Business Openings
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‘An adult listening room’: Music lounge proposed for downtown MundeleinSep 29, 2026 12:46 pm - Music-loving entrepreneurs intend to open a listening lounge that would offer patrons cocktails in Mundelein.
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Special financing district considered to spark private investment in downtown AntiochSep 25, 2026 12:18 pm - Antioch is preparing to establish a special financing district to spark private investment and other improvements in its downtown area.
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Durty Nellie’s last call set for Oct. 4Sep 23, 2026 4:30 pm - The beer and the memories will be flowing one last time at an iconic Palatine pub next month. Durty Nellie’s owners announced on social media that the longtime Northwest suburban hangout will close permanently at the end of business Oct. 4.
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Educational products company hand2mind gears up for expansion in Vernon HillsSep 22, 2026 3:37 pm - Educational toy and materials company hand2mind is expanding and consolidating its footprint in Vernon Hills, creating 37 new full-time jobs and retaining 288 existing positions.
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Rosati’s Pizza Enterprises to open 11 new locations in 90 daysSep 22, 2026 2:24 pm - The Geneva-based franchiser behind Rosati’s Pizza said they plan to open 11 new locations over the next 90 days, including one in Sleepy Hollow.
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‘It’s a family affair’: Tievoli Pizza Bar in Palatine training next generation while expanding to second locationSep 15, 2026 4:40 pm - A second-generation pizzaiolo is passing on what he’s learned in a 35-year-career to the third generation at Tievoli Pizza Bar in Palatine as they prepare to expand the family-owned brand.
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Celebrity chef Fabio Viviani bringing two new restaurants to BarringtonSep 04, 2026 5:36 pm - Celebrity chef and suburban resident Fabio Viviani is bringing two new restaurants to downtown Barrington.
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New restaurant means new look for old building in WheelingSep 04, 2026 12:31 pm - Significant exterior modifications and other improvements are proposed for an Indian eatery planned for Wheeling’s Restaurant Row.
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The heat is on: Angry Chickz brings Nashville hot chicken to Aurora Friday with first Illinois locationSep 02, 2026 10:35 am - Angry Chickz, a Nashville hot chicken concept from Los Angeles, is bringing the heat to Aurora with its first Illinois location.
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Buttermilk Cafe, Your 3rd Spot bringing dining, nightlife to Veridian in SchaumburgSep 02, 2026 9:07 am - Everything from breakfast and lunch to nightlife is covered by the first two commercial tenants of a 321-unit high-rise apartment building that’s part of the first phase of the 30-acre Main Street-style development taking shape at the southwest corner of Algonquin and Meacham roads in Schaumburg.