosts fishing derby May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce Sears Holdings Corporation Community Fishing Derby will be held at 9 a.m. June 9 at South Ridge Lake, 1450 Freeman Road in Hoffman Estates.
  

   

• Elgin bar receives suspension May 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  La Quebrada Restaurant in Elgin has been fined $2,000 and given a 30-day liquor license suspension for selling liquor to minors and allowing drug sales on the property. One more misstep and it loses its license entirely. That's not enough, though, for Councilman John Prigge, who said it should be stripped of its license now. "I think if we don't revoke the license, I think we're going to send a messages to our citizens that this type of behavior is tolerated."
  

   
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  Coop and the Boomers get fresh cuts at Rooster’s May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg Boomers manager Jamie Bennett, a throng of Boomers players and, of course, Coop the Boomer stopped by Rooster's Men's Grooming Center to get a fresh haircut and shave in advance of Wednesday evening's "Meet the Team Party."
  

   
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  Pal Joey's to fill downtown Batavia restaurant spot May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  The Batavia City Council agreed to $100,000 in incentives — some a grant, most a loan — to get Pal Joey's to open a second location, in a vacant downtown Batavia spot. The space has been redecorated or renovated twice since 2008, first when Shawn Michael's Bistro opened there in 2008, then when Fox's on the River moved in, in 2009.
  

   
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  East Dundee banquet hall fined seven times for noise May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  An East Dundee business that faced neighborhood opposition long before it even opened has been fined seven times for playing music too loudly. Premier Banquets owes $700 for six violations that occured in March and one more that happened in April. Owner Jim Nagle has since installed sound-proofing insulation to keep the noise down.
  

   

• Wheaton looks to increase oversight of downtown group May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Wheaton City Council members say they will continue to develop performance-based benchmarks to measure the success of a group charged with promoting the downtown business district. In addition, the council approved a seven-year agreement Monday that will allow the city to inspect and audit the financial records of the Downtown Wheaton Association with just 48-hour notice to the nonprofit corporation.
  

   
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  Outdoor concerts return to Geneva Commons May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Geneva Commons is ready for the 10th year of making your summer nights full of free fun. In just two weeks, the outdoor mall's 10th annual Summer Concert Series will begin. Concerts will run every Wednesday and Sunday night throughout June, and until July 1 featuring great local cover bands.
  

   

• Mt. Prospect expands summer concert series May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  The village of Mount Prospect has announced the schedule for the 2012 Fridays on the Green concert series. Last year's events were so well received the series has been expanded to two concerts a month.
  

   
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  Scott Wehrli pioneers a new generation of banking May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  Kukec's People features Scott Wehrli, who comes from one of the pioneering families in Naperville, and is now helping to relocation a Naperville bank to larger headquarters... in the same site where his father was a founder of another bank.
  

   

• Senior care franchises: Slam dunk money makers?May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  As the American population continues to age, Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall explores the industry of senior care franchises.
  

   
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  Pages continue to turn at used book storeMay 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  A used bookstore in Villa Park has been operating for a decade and has seen and adapted to many changes in the industry. We talk to the owner about the shop.
  

   

• Schaumburg Boomers owner to co-own another team May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  On the very day the Schaumburg Boomers baseball team began its inaugural season on the road, owner Patrick Salvi Friday announced that he'd become a partner in a collegiate baseball team on the East Coast — the Martha's Vineyard Sharks.
  

   
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  Full I-90 interchange coming to Elmhurst RoadMay 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  The long-awaited full interchange at Elmhurst Road and I-90 will be built within four years, which will greatly ease truck traffic trying to go west on I-90 or come to Elk Grove Village and Mount Prospect from the west. "For 40 years the full interchange has been drastically needed," Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said. "We're very excited."
  

   
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  Jameson’s Charhouse closed in Carpentersville May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Jameson's Charhouse in Carpentersville closed this week, due to its owner selling the eatery to another restaurant operator."We just decided to leave the market — it wasn't meeting our standards," owner Spiros Angelos said.
  

   

• Schaumburg Farmers Market returns June 8 May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  Schaumburg's Farmers Market will open for the 2012 season on Friday, June 8 and run every Friday from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the end of October. The Farmers Market is located at 190 S. Roselle Road, in the parking lot of the Trickster Gallery in Town Square.
  

   
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  Geneva panel OKs Pure Oil bank drive-up plan May 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  Turning the former Pure Oil service station into a bank drive-up is OK by the Geneva Historic Preservation Commission, which approved the request Tuesday night.
  

   
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  Mineola Hotel to close for good Sunday, but marina will remain openMay 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  The historic Mineola Hotel will shut down indefinitely following the close of business late Sunday night, under a court settlement reached Wednesday. The village of Fox Lake and Mineola owner Pete Jakstas agreed to close the 128-year-old wooden structure due to structural safety concerns. "I just can't believe it has come to this," Jakstas said after the settlement.
  

   

• ‘Mad for Mod’ fashion show teams Harper, Tricoci May 16, 2012 12:00 AM
  The annual Harper fashion design show on Friday, May 18, is "Mad for Mod" this year, full of 1960s designs and with a special assist from the cosmetology students at Tricoci University to apply the models' makeup.
  

   
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  Hoffman sports leader up to bat with Italian teamMay 14, 2012 12:00 AM
  Hoffman Estates resident Peter M. Caliendo has made baseball his life. He was the director of baseball operations when the former Schaumburg Flyers started. He even travels the world as president of Schaumburg-based Caliendo Sports International, where he trains coaches and helps baseball teams play overseas. Now, he's tipping the hat to his heritage and has become the head of a baseball team in Grosseto, Italy.