Retail and Shopping
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Jet Foods closing in Carol Stream after less than a year in businessSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - Six months after opening in Carol Stream, Jet Foods has run out of fuel. The supermarket is shutting its doors, continuing a string of grocery store closures in the anch...
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Mall owners giving public early look at Hawthorn 2.0 progressSep 13, 2021 1:00 am - The owners of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills are inviting the public to get a sense of the big changes ahead for the 1970s era shopping center at the Hawthorn 2.0 Fall Ki...
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New plan to redevelop Charlestowne Mall emerges
Sep 10, 2021 1:00 am - A new developer has submitted plans to redevelop the largely vacant Charlestowne Mall on St. Charles' east side. The partnership of S.R. Jacobson Development Corp. and L...
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'If you build it, they will come': Schaumburg and Woodfield came of age togetherSep 09, 2021 8:00 am - When people think of Schaumburg, they think of Woodfield Mall. This is true for those who have grown up in the area and for people who have never been here. When we we...
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Anderson's Bookshop celebrates four decades in Downers GroveSep 08, 2021 5:00 am - Anderson's Bookshop has survived a lot since it branched out from its original Naperville store to open a second location in downtown Downers Grove in 1980. Most recentl...
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Constable: Chicago sports jersey debate is Justin timeSep 07, 2021 5:30 am - With Labor Day over, Chicago sports fans can turn their attention to fall. The White Sox are gearing up for the MLB playoffs. The Cubs are about to pull the plug on a sh...
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Millennial Money: Be ready to work for Labor Day bargains
Sep 04, 2021 6:00 am - This Labor Day, some Americans will have extra cash on hand for holiday weekend shopping. Some people padded their savings accounts by staying home during the pandemic. ...
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Joe Greenberg - longtime Little Traveler employee, fan of Geneva - dies at 95Sep 04, 2021 1:00 am - This story has been updated to correct the spelling of Joana Gorby's name. If you saw a tie-dye-clad Santa Claus on South Third Street in Geneva, that was Joe Green...
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Apartment and retail complex could replace vacant Lisle shopping centerSep 03, 2021 5:00 am - A vacant shopping center in downtown Lisle could be demolished to make way for a nearly $58 million mixed-use apartment and retail complex. In 2018, Indianapolis-based d...
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ACCO names new chief operating officerAug 29, 2021 11:00 pm - LAKE ZURICH - ACCO Brands Corp. Monday said Tom Tedford, currently executive vice president and president, ACCO Brands North America, has been named president and chief ...