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Dick’s Sporting Goods to buy struggling shoe chain Foot Locker for $2.4 billion

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
May 15, 2025 8:24 am - Dick’s Sporting Goods is buying the struggling footwear chain Foot Locker for about $2.4 billion, the second buyout of a major footwear company in as many weeks as busine...
Leveraging local: How to build a brand that belongs

By Rebecca Hoffman
May 14, 2025 10:04 am - In a retail and service world filled with Amazon, Costco, Target, Walmart and other massive, multinational companies, there still remains a surprising amount of space for local business.
US businesses that rely on Chinese imports express relief and anxiety over tariff pause

By MAE ANDERSON and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
May 12, 2025 2:32 pm - American businesses that rely on Chinese goods reacted with muted relief Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to pause their exorbitant tariffs on each other's products for 90 days.
BBB: Scammers target Mother’s Day shoppers

Submitted by Better Business Bureau
May 09, 2025 12:44 pm - With spending on par with Christmas, scammers see the Mother’s Day holiday as a lucrative opportunity. Whether buying flowers, jewelry, or gift cards, the Better Business Bureau urges you to shop wisely.
WGN9’s Around Town will be live at Conscious Cup on May 13

Submitted by Jack Shipley
May 08, 2025 11:31 pm - WGN9’s Ana Belaval and the Around Town crew will sip into the world of specialty coffee on Tuesday, May 13, during a live presentation from Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters Coffee Laboratory in Crystal Lake.
Luxury designer Christos Furs creates new biodegradable fashions

Submitted by Christos Furs
May 05, 2025 10:34 pm - Christos Furs' 20th anniversary fashion show displays luxury designs made from recycled materials like plastic bottles and bike chains, proving sustainability can be stylish.
McDonald's store traffic falls unexpectedly as diners grow uneasy about economy

By DEE-ANN DURBIN
May 01, 2025 6:58 am - McDonald’s store traffic fell unexpectedly in the first quarter as economic uncertainty weighed on diners.
‘We’re simply keeping what was already ours’: Huntley adopts local grocery tax

By Claire O'Brien
Apr 30, 2025 9:45 am - Huntley has become the latest municipality in the McHenry County area to go for a local grocery tax.
Batavia plans to continue collecting grocery tax, despite state repeal

By David Petesch
Apr 30, 2025 8:46 am - Batavia is among hundreds of municipalities in Illinois considering whether to create a local grocery tax in response to the state’s decision to eliminate the current one after 2025.
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
Apr 29, 2025 11:47 am - UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles.

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