Retail and Shopping
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Can't get a PlayStation 5? Meet the Grinch bots snapping up 2020's hottest gift.
Dec 19, 2020 5:25 am - This Christmas, it's boy vs. bot. Thirteen-year-old John Coleman has tried everything to buy a Sony PlayStation 5. Coleman, from Bowie, Md., spent his summer cleaning an...
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Why Deer Park's sales tax rate could increase againDec 18, 2020 4:30 am - Deer Park voters will decide whether to increase the village's sales tax rate for the second time in three years. Prompted by revenue losses triggered by the COVID-19 cr...
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Plans call for restaurants, driving range, apartments at former Lombard seminary campusDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - A developer is seeking permission from Lombard to redevelop the former Northern Baptist Theological Seminary campus along Butterfield Road. Schaumburg-based Hoffmann Alp...
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$5,000 relief grants available to eligible Antioch small businessesDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Financial relief will be available to eligible small business owners in Antioch through a $150,000 grant program. Developed by the economic development task force and un...
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See the Winter Wonderland on Water Street in NapervilleDec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - Naperville Sunrise Rotary, in partnership with the Water Street Downtown Naperville, Marquette and Ryan Hill Group, is putting on its eighth annual Naper Lights event do...
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Find that special gift at DuPage Art League's Yuletide TreasuresDec 15, 2020 10:00 pm - Looking for a special holiday gift? Stop by the DuPage Art League's Yuletide Treasures, an annual holiday market featuring more than 30 local artists who have created on...
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Aurora Express storefront windows take you on a journey downtownDec 14, 2020 10:00 pm - Trains are the stars of the show this holiday season in downtown Aurora. Aurora Express, a downtown-wide holiday window theme featuring trains and other modes of transpo...
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Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch
Dec 11, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe's and Kohl's, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shippi...
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Gun purchases spike in Illinois amid pandemic, civil unrest
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Twice Blest closing for good after 40 years in PalatineDec 10, 2020 12:00 am - After 40 years in Palatine, Twice Blest Thrift Shoppe is permanently closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a final sale next week. The volunteer-run thrift store is...