Small Business
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Waukegan tech firm owner helps kids with martial arts, pizzaFeb 28, 2016 6:22 am - Jonathan Kness of Waukegan just opened a pizzeria in Gurnee. He also owns a martial arts school in Gurnee and a technology company in Waukegan. While that sounds like an...
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Budget impasse threatens SBDC programsFeb 28, 2016 5:42 am - Not much attention has been paid to the impact of the state's budget issues on small businesses, but the collective thousands of businesses that 30 Small Business Develo...
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Wheeling High students take invention from class to business launchFeb 27, 2016 6:10 am - Wheeling High School teacher John Kritek assigned his entrepreneurship class a simple exercise: name a problem, then think of the solution. Then-juniors Ryan Caulfield a...
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Four more wholesalers allege Caputo owes grocery billsFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - Four other Chicago produce wholesalers have added their names to a lawsuit alleging Des Plaines-based Joe Caputo & Sons failed to pay its own grocery bills. Strube Celer...
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My Chef Catering earns two prestigious wedding industry awardsFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - My Chef Catering based in Naperville announced that it received two prestigious online wedding industry awards. The Knot has recognized My Chef with its 2016 Best o...
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How Naperville man plans to break world record by cycling for 14 straight daysFeb 24, 2016 4:00 am - Kevin Millar of Naperville didn't enjoy the Chicago Marathon, so he ran a much harder one up Pikes Peak in Colorado. He didn't enjoy his “corporate” job as a graphic des...
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London Skye bringing British fashion to Naperville developmentFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - A fashion boutique that takes its inspiration from England is coming to downtown Naperville. London Skye, a contemporary boutique owned by Naperville fashion stylist and...
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New tax and parade for downtown Elgin, group urgesFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Attracting Judson University students to downtown, as well as creating a special taxing district and moving the Fourth of July parade there, are initiatives in the works...
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Free food as Naf Naf Grill opens in Oakbrook TerraceFeb 23, 2016 12:00 am - Naf Naf Grill will open a new location Thursday in Oakbrook Terrace with free food from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 17W726 22nd St. The Middle Eastern grill will offer free pi...
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Randhurst launches Restaurant Week March 13-19Feb 23, 2016 12:00 am - Randhurst Village in Mount Prospect will hold its first Restaurant Week March 13-19, when 11 restaurants will offer specials and prix fixe menus meant to tempt new custo...