Small Business
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Small Business Q&A: Ginny Richardson, co-owner of Ginny Richardson Public Relations, LLC in HinsdaleJul 06, 2020 1:00 am - An interview with Ginny Richardson, co-owner of Ginny Richardson Public Relations, LLC in Hinsdale. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: GR-PR pursues free medi...
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Lake County offering small business assistance grantJul 05, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County has launched a new small business assistance grant fund to help local businesses affected by COVID-19 reopen and adjust to the new operating environment, the...
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How downtown Naperville got a shaved ice stand during a pandemicJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - If there were no COVID-19 pandemic, it's also likely there would be no shaved ice trailer in downtown Naperville. Sno Problems was born out of the quarantine boredo...
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Lawsuit over 2016 fall on peanut shells at Elgin pub could come to closeJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - A lawsuit filed by Roselle woman arguing she was severely injured after slipping on peanut shells at Nick's Pizza & Pub in Elgin in 2016 could be coming to a close. Atto...
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St. Charles extends outdoor dining program through OctoberJul 02, 2020 5:00 am - A temporary outdoor dining program in St. Charles has been crucial in helping bars and restaurants stay afloat amid the coronavirus, downtown business owners said. For t...
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BeaUnique Latin Kitchen plans to open in downtown ElginJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Popular local caterer BeaUnique Latin Kitchen has signed a lease in downtown Elgin where it plans to open a restaurant this fall. Owners Beatriz and Alberto Cardona said...
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Business Q&A: Glenview's Blended Health & Smoothie Bar also deals in kindness, humorJul 01, 2020 7:00 am - • An interview with April Doremus, owner of Blended Health & Smoothie Bar in Glenview, which opened in June. Q. Describe your business. What do you do? A. We are a smoot...
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Dog magazine sues Batavia firm over March 'coconut oil' newsletterJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - Canadian-based magazine Dogs Naturally has sued the Batavia firm CocoTherapy for libel, arguing a March 2020 newsletter article contained defamatory statements that Dogs...
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Wauconda farmers market will launch ThursdayJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Wauconda's annual farmers market will launch Thursday, offering curbside pickup for the first time. People can place orders with participating vendors, and volunteers wi...
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Small businesses turned to technology to survive the pandemic. But it may not be enough.
Jun 27, 2020 6:25 am - Everything about Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books was designed to be experienced in person. Flipping through the pages of its carefully chosen selection of books, milling...