Retail and Shopping
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'If I couldn't buy it at Randhurst, it didn't need to be bought': Memories of Randhurst at 60Aug 11, 2022 1:00 am - When Carl and Rae Gach moved into their new Mount Prospect home in January 1959, Prospect High School had recently opened, but much else in the burgeoning suburb remaine...
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Republican county board members torpedo plan for new sales tax in Kane CountyAug 10, 2022 1:00 am - After spending most of 2022 debating the need to create a new Kane County sales tax to fund state-mandated police and court reforms, county board members decided this we...
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Lower prices offer Americans slight reprieve from inflation
Aug 10, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Falling prices for gas, airline tickets and clothes gave Americans a little bit of relief last month, though overall inflation is still running at close to ...
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Abercrombie & Fitch, Gilly Hicks, new restaurants coming to Woodfield Mall this fallAug 09, 2022 1:00 am - Abercrombie & Fitch along with its affiliated intimates, loungewear and activewear brand Gilly Hicks are among the new retail and dining tenants coming to Woodfield Mall...
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Pioneer Garden and Feed in Villa Park closing its doors after 100-plus yearsAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - VILLA PARK - Pioneer Garden and Feed will serve its last customer and close its doors permanently this August. Owners Angie and Tony Rojek, Villa Park residents for over...
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Good news if you waited to buy school supplies: Illinois' sales tax holiday is beginningAug 05, 2022 5:00 am - The start of school is around the corner and it hits you - you still haven't bought all those school supplies. No need to worry. In fact, this is one instance where pro...
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What clothes, school supplies are included in Illinois' tax holiday — and what's not
Aug 05, 2022 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – Beginning Friday and lasting through Aug. 14, the state will reduce its sales tax rate from 6.25% to 1.25% for certain clothing items costing less than $12...
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Ulta beauty to invest in tech-related startupsAug 03, 2022 11:00 pm - BOLINGBROOK - Ulta Beauty, the nation's largest beauty retailer, said it hopes to invest $20 million in technology startups that can help market its products. The compan...
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Inflation weighs on back-to-school buying for many families
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Huntley High grads open Warhouse Barbell strength training facilityAug 02, 2022 11:00 pm - Brothers and Huntley High School graduates, Dimitrios (DJ) and Anthony Yatos, have opened a strength training facility in Huntley after years of hosting athletes in thei...