Small Business
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Suit claims violations at Elk Grove restaurant, othersNov 13, 2015 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office announced a federal lawsuit Friday against three Chinatown employment agencies and two suburban restaurants, al...
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Purple Sprout to bring healthy vegan, raw food options to WheelingNov 11, 2015 10:00 pm - Suburbanites seeking vegan food — both raw and cooked — have a new option as the Purple Sprout Cafe at Riverside Plaza in Wheeling opens to the public today. Purple Spr...
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Mark your calendar for holiday events at Geneva CommonsNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - You might think it's too early to think about Christmas, but businesses up and down the Randall Road corridor are wasting no time preparing for the holidays. In fact, th...
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Why you can pay for medical marijuana only with cashNov 09, 2015 12:00 am - You can legally buy marijuana in the suburbs now, as long as you have an approved medical condition, obtain a state-issued identification card, follow a list of registra...
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PayPal's unconventional lending program attracts small businesses
Nov 08, 2015 5:48 am - Sassy Princess is not your traditional borrower. Zakiyyah Yasin, owner of the kid-friendly spa in Woodbridge, Virginia, did not want to turn to a bank for a loan when sh...
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Melaniphy, group pave way for S. Korean tiesNov 08, 2015 4:45 am - John C. Melaniphy III, Wheeliing's economic development director, never took lessons in the martial arts. So he was as amazed as anyone when, after spending some 12-hour...
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Humor becomes part of CPA firm's identityNov 08, 2015 4:22 am - It's more often a knowing smile than a knee slapping, laugh-out-loud response, but the fact that humor exists on a CPA firm's website is worth exploring. Humor can be to...
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Batavia considers liquor tax, higher gas tax for 2016 budgetNov 06, 2015 4:09 am - Editor's note: An earlier version incorrectly tied reasons for an increase in Batavia's overall proposed budget to the city's electric utility. Getting a beer or fi...
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Lester: How an Arlington Heights shoe repairman juggles cancer, IronmansNov 05, 2015 4:30 am - Fighting leukemia is an all-encompassing endeavor. So is training for an Ironman race. Imagine doing both at the same time. Running (sometimes literally) around the stat...
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Naperville man's app helps people pick pets from shelters nationwideNov 03, 2015 4:10 am - Mark Wade got his dog, Kitsu, on a whim during a family trip to a pet store 14 years ago. He would never dream of taking the same approach today, he says. Not with what ...