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St. Charles resident keeping busy this holiday season making handcrafted Christmas gifts

By Eric Schelkopf Shaw Local News Network
Dec 19, 2022 12:00 am - Just like Santa Claus, artist and business owner Julie Norkus has been busy getting ready for Christmas. But her workshop is located at Trend + Relic in St. Charles, not...
Grand opening festivities at BIBIBOP Vernon Hills

Submitted by Carol Levin, GLMV Chamber of Commerce
Dec 18, 2022 10:00 pm - On Dec. 16, a huge crowd braved the blustery, snowy morning for the grand opening of Green Oaks, Libertyville, Mundelein, Vernon Hills Chamber of Commerce Gold Member BI...
The problems with using buy now, pay later to fund travel

By SALLY FRENCH NerdWallet
Dec 18, 2022 5:00 am - Book a flight or hotel room now, and pay it off later? It's an increasingly common trend in travel spending. Companies like American Airlines, United Airlines and vacati...
Starbucks workers plan 3-day walkout at 100 U.S. stores

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer
Dec 16, 2022 12:00 am - Starbucks workers around the U.S. are planning a three-day strike starting Friday as part of their effort to unionize the coffee chain's stores. More than 1,000 baristas...
How vacuum cleaners get new life as robots: Batavia man creates art out of others' junk

By Dave Heun
Dec 15, 2022 10:00 pm - Jason Panek of Batavia likes junk. But it wouldn't be fair to label him simply as a scavenger or dumpster diver. He's had a long career in the waste business and most re...
Aritzia women's fashion boutique opens Friday at Rosemont mall

Daily Herald report
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - Aritzia, a women's fashion boutique, will open its first Midwest location Friday at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago in Rosemont. The design house is home to an extensive ...
Retail sales drop at start of key holiday shopping season

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Economics Writer
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans cut back sharply on retail spending last month as the holiday shopping season began with high prices and rising interest rates forcing families, p...
She didn't plan to own a business. Now she has 14 of them, the newest in Vernon Hills

By Mick Zawislak
Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - The FunFlatables Party-n-Play center opening in Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills will be the company's 14th location, but theirs is not a typical story of corporate growth....
A slowdown in U.S. inflation eases some pressure on households

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
Dec 13, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on...
'Santa shortage' in the suburbs? Maybe, but not at malls

By Doug T. Graham
Dec 12, 2022 4:30 am - Reports of a Santa performer shortage may have some parents worried their children will miss out on a cherished Christmas tradition this holiday season. But despite a de...

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