Retail and Shopping
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Peapod service to end in Illinois; Lake Zurich, Palatine facilities to closeFeb 11, 2020 12:00 am - The online grocery delivery service Peapod is leaving Illinois, and facilities in Lake Zurich and Palatine will be closed, its parent company said Tuesday. Ahold Delhaiz...
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Woodfield owner buys mall's builder in $3.6 billion dealFeb 10, 2020 12:00 am - Even in commercial real estate, there's a circle of life. Taubman Centers Inc., a pioneer in shopping malls during the 20th Century and a developer of Woodfield Mall alm...
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Constable: From 'Family Guy' to 'The Diamond Dude'Feb 08, 2020 12:00 am - Throughout his career as a voice-over actor on TV shows including "Family Guy," Bobby Kesselman has provided the sounds of Peter Griffin falling down the stairs, Stewie ...
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Des Plaines Kmart, the last in Illinois, will close at end of AprilFeb 07, 2020 12:00 am - Attention, Kmart shoppers! You have until the end of April to shop at the last Kmart in Illinois. Des Plaines Economic Development Coordinator Patrick Ainsworth said the...
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Listen and shop? Aurora mayor to give State of the City address at Fox Valley MallFeb 05, 2020 12:00 am - Most mayors give their State of the City address to people in business attire during a luncheon at a restaurant or banquet hall. But Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin next mont...
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You've got snail mail: Targeted online ads are now following you home
Feb 01, 2020 5:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — When 33-year-old Jenna Spinelle opened the envelope in her mailbox last month, she felt seen. It was filled with four slick ads for trendy direct-to-cons...
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What you'll find at Geneva's Indoor Winter Farmers MarketJan 31, 2020 5:00 am - It's not every place you can walk in and see a display of baked goods, or canned jams, or a table for women's all-natural makeup and soaps - right near a booth at which ...
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New art installation to transform Rosemont mall entranceJan 28, 2020 10:00 pm - A new contemporary art installation is transforming the grand entrance of the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont. Called "Shimmering Mirage (Red)" and "Descent into ...
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Two stores close, one opens in Algonquin CommonsJan 28, 2020 5:25 am - As 2020 begins, the makeup of stores and restaurants in the Algonquin Commons shopping center along the Randall Road corridor is changing once again. Two popular clothin...
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Why Libertyville is considering lowering price for sports complex propertiesJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - Village officials will consider reducing the proposed sale price of the driving range and mini-golf portions of the Libertyville Sports Complex by $380,000. Under a chan...