Business Stories from January 19, 2018 (Change date)
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Business Book Review "The 5 Second Rule"Jan 19, 2018 12:00 am - Think of a rocket launch. Then hear the voice of mission control, counting "5, 4, 3, 2, 1 #x2026; lift off!" That was the inspiration for Mel Robbins, best-selling auth...
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'Escape room' adventure coming to Barrington's Northwest Highway corridorJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A portion of a mostly long-vacant building previously occupied by a car dealership on Northwest Highway in Barrington will be converted into an "escape room" business. X...
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Naperville developer plans new subdivision, memorial to early Will County settlerJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - A memorial to one of Will County's earliest settlers is part of the plan for a subdivision on land that long had remained with descendants of the Clow family. Two stone...
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Review: Addicted to your smartphone? Now there's an app for that.Jan 19, 2018 12:00 am - Did you text? Sorry, I can't see messages right now. Arianna Huffington locked my phone. The media tycoon turned wellness entrepreneur wants to keep you out of your phon...
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Four steal handbags from Woodfield Lord & TaylorJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - Four male thieves in their late teens or early 20s stole an undetermined number of Louis Vuitton handbags and duffel bags from the Lord & Taylor store at Woodfield Mall ...
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Oak Brook company sells Starbucks-anchored centerJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate investment services firm with offices in Oak Brook, announced the sale of Starbucks Anchored New Development, a multi-tenant...
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Schaumburg Renaissance lobby, lounge to get $1.1 million renovationJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - The village-owned Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center will mark its 12th anniversary in 2018 with a $1.1 million renovation of its lobby and lounge, and a...
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West Chicago hires community development directorJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - The City of West Chicago said it hired Tom Dabareiner as director of community development. Dabareiner will lead the multifaceted department which is responsible for pla...
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Report: Area home sales reach 11-year peakJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - Home sales in the seven-county metropolitan Chicago area reached an 11-year peak in 2017, with 116,081 properties changing hands, the most since 2006 but only 1.3 percen...
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The work that won't get done during a government shutdownJan 19, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Thousands of intelligence agency employees would be furloughed even as tension over North Korea's nuclear program remains high. Important biomedical and pub...