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TUE, 10/20/2020

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Hoffman Estates officials have approved a plan to divide the former Sports Authority building at 4700 Hoffman Blvd. for two smaller stores. Burlington will be Tenant A, and Dollar Tree will be Tenant B.

Burlington, Dollar Tree to fill former Sports Authority in Hoffman Estates

Hoffman Estates officials Monday approved a plan to divide the former Sports Authority building on Hoffman Boulevard into separate spaces for Burlington and Dollar Tree stores, as well as a deal reimbursing up to $450,000 in sales tax to make it financially viable.
Employees at Amazon’s new Romeoville fulfillment center prepare the first customer order from the facility in 2017 — a set of decorative cylinder planters shipped to a customer in Naperville.

Amazon looking to hire 1,500 in suburbs

Amazon is hiring to fill 1,500 positions in the Chicago area for its new grocery store concept, the company announced Tuesday. Amazon Fresh, the technology giant's new grocery store concept, is opening four stores, in Naperville, Bloomingdale, Oak Lawn and Schaumburg.
Penrose Brewing Company of Geneva won a gold medal at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival last weekend for its juicy Midwest IPA called “Goofy Boots.” The beer won the bronze medal in the same category last year.

Two suburban breweries medal at first virtual Great American Beer Festival

Penrose Brewing Company in Geneva took home a gold medal, and Light the Lamp Brewery in Grayslake captured a bronze medal, at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival last weekend. Because of safety concerns, the festival was hosted virtually at several breweries across the country and the winners were announced on a livestream.
Schaumburg Business Association President Lisa Gilbert

Schaumburg Business Association to toast village like never before

The Schaumburg Business Association will recognize the accomplishments of its members during an especially tough year for the business community at a safely tweaked version of its annual Toast of Schaumburg gala Friday night.
The St. Charles City Council voted unanimously Monday to reinstate the city’s late-night permits for bars and restaurants.
St. Charles reinstates late-night bar and restaurant permits
As the COVID-19 positivity rate continues to rise in Kane County, the St. Charles City Council voted unanimously on Monday to reinstate the late-night permits for bar and restaurants.
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers. The litigation marks the government’s most significant act to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago. The suit could be an opening salvo ahead of other major government antitrust actions, given ongoing investigations of major tech companies including Apple, Amazon and Facebook at both the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission.
Justice Department files landmark antitrust case against Google
The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging that it abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and harm consumers.
Arlington Heights officials have proposed a pedestrian-friendly streetscape concept for the Vail Avenue and Campbell Street intersection in the village downtown. Called a “woonerf,” it would slow vehicle traffic.
A woo-what? A woonerf is a pedestrian-friendly concept proposed for Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights officials are contemplating plans to further enhance the village's downtown, including transformation of the main Vail Avenue-Campbell Street intersection into a pedestrian-friendly, European-inspired streetscape.
Before and after the installation of new lighting at Kenneth Murphy School in Beach Park.
Beach Park schools upgrade gyms with new LED fixtures
Alset LED, a division of NuWave LLC, based in Vernon Hills, played a major role in the renovations to the school buildings in Beach Park School District 3 in Lake County.
Hannah Boufford, Hillary Flores and María Guerrero
Feder: Block Club Chicago launches free coronavirus hotline
A free coronavirus information hotline is being launched today by Block Club Chicago, the nonprofit digital news site.
New virus relief might have to wait until after the November election. Congress is past the point at which it can deliver more coronavirus aid soon, with differences between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Republicans and President Donald Trump proving insurmountable.
McConnell says any Pelosi-Mnuchin deal would get Senate vote
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he'll schedule a vote if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration are able to seal an agreement on a huge COVID-19 relief bill.
Senior Clinical Research Nurse Ajithkumar Sukumaran prepares the COVID 19 vaccine to administer to a volunteer at a clinic in London.
UK to infect healthy volunteers to speed up vaccine efforts
Imperial College London and a group of researchers said Tuesday that they are preparing to infect 90 healthy young volunteers with the virus, becoming the first to announce plans to use the technique to study COVID-19 and potentially speed up development of a vaccine that could help end the pandemic.
Tami Earnhart
Business Ledger | COVID-19 employment litigation update
COVID-19 has affected each of our lives in various ways and has affected many businesses and the economy quite drastically. Aside from the pandemic itself, additional requirements pertaining to health and safety, social distancing, job-protected leave and more have left employers scrambling to keep up with the rapidly changing regulatory environment. Plaintiff's lawyers have leapt at the opportunity to file lawsuits against employers pertaining to COVID-19 specific claims.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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