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Sunday, September 19, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Prairie Food Co-op aims to build DuPage County’s first community-owned grocery store at 109 S. Main St. in Lombard. But it still needs to raise $2.2 million to pay for the construction.

Lombard food co-op to launch second round of fundraising

Prairie Food Co-op in Lombard will soon launch the second phase of its Community Investment Program, which needs to raise $2.2 million to pay for a planned grocery store in downtown Lombard.
Rhonda Dehn, the third-generation owner of Morkes Chocolates in Palatine, will give a chocolate-making demonstration at the upcoming Business Expo and Community Showcase on Sept. 25 in Palatine.

After one-year hiatus, Palatine Business and Community Expo to return

The Business and Community Expo in Palatine will be back this month, instead of November as usual, to take advantage of the weather and offer, for the first time, outdoor activities like a petting zoo.
The former Tap House Grill space at 1472 Market St. in Metropolitan Square will serve as the future home of At 7, a restaurant and bar.

New restaurant coming to Des Plaines wants $47,753 grant from city to help with renovations

Des Plaines officials are considering giving a restaurateur a nearly $47,753 grant to help finance renovations in a soon-to-open downtown eatery.
Beef Shack is planning to return to St. Charles in the former TitleMax building at 2015 W. Main St. The building is near the restaurant’s former location, which closed in February 2020.

Plans move forward for new Beef Shack restaurant in St. Charles

Plans continue to move forward for Beef Shack to open near its former location on West Main Street.
Sean Lewis and Gaynor Hall
Feder: Gaynor Hall to co-anchor WGN weekend mornings with Sean Lewis
Gaynor Hall, a general assignment reporter at WGN-Channel 9 since 2008, has been named co-anchor of the Nexstar Media station's Saturday and Sunday morning newscasts alongside Sean Lewis. Starting this weekend, she'll succeed Tonya Francisco, who shifted to co-host of "Daytime Chicago," the new weekday morning lifestyle show, with Amy Rutledge.
In most negotiations, you’ll want to preserve a good relationship with the other person. Buying a car, however, is typically a “purely transactional” interaction so you can bargain harder.
Liz Weston: How to negotiate your way to a richer life
You don't have to be a jerk to be persuasive. The best negotiation tactics allow both sides to win.
Memorial High School senior Taylor Wicks figures which life insurance plan to purchase during the Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce’s Real Life Academy at the Lismore Hotel in Eau Claire, Wis. A rise in freelancing, coupled with an increasing interest in flexible employment from millennial and Gen Z workers, could signal a change in how Americans build and calculate life insurance plans.
The freelancing boom may change how you buy life insurance
With an increase in freelancing, the role of workplace group life insurance in long-term financial plans is likely to change.
If your summer of “revenge” spending has come for a payback of its own in the form of lingering debt, make a plan for paying it off. Then, think about how to prevent yourself from getting into more debt as you navigate progress and setbacks on the path to normalcy.
Millennial Money: Beat your summer 'revenge shopping' debt
This push to re-create a world that felt something like "normal" may have brought back another familiar feeling: the anxiety of racking up debt.
SBA announces business award nominees
The Schaumburg Business Association paid homage to its 20th anniversary with a Good Morning Schaumburg event on Sept. 14, presented by longtime SBA member and partner Daily Herald. The event included a slideshow featuring photos taken over the past 20 years, and a pinning ceremony for founding members of the organization.
Hurricane Ida losses reported by Allstate
The Allstate Corp. Thursday announced estimated catastrophe losses in August of $876 million, or $692 million after-tax. Catastrophe losses for July and August totaled $1.1 billion pre-tax.
New design firm opens in Elgin
Courtney Wright, a longtime businesswoman and small business owner, has started a new venture in Elgin to design business spaces.
Business Ledger | Now is the time to rise: Resources and tools to elevate your business
Comcast RISE, which stands for "Representation, Investment, Strength and Empowerment," is part of an expanded Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitment that Comcast announced last summer, as well as a coordinated cross-company effort to address digital inequities through sustainable programming and investments such as internet Essentials and Lift Zones.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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