Retail and Shopping
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New to camping? Learn to 'Camp With a Ranger'Jul 23, 2017 11:00 pm - No one ever offered me "camping lessons" and I was maybe too young as a Cub Scout to pay enough attention or care enough about the few times we talked about surviving an...
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There's a plan to make chip credit cards less annoying
Jul 23, 2017 7:21 am - In most of the world, buying goods with a credit card equipped with a chip is a mindless, routine task. Americans, having arrived late to chips after decades of swiping ...
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St. Charles electric shop has connection to Buckingham FountainJul 19, 2017 11:00 pm - It qualifies as a great trivia question under the category of "St. Charles history." Which St. Charles business has a significant, even historic, connection to the Bucki...
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Hawthorn receives ComEd incentive for new HVAC systemJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - VERNON HILLS - Hawthorn Mall will receive $192,000 in incentives from ComEd for participating in the electric utility company's Energy Efficiency Program. The incentive ...
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Cultural arts center considered for downtown GenevaJul 16, 2017 11:00 pm - The idea of a cultural arts center has been bounced around in Geneva for some time, and creating such a place is essentially the goal of the Geneva Cultural Arts Commiss...
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How our online shopping habits are hurting American jobs
Jul 16, 2017 7:19 am - More and more Americans are embracing a trend that labor groups have come to fear: We are shopping online now about as often as we take out the trash. About a third of a...
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Art Van Furniture offers employee pricing to flood victimsJul 14, 2017 1:00 am - Art Van Furniture announced it will help area residents affected by this week's flooding by extending its employee family pricing to flood victims Customers should bring...
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Lavender shop opens in downtown GenevaJul 12, 2017 11:00 pm - New Geneva shop offers variety of products made from this versatile plant
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Gymboree to close 16 Illinois storesJul 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Gymboree, a children's clothing retailer, said it is closing 350 stores, including 16 Illinois locations. The store closings include some of its sister stores — Jani...
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True Value considers sale, could fetch about $800 millionJul 11, 2017 1:00 am - True Value Co. is considering a sale that could value the home-improvement store chain at about $800 million, according to people familiar with the matter. The Chic...