Small Business
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‘You feel like family’: Mount Prospect’s Mrs. P & Me celebrates milestoneJun 26, 2024 11:35 am - Mount Prospect officials paid tribute this week to Mrs. P & Me, the bar and restaurant that’s been a downtown mainstay for more than a century and this year is celebrating its 20th anniversary under its current owners.
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Mega warehouse gets green light to build on Geneva’s east side
Jun 26, 2024 11:15 am - In a series of split votes at a special meeting Monday, Geneva City Council members approved a 55.62-acre annexation, which will include a 719,200-square-foot warehouse on the city’s east side.
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A scoop of nostalgia: The Milk House turns memories into unique ice cream flavorsJun 24, 2024 12:01 pm - The Milk House ice cream shop in Pingree Grove is an Illinois “Maker” inducted into the Illinois Office of Tourism’s “Illinois Made” program featuring artisans, experiences and products unique to the state.
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The Springfield recap: Highlights from this legislative sessionJun 23, 2024 5:07 am - The Illinois legislative session has concluded, and laws were passed that will support small businesses struggling to hire employees and significantly impact health insur...
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Legos resale store opening in Algonquin; ‘passion project’ for McHenry family
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‘It’s like giving happiness’: Crystal Lake catering business brings mini pancakes to the masses
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The Biz Week That Was: Data center, doggy day care and theater redevelopment among highlightsJun 16, 2024 5:52 am - Hoffman Estates says goodbye to Sears HQ, hello to Compass Datacenters as redevelopment kicks off Though demolition and construction still lie ahead, Thursday marked...
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Pedaling uphill: Ingenuity, adaptability have made the difference for suburban bike shops since the pandemicJun 16, 2024 5:44 am - The inventory and service demands that accompanied the pandemic’s sudden surge of interest in cycling sent suburban bike shops pedaling uphill on an already 4-year-long journey that hasn’t yet seen a downhill coast to 2019 market norms.
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‘A lounge, but for candy’: New gaming-themed candy store opens in West DundeeJun 14, 2024 11:25 am - West Dundee husband and wife Bill Platt and Michelle Wright are opening Candy Quest, a gaming-themed candy store, in West Dundee.
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‘For the love of dogs’: Dog day care facility in Mount Prospect gets new ownerJun 13, 2024 7:08 pm - Eric Lewandowski is proving that you can teach an old dog day care facility new tricks. Lewandowski is the new owner of Dog Play Day Care in downtown Mount Prospect. He is running an all-purpose business that is extremely dog friendly -- one might call it a dog spa.