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Marla Stone, owner of Marlas Lunch, works with local and national restaurants to feed around 5,000 students in more than 80 schools.

Serving up lunch 'one student at a time'; Marlas Lunch takes combines school lunches with fundraising

Marlas Lunch is a virtual cafeteria that partners with local restaurants to offer school lunches at suburban schools.
Britain’s Prince William and Kate, princess of Wales, arrive Friday for the second annual Earthshot Prize Awards ceremony at the MGM Music Hall in Boston.

Suburban tech company the sole U.S. finalist in royals' Earthshot climate award

A Skokie-based tech company is being recognized by the Royal Foundation for its unique climate specialization -- turning industrial carbon emissions into products like running shoes, dresses and airplane fuel.
The Elgin Mall Group, a new management group run by vendors at the Elgin Mall, will make its pitch at an East Dundee village board meeting Monday to transform the shuttered Dominick’s store on Route 25 into a new home for the mall.
Elgin Mall vendors hope to make a new home in East Dundee
Vendors from the popular Elgin Mall are pitching a plan to move into a shuttered Dominick's Store in East Dundee.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces an agreement among business and labor to eliminate a $1.8 billion deficit in the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, in Springfield, Ill., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022. Behind him are Senate President Don Harmon, an Oak Park Democrat, Pat Devaney, secretary-treasurer of the Illinois AFL-CIO, and Rob Karr, president and CEO of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association. (AP Photo/John O’Connor)
BizWeek: Illinois to pay down unemployment debt; developer plans to save historic building
The Biz Week That Was: Illinois leaders announced a plan to pay down unemployment debt. A developer has plans to save a historic building in St. Charles.
Construction of VetMedic, an urgent care clinic in Libertyville for sick or injured pets, is underway on Peterson Road just west of Milwaukee Avenue.
Urgent care veterinary clinic under construction in Libertyville
A husband-wife veterinary team is building an urgent care clinic in Libertyville, which the duo says will fill a gap in services available to pet owners.
More Brewing Co.’s forthcoming microbrewery and restaurant in downtown Bartlett is among three projects receiving economic development grants that reinvest the village’s portion of video gambling taxes into other sales tax-generating businesses.
More Brewing Co., two other downtown Bartlett businesses receive village grants
Bartlett's economic development assistance grant program just had its biggest month yet with three downtown projects getting a boost, including the forthcoming new location of Villa Park-based More Brewing.
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The village of Rosemont — known for its hotels, shopping center and entertainment district — saw its median commercial property tax rise by 22% in 2022, more than any other municipality in the North and Northwest suburbs of Cook County.

25% of suburban Cook homeowners saw lower property taxes: See the median tax bill town by town

About a quarter of homeowners in North and Northwest suburban Cook County saw their property taxes decrease in 2022, while only 7.8% of commercial properties there saw their bills go in the same direction this year.
Co-founder Lisa Shade watches Richard Rothamel create a meal at Bredwell in downtown Barrington. The business specializes in custom meals for dogs.

A canine Chipotle? Barrington business offers restaurant experience for dogs

Bredwell, at 140 S. Cook St. in downtown Barrington, is a "Chipotle for dogs," says co-founder and Vice President Lisa Shade. The store opened in November and will host a dog-friendly grand opening from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.
The St. Charles City Council is considering creating a tax increment financing district for the shuttered Pheasant Run Resort to spur its redevelopment. A fire in May destroyed large parts of the former resort.
Panel recommends approval of TIF district for former Pheasant Run Resort
A plan to implement a special taxing district to spur the redevelopment of the shuttered Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles is moving through the approval process.
6 ways to make in-office time more effective
As the great "return to office" takes place, one thing we've learned is that while we may be returning to a physical office, we are not returning to work the way we used to.
Vernon Hills’ planning and zoning commission will hold a public hearing tonight for an Urban Air Adventure Park proposed for the space formerly occupied by Ashley furniture store in the Marketplace shopping center.
Adventure park proposed for former furniture store in Vernon Hills
A proposal to repurpose a former furniture store as an indoor adventure park with recreational activities for kids and adults is moving through the review process in Vernon Hills.
Violi is the latest restaurant to open in Oakbrook Center, bringing a modern twist to favorite Greek dishes.
Violi bringing modern twist to favorite Greek dishes in Oakbrook Center
Located at 260 Oakbrook Center in the former Mon Ami Gabi space, Violi opened on Nov. 21 in an atmosphere described by the owners as a "Mykonian escape."
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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