Small Business
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New Mad Batter Bakery in St. Charles mixes family, creativityOct 29, 2021 6:00 am - St. Charles downtown and tourism planners years ago liked the concept of a big Scarecrow Festival every fall to not only please local residents, but also attract visitor...
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Revamped chocolatier in South Barrington 'like a jewelry store' of treatsOct 29, 2021 5:15 am - After buying and revamping a chocolatier in South Barrington, a suburban businessman now plans to expand to Barrington. Mauricio Andrade of North Barrington owns the cho...
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As the renovated Des Plaines Theatre reopens, take a fresh look at it ... by the numbers.Oct 29, 2021 5:00 am - Closed to the public for more than seven years, the historic Des Plaines Theatre will be hopping with live music Sunday. Actor Kevin Costner and his Modern West band are...
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Sugar Grove couple to bring swim school to Algonquin
Oct 29, 2021 1:00 am - Sugar Grove residents Chris and Carrie Chin have discussed opening their own swim school for the past 15 years. Now, their dreams are coming to fruition, as the Chins ha...
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Join Bloomingdale Chamber's Enjoy Local & Win campaign and help local businessesOct 26, 2021 11:00 pm - The Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce and its members are rewarding customers for staying local. To encourage customers to stay local with all their business needs, the B...
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Constable: Neither 8-tracks nor CDs nor virus can scratch vinyl marketOct 26, 2021 5:30 am - The technology has been around since 1878, when Thomas Edison opened his Edison Speaking Phonograph Co. and gave birth to the first 78 rpm gramophone records. By the 194...
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Firehouse Dogs to leave Schaumburg buildingOct 25, 2021 1:00 am - Firehouse Dogs in Schaumburg, named the home of the best hot dog in Illinois by Travel + Leisure magazine in 2018, is in search of new digs. Restaurateur Jim Gritson...
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How a former St. Charles statuary became a venue for intimate weddingsOct 22, 2021 6:00 am - In the summer of 2020, Karen and Lance Ramella had a good idea of what they wanted to do with the Johnson's Statuary property they had purchased in downtown St. Charles....
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Chicago Executive Airport hires veteran aviation leader as new executive directorOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - Wheeling's Chicago Executive Airport is flying in a Texan to be its new leader. The airport's board of directors has named Jeffrey Miller the facility's executive direct...
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Plans for new cocktail bar in downtown St. Charles continue to move forward