Small Business
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What is the Prairie Food Co-op? Learn this weekend in LombardSep 15, 2016 5:30 am - Chances are, if you live in Lombard, you've seen the name Prairie Food Co-op somewhere. Still have no idea what it is? The group is hosting a community meeting from 2:3...
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Top suburban entrepreneurs honored at Business Ledger eventSep 15, 2016 1:00 am - It was an evening dedicated to risk taking and overcoming failure as 19 local entrepreneurs were honored during the 17th Annual Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards, hosted...
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Developer wants to turn vacant Mundelein building into retail, restaurant spaceSep 14, 2016 1:00 am - A vacant industrial building in downtown Mundelein that recently was purchased by the village would be converted into retail and restaurant space under a developer's pro...
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Bear Paddle Swim School to open in early 2017 in Lake in the HillsSep 12, 2016 11:00 pm - A new swimming school for tots to teens is coming to the Randall Road corridor. Early next year, Bear Paddle Swim School is expected to open in Lake in the Hills, on the...
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Wagging Hearts' Stancato leads help for animals displaced in Louisiana floodsSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - Round Lake resident Linda Stancato, director of Wagging Hearts, a foster-based animal rescue and adoption organization in Hainesville, saw the devastation of the floodin...
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Wauconda's farmers market ends season early, frustrating fansSep 09, 2016 1:00 am - Wauconda's weekly farmers market has ended its season early rather than relocating away from Main Street for the last few gatherings as planned. The Wauconda Area Ch...
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Schaumburg's Quality Float Works files bankruptcy protectionSep 09, 2016 1:00 am - Schaumburg-based Quality Float Works Inc., which makes metal float balls, valves and assemblies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The global manufacturing...
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Cooking school for kids opens in MundeleinSep 08, 2016 5:20 am - A new culinary school in downtown Mundelein aims to teach kids as young as preschoolers the joy of cooking. Students at Youthage Culinary, 508 N. Seymour Ave., will lear...
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Dooley's Irish Ale House closes in West DundeeSep 07, 2016 2:00 pm - Dooley's Irish Ale House has closed in downtown West Dundee, leaving its landlord and village officials searching for a new restaurateur to occupy the space. The Irish p...
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New Long Grove business owner has family ties to downtownSep 06, 2016 5:44 am - Stationery store opens across from where owner's grandmother's shop once stood