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Friday, September 21, 2018

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Robert Esquivel, supervisory lender relations specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration in the Illinois District Office, talks to others business leaders at the Daily Herald Business Ledger Newsmakers Forum in Lisle on Thursday.

Panel: Despite good market, boomers not ready to sell businesses

Although the market could not be better for aging Baby Boomers to sell their businesses, many are not doing so because they are not ready to give up their work, according to financial experts speaking at the Daily Herald Business Ledger's Newsmakers Forum on Banking and Finance Thursday.
General Manager Andy Dvorak of Ogden 6 theaters in Naperville checks out one of the unfinished theaters that will host new heated reclining chairs to watch first-run movies.

Facelift to refresh Naperville's Ogden 6 theater, with nod to nostalgia

The Ogden 6 cheap theater in Naperville soon won't be quite so cheap. But it'll be showing first-run movies and sporting heated, reclining seats. Tickets will be $7.50 max.
The owner of Stanley’s Restaurant and Ale House in South Elgin is opening a second location in West Dundee at the site of the former Bootleggers Kitchen and Pub on Route 31.

South Elgin's Stanley's Restaurant expanding to West Dundee

Eight years since opening Stanley's Restaurant and Ale House in his hometown of South Elgin, Scott Stanley is expanding his business into another Fox Valley community where his roots run deep.
While construction work on a residential tower on the downtown Busse Triangle in Mount Prospect proceeds, the village has agreed to buy five parcels of adjacent for $1.17 million.

Mount Prospect closes deal on vacant Busse Triangle sites

The long-deferred redevelopment of the Busse Triangle in downtown Mount Prospect is closer to reality now that the village board has approved the purchase of five parcels in the triangle for about $1.17 million.
Master bathrooms get the luxury treatment in a high-end home. Toll Brothers is building The Woods of South Barrington, where homes start in the mid-$800,000s.
Builders aim to please when it comes to luxury buyers
What do luxury homebuyers want today? Are they going for over-the-top amenities or keeping it practical? Ninety percent of buyers have decided what they want in their new house before even stepping into a model home.
Zebra’s PS20, its sixth generation personal shopping solution, allows shoppers to scan items as they go, streamlining the checkout experience.
Zebra launches new phone for retailers
Zebra's PS20, its sixth generation personal shopping solution, allows shoppers to scan items as they go, streamlining the checkout experience.
Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate investment services firm, announced the sale of a 3,408-square-foot net-leased property located at 2030 Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park.
Highland Park property sold for $4.1M
Marcus & Millichap, a commercial real estate investment services firm, announced the sale of a 3,408-square-foot net-leased property located at 2030 Skokie Valley Road in Highland Park.
Kelly Clarkson
Feder: NBC 5 to air Kelly Clarkson talk show next fall
Kelly Clarkson, the Grammy Award-winning singer and first winner of "American Idol," will host a syndicated daytime talk show to debut in the fall of 2019 on NBC-owned stations, including WMAQ-Channel 5 in Chicago. "I love connecting with people, playing games, music and finding ways to help or give back to communities/organizations," Clarkson said in a statement.
Gilberts: Village laws trump billboard company's desire for 'bigger'
Gilberts village officials want a judge to throw out a lawsuit over billboards placed along Interstate 90, arguing the village board's updated ordinance is sufficient regulation and that WC Media's desire for a larger advertisement doesn't trump the village's authority.
Forty six percent of parents with college-bound students report that they have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to a survey commissioned by Discover Student Loans, according to Discover.
Why less than half of parents with college-bound students have completed the FAFSA
Forty six percent of parents with college-bound students report that they have completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according to a survey commissioned by Discover Student Loans.
Star Levandowski, vice president of corporate strategy and business development for Stenograph LLC, shows some of the company’s current shorthand writers.
Columns | Elmhurst's Stenograph dominates shorthand industry for 80 years
Since the first machine was sold 80 years ago, Elmhurst-based Stenograph LLC's reputation for quality, accuracy and customer service has commanded almost 90 percent share among the half-dozen companies in the market, making the name synomimous with court and legal shorthand reporting.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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