Retail and Shopping
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'Not your typical candy store': Campton Hills shop offers sweets from around the world
Jan 31, 2023 12:00 am - Pablo Perez and Solange Zuniga still have a taste for candy from their home country, Argentina. At the Campton Hills couple's newly opened business, The Whimsy Farm Cand...
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Angelo Caputo's Fresh Market to hold job fairs this week for new Mount Prospect locationJan 31, 2023 12:00 am - MOUNT PROSPECT - Angelo Caputo's Fresh Market is holding two job fairs for its new Mount Prospect location on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to...
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Ann's Hallmark Store in Round Lake Beach is closing Feb. 15Jan 30, 2023 10:00 pm - Ann's Hallmark store at 274 E. Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach will be closing for business on Feb. 15, as the owner is retiring. Ann's Hallmark opened in Round Lake B...
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First Fridays on Feb. 3 kicks off 10th year with 'Love Local' themeJan 30, 2023 10:00 pm - Now in its 10th year, First Fridays will celebrate its local roots with events featuring local artists and musicians on Feb. 3. The popular, monthly celebration starts i...
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It's 'sheer madness,' but Valentine's Day provides a sweet spot for suburban retailersJan 29, 2023 12:00 am - Love is serious business for independent shop owners in February. Valentine's Day provides a correction from the January slump, a bright spot in a slow season and — at B...
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Geneva's RJA Design Interiors mixes modern, traditional for a 'quirky and deliberate' aestheticJan 27, 2023 5:00 am - As a collector of unique furniture and art pieces, Richard Abrahamson is grateful he has a 5,000-square-foot warehouse near Northwestern Delnor Hospital in Geneva to sto...
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How sweet it is: Crumbl Cookies opening in Glen EllynJan 26, 2023 12:00 am - The giant mixers churning dough. The sweet aroma filling the air. The lines of customers snatching up pink boxes. That's just the way the cookie crumbles at Crumbl Cooki...
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St. Charles could raise home rule sales tax to help pay for street repair
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Tickets on sale now for Downtown Naperville's Winter Wine Walk 2023Jan 22, 2023 10:00 pm - Assemble your squad for a fun experience in downtown Naperville that is sure to please any wine lover's palette. Tickets are on sale now for Downtown Naperville's Winter...
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Thirteen businesses open in downtown Aurora in 2022Jan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - This year saw 11 storefronts filled in downtown Aurora plus two that joined existing tenants. Of the 13 businesses, eight are new, four relocated, and one reopened. ...