Retail and Shopping
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Schaumburg extends suspension of Woodfield Trolley until at least April 30Jan 04, 2021 12:00 am - Schaumburg's Woodfield-area trolley service will remain suspended through at least April 30 - by which time the fleet will have been halted for 13 months - but officials...
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During crucial holiday season, U.S. consumer confidence slumps
Dec 22, 2020 12:00 am - SILVER SPRING, Md. - A closely-watched gauge of U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in December as rising coronavirus cases dragged American optimism to its lowest level si...
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Fortune Brands appoints new board chairDec 21, 2020 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc., a home and security products company, Tuesday announced the appointment of Susan Saltzbart Kilsby as non-executive chair...
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Walgreens stores extend holiday hoursDec 21, 2020 10:00 pm - DEERFIELD - Walgreens said many of its stores will be open until midnight on Christmas Eve and open regular hours on Christmas Day to help with last minute shopping need...
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Holiday season exposes widening disparity among American families
Dec 20, 2020 5:25 am - Vastia Sylvester told her teenage daughter weeks ago: no Christmas gifts this year. The single mother usually goes all out. In 2019, she spent more than $1,000 on an iPh...
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Can't get a PlayStation 5? Meet the Grinch bots snapping up 2020's hottest gift.
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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...