Small Business
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Buy a car, get a gift card? Libertyville might try small business promotion program againJul 31, 2020 1:00 am - A promotional program designed to market car dealerships and help small businesses in Libertyville may be coming in the fall. Under the program, similar to those offered...
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Jefferson block in downtown Naperville closing for outdoor dining, shoppingJul 30, 2020 1:00 am - Outdoor dining will have a place in downtown Naperville without cars this weekend, allowing more space for social distancing and sidewalk sales. Downtown Naperville Alli...
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New sweet shop to open Thursday in ElginJul 28, 2020 4:30 am - A colorful shop with a sort of "glamorous Willy Wonka" aesthetic offering new and retro candy, ice cream, desserts, chocolate and soda is opening in downtown Elgin. Swe...
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North Avenue breakfast icon closes after 57 years due to the pandemicJul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - The breakfast spot with the huge sign in Old English font doubled as a time capsule. Regulars of Olde North Pancake House near West Chicago could turn back the clock to ...
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Kane County wants COVID-19 business grant program, but competing interests aboundJul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Struggling Kane County businesses will be in line to receive federal COVID-19 relief money, but only if board members can pare down $63 million in government requests vy...
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Pulse to host VOIP phone webinarJul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG - Pulse Technology will host a webinar “How Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) Phone Systems Can Transform Your Business” beginning at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The event is be...
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Grandt's station owner says Arlington Heights Park District had chances to buy propertyJul 27, 2020 11:00 pm - While Arlington Heights Park District officials say they were "ghosted" during negotiations over the sale of Grandt's Shell service station, owner Craig Grandt says he g...
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St. Charles bar sues insurer, argues special policy should cover COVID-19 lossesJul 23, 2020 11:00 pm - Alley 64, a St. Charles bar and grill, has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against its insurer, arguing "contamination coverage" in its 2006 commercial insurance poli...
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Small-business loans saved as many as 3.2 million U.S. jobs
Jul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Hundreds of billions of dollars in government loans to small businesses helped save between 1.4 million and 3.2 million jobs during the coronavirus pandemic, according t...
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'Itasca Bucks' restaurant voucher program extendedJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - The “Itasca Bucks” voucher program to help provide financial assistance to local restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic will be extended until January, village officia...