Business Stories from August 14, 2025 (Change date)
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Libertyville joins most others in enacting local grocery taxAug 14, 2025 8:07 pm - Libertyville will join a majority of communities replacing the state grocery tax with a local version starting Jan. 1.
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Recent aerial applicator crashes draw attention to safetyAug 14, 2025 4:23 pm - Summer skies fill with planes and helicopters in rural Illinois every summer as corn and soybean fields need crop protection. However, the risk to aerial applicators was magnified last month with four crashes within eight days in Illinois.
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Most U.S. stocks fall after a disappointing inflation update, but Big Tech keeps Wall Street steadyAug 14, 2025 3:28 pm - Wall Street is edging back from its record heights on Thursday after a disappointing report said inflation was worse last month at the U.S. wholesale level than economists expected.
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514 Market Loop opens its doors for Snap & Sip MixerAug 14, 2025 3:04 pm - 514 Market Loop, a West Dundee coworking space, is hosting a Snap & Sip open house on Aug. 28, offering free photo headshots, local vendors, tours, and more to support local businesses.
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Just months after opening in South Elgin, Legit Dogs & Ice will close Aug. 24Aug 14, 2025 2:57 pm - Mere months after opening in South Elgin, the owners of Legit Dogs & Ice announced on social media that the restaurant would close Aug. 24.
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93 Octane Brewery expanding to Elmhurst next weekAug 14, 2025 12:51 pm - 93 Octane Brewery, a gas station inspired brewery located in St. Charles, is opening a new location in Elmhurst next week.
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Element at Veridian apartment building on former Motorola campus in Schaumburg up for saleAug 14, 2025 11:41 am - The 268-unit luxury apartment building Element at Veridian, one of the earliest aspects of the redevelopment of the former Motorola campus in Schaumburg to be completed, is being put up for sale by its developers.
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Oakton College’s Workforce Empowerment Initiative receives nearly $1M grant to expand high-impact training programsAug 14, 2025 11:15 am - Oakton College in Des Plaines has received a $941,241 Illinois Workforce Empowerment Initiative grant to expand career training programs that advance economic mobility for students in high-demand fields.
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Geneva gains 2nd restaurant from Altiro group, renamed EnigmaAug 14, 2025 11:12 am - Altiro Latin Fusion, was renamed Enigma so as not to confuse it with Altiro on Third, 507 S. Third St., which opened last fall. Both are part of the Altiro Group of restaurants.
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Homelessness report highlights urgent housing needs in Kane CountyAug 14, 2025 11:10 am - Last year, more than 1,700 people experienced homelessness in Kane County, according to a recent report.
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