Small Business
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Painted planters decorating downtown WaucondaAug 31, 2017 1:00 am - Wauconda's latest public art exhibition has added splashes of color - and more plant life - to Main Street. Fifteen wooden planters featuring a variety of imaginative de...
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Mundelein sandwich shop seeks permit for dine-in serviceAug 29, 2017 1:00 am - A popular sandwich shop that opened in a Mundelein industrial park earlier this year is seeking formal permission for customers to eat meals on site. The aptly named GRI...
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Carpentersville restaurant offers authentic Greek street foodAug 29, 2017 1:00 am - When customers leave Carpentersville's new Mediterranean restaurant, owner George Papaioannou wants them to feel as if they've just finished dining in a town square in G...
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Gun shop plan scrapped in MundeleinAug 29, 2017 1:00 am - A plan to open a gun shop and shooting range in Mundelein has been withdrawn by the company, village officials announced Monday. MiR Tactical, which now operates in Buff...
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Chooch's Pizzeria closes following co-owner's illnessAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - Chooch's Pizzeria, the only restaurant in downtown Elgin with a patio facing the Fox River, has closed, and the two-story building is up for sale. Co-owner Mike Butirro...
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Rolled ice cream shop brings new treat trend to NapervilleAug 28, 2017 1:00 am - Ice cream is classic in a cone or delicious in a dish, but at one new Naperville shop, it now comes in a roll. Munchies Rolled Ice Cream sells Asian-inspired desserts a...
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Biggest retail change: How customers get to your storeAug 27, 2017 1:00 am - In one sense, not much has changed since you - or maybe your parents - first opened your store's door: Knowing your customer is critical to successful selling. And your ...
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Roaring Table Brewery taps into Lake Zurich marketAug 25, 2017 5:30 am - Roaring Table, a husband-and-wife run craft brewery in Lake Zurich, officially opens to the public Friday. Co-owners Lane Fearing and Beth May hosted a small ribbon-...
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Rauner vetoes state bill to raise minimum wage to $15
Aug 25, 2017 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday vetoed a minimum wage measure that would have hiked the state's hourly rate to $15 by 2022. The current minimum wage is $8.25. But under the ...
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Naperville native to open School of Rock in SchaumburgAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - Naperville native Jason Fein will bring both his performing know-how as lead singer of the punk band The Run Around and his experience owning School of Rock locations in...