Retail and Shopping
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What will it take to revive Hawthorn Mall? Residents give feedbackJun 19, 2019 5:30 am - That a major transformation is needed to revive the 1970s-era Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills is undisputed, but the potential level of tax incentives to do that is an unk...
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Batavia boutiques add fashionable flair to city's downtownJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Sometimes, it's worth it to go off the beaten path. I stopped in at Limestone Coffee and decided to check out the beautiful Fox River. As I looked south toward the isla...
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Neighbors fear parking issues, cramped views from downtown Naperville developmentJun 18, 2019 5:24 am - When developers Dwight and Ruth Yackley finished the first two phases of the Main Street Promenade shopping and office center in downtown Naperville, they had a plan for...
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Bartlett barn gets reboot as Prestige Creative Markets and NurseryJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Since 1969, Prestige Nursery and Gift Shop has been a fixture and a meeting place for its Bartlett neighbors. “For years it had been a destination place. We had custome...
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Chambers of commerce largely staying silent on marijuana salesJun 17, 2019 5:30 am - Suburban chambers of commerce are largely staying out of the debate on whether to allow or forbid recreational marijuana sales in towns across the region. The ethics be...
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Allow sales or 'incur pain'? Suburbs weighing legal pot shop regulationsJun 17, 2019 5:30 am - Recreational use of marijuana will be legal in Illinois come Jan. 1, but whether pot can be sold in our backyards is up to local officials. Each community has the author...
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Town hall meeting on Hawthorn Mall planJun 16, 2019 1:00 am - A town hall meeting to present the proposed redevelopment plans for Hawthorn Mall will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, inside the vacant Carson Pirie Scott store ...
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Amazon's one-day delivery depends on the work of thousands of robots
Jun 15, 2019 6:09 am - The sprawling warehouse, which looks big enough to double as an airport hangar, is unofficially known as the "robot highway." Inside Amazon's Denver "sortation center," ...
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Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights ready to show off renovationsJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights will show off its first major renovation since it opened in 1987 with a three-day celebration beginning Friday. The Japanese sup...
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Reopened Ace Hardware, new medical facility a boost for Palatine PlazaJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - Palatine Plaza is getting busier with the reopening of Ace Hardware under a new ownership group and the planned addition of medical offices. Highland Park-based Mutual A...