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Thursday, March 4, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Mount Prospect village trustees approved a $26.8 million plan to tear down a downtown shopping center and replace it with a five-story, mixed-use development featuring 80 apartments and first-floor retail and restaurant space.

$26.8 million redevelopment of downtown Mount Prospect shopping center gets OK from board

Mount Prospect village board members voted Tuesday to approve the redevelopment of the Prospect Place shopping center, as well as a package of more than $4 million in financial incentives to support the downtown project.
Arlington Heights public works vehicles operate on B20 biodiesel fuel — one of only seven municipalities in the state that uses that higher blend.

Arlington Heights' vehicle fleet gets greener

Arlington Heights' snow plows that got a workout in recent weeks are not only mean, but green.
Farmers advocates say John Deere and other equipment manufacturers have monopoly on repairs.

Farmers ask for 'right to repair'

The "Digital Right to Repair Act" would require manufacturers, by 2022, to provide farmers with the same diagnostic materials available to official repair providers. It would also require the manufacturers to make parts necessary for repair, including software, available for purchase.
Garfield’s Beverage Warehouse in Palatine is planning a renovation that will include adding a small bar area, pending new liquor license approval from the village.

Garfield's in Palatine plans to remodel, add bar area

Garfield's Beverage Warehouse in Palatine is planning a renovation that will include adding a bar area designed for customers to try products for sale, a concept that launched in 2015 at the Crystal Lake store.
Schmaltz Deli is looking to move to Lisle after 16 years in Naperville.
'The best bagels in Chicago': Lisle trustees eager for Schmaltz Deli to move to town
The family-owned deli still needs to clear several hurdles to make the move to Lisle, but the village already is putting out the welcome mat.
New Dunkin' coming this summer to Itasca
A new Dunkin' location is expected to open this summer in a former fast-food restaurant in Itasca.
The operators of the Zen Leaf marijuana dispensary in St. Charles are seeking to move locations from the St. Charles Commons office complex to a former Jared Jewelry store on Main Street.
St. Charles marijuana dispensary poised to change location
The operators of the Zen Leaf marijuana dispensary in St. Charles are seeking to move locations from the St. Charles Commons office complex to a former Jared Jewelry store in the Main Street Commons shopping center at the southeast corner of Kirk Road and Main Street.
Lisle-based association starts insurance blog
The Lisle-based American Association of Insurance Services has launched AAIS Views, a blog dedicated to providing the insurance community and its stakeholders with insights on today's most pressing issues.
Wheeling cuts fees for business, liquor licenses due to pandemic
The Wheeling village board this week voted to reduce the cost of business licenses and liquor licenses for the next fiscal year because of the COVID-19 crisis.
Wintrust outlines number of businesses seeking paycheck loans
Wintrust Financial Corp. Wednesday said it has received 6,973 applications for $1.27 billion in loans since Jan. 11 in the latest round of the Paycheck Protection Program initiated by the U.S. Treasury Department and Small Business Administration.
Daily Herald File Photo Des Plaines aldermen unanimously approved a new grant program that will help businesses defray the costs of operating safely during the pandemic, such as furniture or accessories needed for outdoor restaurant and bar service.
Grant program created to help Des Plaines businesses recover from pandemic
Des Plaines businesses could receive municipal grants of up to $2,000 under a new program designed to help small businesses recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Mary Lynn Fayoumi
Business Ledger | Fayoumi earns Woman of Influence HR award
Mary Lynn Fayoumi, president and CEO of HR Source in Chicago, has been named 2021 recipient of the Woman of Influence Award, presented by the Association Forum.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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In this Oct. 8, 1964 file photo, The Supremes, from left, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross, perform during a reception for them in a hotel, in London. Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at her home in Las Vegas and that the cause was not immediately clear.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 233, Don Vickery photo: Kitchen preparations such as this are being duplicated all over the south side of Arlington Heights in February of 1965 as 34 Girl Scout troops prepare for a bake sale in the Gieseke Shoe story. Scouts pictured are from left to right are Ruth Nerlinger, Sue Pretto, Debbie Donavon and Anne Baughman.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 219, Don Vickery photo: Bridge players concentrate on their cards during a bridge party at Pioneer Park in Arlington Heights in February of 1965.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 52,005, Dave Tonge photo: Tapes are recorded every half-hour by Sportsphone announcers unless there is a breaking story, when they are changed immediately. Pat Benkowski is recording the voice of a quiz winner, the only prize, at the services cramped quarters in the John Hancock building in Chicago in September of 1979.
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