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Saturday, October 23, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Teardown of the former Days Inn motel at 1920 E. Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village will begin after crews complete environmental remediation work, which is costing the village nearly $270,000.

Old Elk Grove motel teardown delayed by bigger asbestos cleanup job

Demolition of a dilapidated motel on Higgins Road in Elk Grove Village has been delayed while cleanup crews remove more asbestos and waste from the site. "They found a lot more in there than they thought," Mayor Craig Johnson said of the former Days Inn motel the village purchased in June.
Daily Herald file photo Portillo’s Hot Dogs Restaurant plans to build more restaurants around the country like this one in Vernon Hills after Thursday’s IPO.

Portillo's execs call IPO a success

Portillo's executives labeled the company's IPO Thursday a success, saying it is a "first step for us in a long-term journey."
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently approved booster shots for all three COVID-19 vaccine types and issued new guidelines on eligibility.

Booster shots outpacing demand for initial round of COVID-19 vaccines in Illinois

After federal regulators approved booster shots for many of those who received Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines, several pharmacy chains began offering appointments. This as more people in Illinois already are getting COVID-19 booster shots each day than are receiving their first or second doses of the vaccine.
A nearly 1-acre, city-owned site at Batavia and Warrenville roads in Warrenville is due to be redeveloped. The city purchased the long-vacant gas station in 2020, and has been doing an environmental cleanup of the site.

Warrenville shares ideas for former gas station site

Warrenville sought public input this week for its redevelopment plans of a city-owned site at the northeast corner of Batavia and Warrenville Roads. Current plans are to demolish the vacant gas station and do a cleanup of the likely contaminated site before adding three to four new retail, restaurant or small office buildings.
St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates was part of the Amita Health system, but that changed Thursday when the organization announced it’s splitting up its hospitals and care centers.
Amita Health splitting up health care system, says it needs to be nimble
Six years after merger between AdventHealth and Alexian Brothers, Amita Health is splitting up. The change allows the hospital organizations to be more nimble, officials say.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker hopes to provide incentives to lure manufacturers of electric vehicle charging stations and other related businesses.
Pritzker touts job training program for electric vehicle industry
As part of his plan to boost the number of electric vehicles on the road, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday announced a training program for the manufacture and repair of those cars to "attract people to some of the best-paying jobs in our economy."
The Arlington Heights plan commission Wednesday night voted 5-4 to recommend approval of a special use for a shelter care home for young men at 207-209 E. Valley Lane.
Arlington Heights panel narrowly recommends shelter care home's move to residential block
An Arlington Heights advisory panel Wednesday night narrowly endorsed a shelter care home's proposed relocation to a neighborhood of residents who largely oppose the move.
Jeffrey Miller is the new executive director of the Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling. He comes to the suburbs from Laredo, Texas, where he’s been working as director of Laredo International Airport.
Chicago Executive Airport hires veteran aviation leader as new executive director
Wheeling's Chicago Executive Airport is flying in a Texan to be its new leader.
A cocktail bar continues to move forward with plans to open in the space that formerly housed 100 Grapes wine tasting room in downtown St. Charles.
Plans for new cocktail bar in downtown St. Charles continue to move forward
A cocktail bar continues to move forward with plans to open in the space that formerly housed 100 Grapes wine tasting room in downtown St. Charles.
Sister Letitia Lapid is retiring from her ministry as a spiritual care chaplain at Amita Health St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin after 24 years. Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart founded the hospital in 1902 and have had a nun working there ever since.
The last nun? Sister Leticia's retirement at St. Joseph Hospital could end nearly 120-year streak
Sister Leticia Lapid is retiring from her ministry as a spiritual care chaplain at Amita St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin. The hospital was founded by Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart in 1902. If another nun isn't hired to replace her, it will be the first time in the hospital's history a nun working there.
Signode to relocate packaging operations from Glenview to Roselle by 2022
After more than 60 years in Glenview, Signode is moving its packaging operations to Roselle by next year.
On October 20, the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) held a team-building/philanthropy day at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora, where they hand-packed meals for hungry children in remote areas of the world. BCEN staff based in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana and Michigan flew in to BCEN’s Oak Brook headquarters to participate in the very special day.
Business Ledger | After Hours: BCEN
On Oct. 20, the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) held a team-building/philanthropy day at Feed My Starving Children in Aurora, where they hand-packed meals for hungry children in remote areas of the world. BCEN staff based in Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana and Michigan flew in to BCEN's Oak Brook headquarters to participate in the very special day.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 34,505, Jim Frost photo: Jimmy and Susan Jirgenson send their Christmas to Santa of the North Pole. The Palatine Jaycees and Jaycees wives sets up a special Santa Mailbox to speed up the delivery of all letters to Santa in December of 1974.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 33,760, Dom Najolia photo: Forest View High School students arm wrestle as part of their homecoming activities in Arlington Heights in October of 1974.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 55,495, Scott Sanders photo: Former President Gerald Ford and his wife Betty on the Phil Donahue Show in Chicago in July of 1980.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 53,711, Barry Jarvinen photo: Armed with a map shout the speed of rush our traffic on Chicago’s major arteries, Gary lee directs the preparation of reports for the Shadow Traffic Network in Chicago in February of 1980.
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