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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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A sketch shows the proposed recreational marijuana dispensary run by EarthMed on Touhy Avenue in Rosemont. If approved Wednesday by the village board, it would be the first pot shop in town.

Rosemont's first pot shop up for vote Wednesday

Months after Rosemont voters said they were OK with recreational marijuana sales and a local ban expired, a dispensary is being planned on the Touhy Avenue corridor just north of the Allstate Arena.
Batavia has put up barricades blocking North River Street to vehicular traffic, offering space for additional outdoor seating for restaurants and shops along the downtown corridor. But aldermen and business owners say the blockades are confusing for passersby. City officials now hope to make some fast and flexible improvements to help attract patrons to businesses.

How Batavia plans to draw more visitors to North River Street businesses

Outdoor dining tables, umbrellas, lighting and additional signage are among the fixtures Batavia officials believe could help beautify and draw visitors to North River Street.
A proposed five-story, 76-unit apartment building on the northwest corner of Kensington Road and Hickory Avenue in Arlington Heights was approved by the village board two years ago. But the project has faced delays amid financing problems related to COVID-19 and soil contamination on the site.

Financing, soil problems delay Hickory-Kensington apartments in Arlington Heights

The developers of a proposed five-story, 76-unit apartment building east of downtown Arlington Heights are having trouble getting a shovel in the ground, amid financing and soil contamination problems.
Rumi Maki Martial Arts and Fitness will move into space vacated by Master Dance at the Village Green Shopping Center at 297 N. Northwest Highway. Palatine village council members Monday night approved a special-use permit for Rumi Maki.

Palatine approves boxing and martial arts studio's move

Palatine village council members Monday night granted approval for a boxing and martial arts buisness to move into a Northwest Highway strip mall.
Brown Commercial Group recently represented the buyer and seller in the sale of a building at 1601 Brummel Ave. in Elk Grove Village.
Brown Commercial brokers two sales in Elk Grove Village
Brown Commercial Group recently negotiated two industrial sales transactions totaling 21,500 square feet in Elk Grove Village.
Parker Thompson, a United Bicycle Institute certified mechanic, is the lead organizer of the nonprofit Elgin Bike Hub, which has opened a brick-and-mortar bike shop at 119 S. Grove Ave. in Elgin.
Elgin bike shop looks to support all riders regardless of budget, skill
Elgin's first bike shop in several years stems from a community-focused initiative that encourage all residents, including Spanish speakers, to enjoy bicycling.
Michael Madigan
Lawsuit seeks $450 million from ComEd, Madigan
A group of ComEd customers asked a federal judge Monday to force the utility company, House Speaker Michael Madigan and others to pay "at least" $450 million to be split among all those affected by an alleged extortion scandal.
The recently closed Nikko’s restaurant in Prospect Heights near Hersey High School will be replaced early next year by Park Local Kitchen & Cocktails, a spinoff of downtown Arlington Heights’ Ttowa Korean Bistro, with which it will share a chef.
Eatery with Korean influence will replace Nikko's in Prospect Heights
An independently owned spinoff of Ttowa Korean Bistro in downtown Arlington Heights -- albeit with a more eclectic culinary identity -- is expected to open in the former Nikko's restaurant in Prospect Heights near Hersey High School early next year.
Mundelein’s Oak Creek Plaza has been filled with vacant storefronts for years.
Mundelein may create new taxing district to promote redevelopment on south side
Mundelein officials are considering creating a special taxing district for the commercial zone on the village's south side.
Governor J.B. Pritzker, shown here on Aug. 3, says two new programs distributing a total of $300 million will help low-income households cover rent and mortgage payments during the pandemic.
Pritzker announces launch of rent, mortgage aid programs
Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced a pair of housing assistance programs aimed at helping lower-income households meet their rent and mortgage payments during the pandemic.
David Kaplan and Jonathan Hood
Feder: David Kaplan and Jonathan Hood to co-host mornings on ESPN 1000
David Kaplan and Jonathan Hood, two longtime Chicago sports/talk personalities, are teaming up to co-host a new local morning show on WMVP 1000-AM, the ESPN Radio station managed by Good Karma Brands.
Business Ledger | OmniTRAX eyes South side for manufacturing-rail project
OmniTRAX, one of the fastest growing railroads in North America and an affiliate of The Broe Group, is working with the Calumet Area Industrial Commission to launch its Rail-Ready Sites program at the Chicago Rail Link.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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