Retail and Shopping
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Millennials have sparked a sober revolution. Enter nonalcoholic spirits and 'mocktails.'
Jun 30, 2019 6:15 am - It's everywhere you look these days: #SoberCurious, #SoberIsSexy, #SoberLife and #SoberSaturday. There are sober nightclubs, sober early-morning dance parties, Instagram...
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Back-to-school spending will rise 9% and Prime Day is the reason
Jun 26, 2019 1:00 am - The school year is only just finishing across the U.S., but Amazon.com is making sure parents are already thinking about back-to-school shopping. Spending for new clothe...
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Artists show off canine creations in downtown Naperville displayJun 25, 2019 11:00 pm - You can call it a collection of canines. You can call it Pooch-a-palooza. Or you can follow the Downtown Naperville Alliance's lead and call it the Dog Days of Summer. ...
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Brides and grooms are asking for down payments, pizza and TSA Precheck
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Married to debt: Couples are taking out loans to pay for their weddingsJun 23, 2019 6:00 am - Skyler Ramirez has a loan for his house, his car — and now his fiancee's engagement ring. The 26-year-old had already picked out the diamond solitaire from Tiffany & Co....
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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...