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Retail and Shopping

‘Mount Prospect is on fire’: Mayor delivers annual address to business community

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 19, 2026 3:59 pm - Mount Prospect Mayor Paul Hoefert delivered his State of the Village address Thursday, radiating optimism about the present and the future.
‘We view it as a trust’: Top Shelf Ice Arena in Gurnee snares $50K business grant

By Mick Zawislak
Feb 18, 2026 7:44 pm - Top Shelf Ice Arena at Gurnee Mills will receive a $50,000 village contribution to reconfigure the interior entrance into an NHL-themed retail space.
‘A home run for Gurnee’: Ikea’s third Illinois location will be at Gurnee Mills

By Mick Zawislak
Feb 17, 2026 8:11 pm - Ikea U.S. made it official Tuesday announcing the pending opening of a new format store at Gurnee Mills.
What if just 1 in 10 people changed how they eat, drive, heat or shop?

By Aya Diab
Feb 14, 2026 1:45 pm - Everyday lifestyle choices can add up to significant climate impact when even a small share of the population makes them. Looking across food, transportation, home energy and clothing, the numbers show that swapping one weekly beef meal for chicken, switching from gas cars to electric vehicles, heating homes with electric heat pumps, or buying jeans secondhand can each cut billions of pounds of carbon pollution when adopted by 1 in 10 Americans who engage in these habits.
Hobby Lobby to move to new Algonquin location

By Michelle Meyer
Feb 14, 2026 11:50 am - The Hobby Lobby in Algonquin is relocating to a new home still within the village boundaries.
36 downtown Geneva businesses participating in 2nd annual Lucky Charms promotion

Submitted by Kristen Cornelio
Feb 13, 2026 9:10 pm - Downtown Geneva merchants are hosting a Lucky Charms promotion from Feb. 13 to March 23, 2026, where customers collect gold coins for a chance to win prizes.
‘A lot of lumber here’: Trees cleared for development being repurposed as custom furniture and more

By Mick Zawislak
Feb 13, 2026 8:25 am - Beyond huge piles of concrete and asphalt debris at a site being cleared for development in Wauconda, the process to repurpose parts of the landscape that have been lost is underway.
MOM’s Organic Market making push into suburbs

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 10, 2026 12:21 pm - A Northeast Mid-Atlantic independent organic grocer is extending its footprint into the Chicago suburbs. MOM’s Organic Market has signed leases in Mount Prospect and Naperville, officials from the grocer confirmed.
Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing year on a lackluster tone

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Feb 10, 2026 8:13 am - Shoppers pulled back the pace of their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone. The report, issued by the Commerce Department on Tuesday, surprised economists who were looking for growth despite mounting concerns about slowing job growth, uncertainty about President Donald Trump's tariffs and other economic headwinds.
Kroger names former Walmart executive as its new CEO

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
Feb 09, 2026 7:33 am - Kroger named former Walmart executive Greg Foran as its chief executive officer on Monday, 11 months after the abrupt resignation of its previous CEO.

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