Small Business
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Wheaton restaurants want to close downtown street for outdoor diningMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - A group of Wheaton businesses will ask the city council Tuesday to block off a downtown street for outdoor dining to help restart a summer restaurant scene. The Downtow...
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Plan to hand out restaurant gift cards part of Rolling Meadows relief effortsMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - In response to the economic effects of the pandemic, Rolling Meadows officials have proposed the purchase and handout of restaurant gift cards to help businesses, and al...
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Tent rental business waiting for parties to start as restictions easeMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - Summer is the busiest time of year for party supply rentals, but as June approaches Party Plus Events in Palatine is closed and waiting for COVID-19 restrictions to ease...
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Area business chambers publish 'back to business tool kit'May 20, 2020 5:12 am - Several chambers of commerce - including groups for the Lake Zurich, Wauconda, Fox Lake and Barrington areas - have joined together to publish a 16-page "back to busines...
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Dining in the streets? Arlington Heights' plan to help restaurantsMay 20, 2020 5:03 am - Downtown Arlington Heights normally thrives on a bustling outdoor summer restaurant scene, but in the era of social distancing, dining alfresco may soon take on an added...
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Kitchen hour changes among new Arlington Heights coronavirus relief measuresMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - In addition to their downtown outdoor dining concept, Arlington Heights officials have agreed to ease some restrictions on restaurants as part of a local coronavirus rel...
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Facing financial hardship amid COVID-19 crisis, West Dundee sports bar preparing to close for goodMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - The Chubby Bullfrog in West Dundee will shut down for good this summer, its owner announced Wednesday, saying his business will be unable to recover from the financial i...
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'We Care Kits' from Naperville shopsMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - The Downtown Naperville Alliance has created "We Care Kits" with favorite items from several member businesses to bring joy to homes and revenue back to local shops. Ea...
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Bars and restaurants can serve outdoors as soon as May 29; golf, other restrictions to easeMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - Restaurants and bars, dealt a huge economic hit by COVID-19, can offer outdoor dining as soon as May 29, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday as state lawmakers convened to...
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Kendall: How'd you do with your reopening? Or are you still doing?May 19, 2020 1:00 am - Whether you celebrated your business' grand opening many years back or just a year ago, chances are you weren't planning on a Reopening in 2020. Whether or not you've re...