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Thursday, May 28, 2020

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Retail giant Amazon has confirmed it’s building the grocery store taking shape in the former Babies R Us location at 16 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg.

Amazon behind 'mystery' grocery store coming to Schaumburg

Amazon representatives confirmed Tuesday that the retail giant will be the operator of the nearly 43,000-square-foot grocery store opening in the former Babies R Us space in Schaumburg.
Jeff Lencioni of Docks Bar and Grill in Wauconda is excited to be opening their patio on Friday on a first-come, first-serve basis. The restaurant has reduced the seating capacity for its patio that overlooks Bangs Lake.

What you need to know about suburban restaurants and bars reopening

Suburban restaurants will begin welcoming back patrons for outdoor dining Friday, with some restrictions in place to provide physical distancing and reduce the spread of COVID-19. Here's what to expect.
Bartender Andrew Kray, left, serves a beer to Patrick Leach of Elburn on Tuesday at Eddie Gaedel Pub and Grill in Elburn, which has defied the governor’s orders by reopening to indoor dining May 21.

Elburn pub defies state, reopens for dine-in business with mayor's blessing

An Elburn pub has defied the state by reopening for indoor, sit-down business. And it did so with the blessing of Village President Jeff Walter, who said he sat at the bar to eat his dinner Thursday night.
Matt Piper of The Beer Cellar in Geneva stocks a cooler in preparation for walk-in business that’s expected to restart Friday.

Where you'll be able to go shopping in the suburbs starting Friday

With Illinoisans eager for the looser restrictions that accompany Phase 3 of the state's COVID-19 reopening plan, suburban retailers are preparing to welcome customers as soon as Friday.
The Arlington Alfresco outdoor dining plan that would fence off the main downtown streets of Vail Avenue and Campbell Street, as depicted in this rendering, won’t be ready until sometime next week, officials said Tuesday. Though some individual restaurants with dedicated outdoor patios will be able to open Friday.
Some Arlington Heights restaurants to open Friday, but no street closures yet
While some individual Arlington Heights restaurants are expected to open for outdoor dining on Friday, a larger village-led downtown initiative that would shut down local streets is expected to begin some time next week, the mayor said Tuesday.
A request for a Windy City Cannabis dispensary to occupy the Bar Louie building at 1160 Plaza Drive near Woodfield Mall was withdrawn Tuesday, but the co-owner of the site wants to continue pursuing his request to rezone it to enable greater flexibility for its future use.
Request for second pot shop near Woodfield withdrawn
A request to locate a second recreational pot shop near Woodfield Mall -- in the Bar Louie building at Golf and Meacham roads -- was withdrawn Tuesday, ending its race with a competitor to prohibit the other under state law due to their proximity.
Jenny Latham is struggling to pay the $3,800 monthly rent for her shop, Celidan Creations Florist. Her mom Karin Jacobs, who founded the store in 1992, passed away last month.
A longtime Naperville flower shop is struggling to survive -- along with the American dream
Florists dream of spring, when shops burst in a colorful riot of blooms while ledgers pool in black ink. First Communions, Palm Sunday, Easter, proms, charity events, weddings, more weddings and the flowery grail of Mother's Day. But spring has been brutal for Jenny Latham, owner of Celidan Creations Florist in Naperville.
A 21-unit apartment building is slated to be constructed on a vacant lot along St. Charles’ First Street corridor.
Plans moving forward for new St. Charles apartment building
To complement the shops, restaurants, offices and residences that have revitalized the First Street corridor, St. Charles will expand its downtown housing stock with the development of a new apartment building.
Pam Zekman
Feder: Mass layoffs at CBS 2 hit Pam Zekman, other 'valued members of our team'
The legendary Pam Zekman, one of Chicago television's premier investigative reporters, was among at least a dozen employees at WBBM-Channel 2 who lost their jobs today in sweeping companywide layoffs at CBS, sources said.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker
Pritzker issues rules as Illinois prepares for reopening
Barbers and their customers will have to wear face masks. Restaurants will be able to serve diners outdoors only, with parties no larger than six people, spaced apart. And youth sports may hold practices and drills for 10 or fewer people, as long as the water fountains are shut off and other rules are followed.
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken, background left, and Doug Hurley perform communication checks in the Crew Dragon capsule before launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Historic SpaceX launch postponed because of stormy weather
The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit has been called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown because of the danger of lightning. Liftoff is rescheduled for Saturday.
Business Ledger | ATI Physical Therapy hires Powers as real estate chief
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