Small Business
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SBA announces new grant funding to support American-made productsMay 03, 2025 1:06 pm - The U.S. Small Business Administration last week announced a new funding opportunity as part of its Made in America Manufacturing Initiative, the agency’s targeted effort...
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The Biz Week That Was: Team building up in the air, and a suburban downtown makes National Historic RegisterMay 03, 2025 1:00 pm - ‘This is totally different’: Itasca hotel offers rappelling experience Launched in partnership with Meet Chicago Northwest and Over The Edge, Altitude Zone allows pa...
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‘It celebrates our heritage’: Downtown Libertyville listed on National Register of Historic PlacesMay 01, 2025 6:30 pm - A national designation is being heralded in Libertyville as another means to protect and enhance the historic character of the downtown area.
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Watch out for these red flags to avoid moving scamsMay 01, 2025 2:59 pm - As May begins, marking the busiest moving month of the year, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) are joining forces to warn consumers about the dangers of moving scams and the importance of careful selection when hiring movers.
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Company shifts plans for new cannabis dispensary in Mundelein to different siteApr 30, 2025 10:49 am - A company that last year proposed opening a cannabis dispensary in Mundelein has selected a different site for the operation.
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Iconic ‘castle’ in Fox River Grove cancels all events after village rescinds special-use permit
Apr 29, 2025 12:32 pm - Fox River Grove’s iconic Bettendorf Castle has canceled all events indefinitely after the village rescinded its special use permit.
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’Nowhere to turn’: Small businesses dependent on imports from China are feeling more desperate
Apr 29, 2025 8:05 am - Major orders canceled. Containers of products left stranded overseas. No roadmap for what comes next.
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Naperville’s 2025 State of the City address set for May 22Apr 28, 2025 12:48 pm - The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce and the city of Naperville will co-host the 2025 State of the City address on May 22.
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Long Story Short Pub writing new chapter in Barrington historyApr 28, 2025 12:47 pm - Two beloved Barrington traditions, McGonigal’s Pub and Boloney’s Sandwich Shop, are being revived at a new venue, Long Story Short Pub, at 113 E. Main St.
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The workers who feel left behind by return-to-office policies
Apr 26, 2025 2:22 pm - Anxiety is rising for some of the millions of people who identify as neurodivergent — those whose brains function differently, such as with ADHD, autism or dyslexia. More companies are requiring workers to return to an office five days a week. Advocates say it’s particularly difficult for neurodivergent people to get flexible work due to the new movement to cut programs that sometimes help them.