Retail and Shopping
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The Biz Week That Was: Local grocery taxes, crackdown on short-term rentals among the highlightsApr 26, 2025 1:44 pm - Lake Zurich among the latest communities to approve local grocery tax to replace expiring state measure Like dozens of other communities, Lake Zurich will replace th...
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What you need to know about the local grocery tax most suburbs are adoptingApr 26, 2025 1:15 pm - Four basic things to understand about the local grocery tax many suburbs are approving are how it came about, who’s in, who’s out, and to which products it really applies.
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Spencer’s brings novelty clothing, gift merch to new Algonquin Commons location Saturday
Apr 25, 2025 8:02 pm - Spencer’s is the latest store to debut in Algonquin Commons and will host a grand opening celebration Saturday.
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Batavia’s Boardwalk Shops back with 10 new artisanal cabanas
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Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of Trump's tariffs, a new AP-NORC poll finds
Apr 24, 2025 2:52 pm - Americans’ trust in President Donald Trump to bolster the U.S. economy appears to be faltering, with a new poll showing that many people fear the country is being steered into a recession and that the president’s broad and haphazardly enforced tariffs will cause prices to rise.
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Des Plaines enacts grocery tax to avoid losing $1.4 million annuallyApr 24, 2025 12:56 pm - Des Plaines has joined a growing list of suburbs implementing a local 1% sales tax on groceries to offset the pending elimination of a state tax.
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Palatine Walmart among 11 Illinois stores slated for remodelApr 23, 2025 11:06 am - Walmart is remodeling 650 stores across the U.S. this year, including the one at 1555 N. Rand Road in Palatine.
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Uncharted’s new Wheaton store promises ‘any gift for any occasion’Apr 23, 2025 8:53 am - Uncharted, which offers popular brands representing fashion and accessories, home decor, beauty products, candy, toys and more, opened April 4 in Wheaton with a grand opening planned for June 7-8.
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Buffalo Grove board approves local grocery taxApr 22, 2025 5:53 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees voted this week to impose a 1% local tax on groceries when the state’s 1% tax expires on Jan. 1.
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Lake Zurich among the latest communities to approve local grocery tax to replace expiring state measureApr 22, 2025 4:29 pm - Like dozens of other communities, Lake Zurich will replace the expiring 1% state grocery tax with a local one starting Jan. 1.