The Biz Week That Was: Team building up in the air, and a suburban downtown makes National Historic Register
‘This is totally different’: Itasca hotel offers rappelling experience
Launched in partnership with Meet Chicago Northwest and Over The Edge, Altitude Zone allows participants to rappel down the 12-story hotel with panoramic views of nearby lakes, neighborhoods and planes landing at O’Hare International Airport.
Schaumburg Business Association talks tariffs, sidesteps ideological issues
Members of the Schaumburg Business Association were promised and received a nonideological overview of tariffs and a history of their use by the United States on the 100th day of the second Trump administration Wednesday. Paul Jarzombek, president and CEO of Bensenville-based LR International, led SBA’s 2025 global trade update hosted by Mazak Corporation in Schaumburg.
Hollywood Casino’s two new land-based riverboat sites under construction in Aurora and Joliet will feature prominent Chicago chefs and restaurants dishing out gourmet and specialty burgers, tacos, pizza and ice cream when they open. The Boulevard Food & Drink Hall will offer a fresh dining experience at the new casinos, including an all-new burger concept from celebrity chef Stephanie Izard, and Chicago favorites Antique Taco and Pretty Cool Ice Cream.
‘It celebrates our heritage’: Downtown Libertyville listed on National Register of Historic Places
A national designation is being heralded in Libertyville as another means to protect and enhance the historic character of the downtown area. Village officials recently were notified by the National Park Service that the downtown historic district has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Mount Prospect relaunches downtown alfresco dining on Prospect Avenue
This weekend begins the second year of Mount Prospect’s alfresco dining program on Prospect Avenue, just south of the Metra commuter tracks. Once again, six on-street parking spaces will be converted into a protected outdoor dining area in front of the Lady Dahlia Tequila Bar, 127 W. Prospect Ave., and the Patina Wine Bar, 133 W. Prospect Ave.
Developer releases plans for vacant property along Route 83 in Long Grove
A developer has released design plans for a 15-acre parcel of vacant land at the intersection of Routes 83 and 53 in Long Grove. The land includes property already targeted for a QuikTrip gas station at the intersection.