Business Openings
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The time is now: First Watch opens in Naperville’s Block 59Jul 07, 2025 11:13 am - Popular breakfast, brunch and lunch chain First Watch opened in Block 59 in Naperville Monday. Dine-in guests receive free, unlimited coffee with their meal through Friday, July 11.
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Sky Zone trampoline park coming to Algonquin
Jul 07, 2025 10:39 am - A new indoor trampoline park is coming to Algonquin after the village board approved the request with plenty of safeguard conditions.
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‘We’re adaptable’: Libertyville brothers shift focus to acai bowls, their third food-related venture in seven yearsJul 03, 2025 9:32 am - First it was Chrissoulas then West Side Ramen, but the two brothers behind those restaurants in downtown Libertyville recently left their familiar corner to open a completely different venture in Vernon Hills, and soon in Lake Geneva.
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Kona Ice launches in Round Lake Beach at July 5 BeachFestJul 03, 2025 9:17 am - Jessica Tcholakov and her husband, Ivan, are launching their own Kona Ice business in Round Lake Beach Saturday.
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World flavor on the menu at The Tapastry restaurant opening in LibertyvilleJul 01, 2025 2:33 pm - A Gurnee couple is blending their love of travel and different cuisines into a new venture in Libertyville. The Tapastry, featuring a global variety of tapas, is opening in the former Harbor Kitchen space in Libertyville.
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Kendra Scott jewelry store coming to Woodfield Mall this fallJun 30, 2025 6:26 pm - Jewelry designer brand Kendra Scott will bring its seventh Illinois location to Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg this fall.
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Little Villa Pizza Co. brings old recipes back to Des PlainesJun 30, 2025 2:16 pm - Little Villa’s pizza and pasta dishes have returned to Des Plaines after a two-year hiatus.
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Blufish Sushi aiming for August opening of its fourth suburban location in SchaumburgJun 27, 2025 3:40 pm - A long-awaited Blufish Sushi restaurant is expected to open in Schaumburg in August, with time left this summer to take advantage of the building’s outdoor patio.
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‘All the flavors worked’: Italian sandwich shop opens in Des PlainesJun 25, 2025 8:48 pm - The Des Plaines storefront that formerly was home to B’s Sweet Bites is once again open to customers — but with a new name and a decidedly different menu.
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The Purple Pig restaurant to open a new site in Oak BrookJun 24, 2025 5:01 pm - The all-star cast of a popular Chicago restaurant is expanding its theme to the suburbs. The Purple Pig, featuring Mediterranean cuisine with a tagline of “Cheese, Swine & Wine,” is slated to open later this year in Oak Brook.