Small Business
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'We believe in our food': Pandemic can't stop restaurant from opening in WheelingJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - When owners Joy and Esteban Aguado signed on to open another Mia's Cantina Mexican restaurant more than two years ago, they couldn't have imagined the business would be ...
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McHenry County extends deadline for business relief grantsJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - McHenry County has extended the deadline for small businesses suffering financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic to apply for the Immediate Business Relief Gr...
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A lost landmark: Riley Drugs in Geneva to close after 55 yearsJan 08, 2021 5:00 am - It's been a couple of decades since the Klick & Worthley drugstore on First Street in St. Charles closed after being in operation since the mid-1940s, and Burger Drugs a...
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Algonquin receives $350,000 grant from state to give to businesses affected by COVID-19
Jan 07, 2021 12:00 am - The village of Algonquin was awarded $350,000 from the state to help businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Grant amounts vary from $5,000 to $15,000 and will be ...
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Family Video closing its 250 remaining storesJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Glenview-based movie rental chain Family Video will be closing the remainder of its stores, president and owner Keith Hoogland announced in a letter to employees and cus...
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Buffalo Grove still discussing pandemic relief options for businessesJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Relief could be on the way by spring for some Buffalo Grove businesses affected by the pandemic. Village trustees agreed Monday to further explore in February or March t...
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Palatine Metra Starbucks closes but there is interest for new coffee shopJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - The Starbucks inside the Metra station in Palatine is closing today after nearly 20 years, but the village already has received inquiries from prospective new coffee sho...
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Iconic gas station closes in Arlington HeightsDec 31, 2020 12:00 am - 6 p.m. Thursday marked the end of an era in Arlington Heights, as Grandt's Shell service station closed its doors. Longtime customers, family, friends and Grandt's four...
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New year, new restaurants: 10 eateries opening in the suburbs in 2021Dec 30, 2020 5:00 am - Restaurants weathered tough times in 2020, and ordering from old favorites became a way of supporting neighborhood eateries during the pandemic. Still, we all crave some...
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Business already popping for Popcorn Bar in downtown BarringtonDec 30, 2020 4:10 am - Opening a popcorn store during a pandemic while juggling another business and raising three young children? Sure, said Ashley Ryan, who with her husband, Zach, and mothe...