Business Stories from May 9, 2017 (Change date)
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Barrington board OKs townhouses despite neighbors' protestsMay 10, 2017 9:54 am - Over the protests of neighborhood residents, the Barrington village board unanimously approved a 16-unit townhouse development in the Roslyn Road area. Before the vote, ...
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Apartment/townhouse plan rings death knell for Charlestowne MallMay 10, 2017 9:54 am - Shoppers wrote the eulogy for an empty Charlestowne Mall more than a decade ago when the building went into receivership. On Monday night, St. Charles aldermen belatedly...
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Hoffman Estates recommends opting out of minimum-wage hikeMay 12, 2017 8:38 am - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday unanimously recommended opting out of Cook County laws raising the minimum wage and requiring paid sick days for part-time w...
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Why do we fear change?May 09, 2017 1:00 am - We live in a world that is constantly changing and it is our obligation to keep up with it. Change, unfortunately, is a phenomenon most of us are reluctant to embrace an...
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Painters union to help nonprofit with makeoverMay 11, 2017 6:13 am - AURORA - Painters District Council No. 30 has selected A Soldier's Journey Home as the recipient for its Spring 2017 Community Service Grant. A Soldier's Journey Home h...
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Portillo's next location: Fishers, IndianaMay 14, 2017 6:40 pm - Oak Brook-based Portillo's is expected to open its 52nd restaurant in Fishers, Indiana, just northeast of Indianapolis, later this fall. Construction will start in the n...
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Walgreens moves to force U.S. decision on Rite Aid mergerMay 11, 2017 9:35 am - Deerfield-based Walgreens Boots Alliance took steps to force U.S. antitrust officials to decide within two months whether to approve its proposed takeover of rival pharm...
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COD offers enterprise system administrator certificate programMay 10, 2017 8:27 am - GLEN ELLYN - The new Enterprise System Administrator Certificate program at College of DuPage helps students find entry-level positions within computer system administra...
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Owner of Elgin, Aurora radio stations buying WCGO AM 1590 in EvanstonMay 10, 2017 9:54 am - Robservations on the media beat: The owner of radio stations in Elgin and Aurora has just made a deal to buy WCGO AM 1590 in Evanston. William Pollack's Memphis-based Po...
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West Dundee offers incentives to new farm-to-table restaurantMay 11, 2017 8:34 am - West Dundee officials have agreed to loan local business owners $50,000 to help kick-start their new farm-to-table restaurant. Bleuroot, which is under the same ownershi...