Small Business
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Hoffman Estates chamber offers night of decadent diningOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - More than 20 restaurants and distilleries from around the Northwest suburbs were the stars of the show Thursday as the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce & Industry pre...
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Naperville allows Sunday morning liquor sales, hesitates on alcohol displaysOct 21, 2015 5:22 am - Concerns about Naperville's brand and kid-friendly image dominated talks about two potential liquor law changes during a city council meeting Tuesday night. One of the c...
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Kendall: How to 'stage' your businessOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Sheila Schostok mostly stages houses, working with homeowners and Realtors to make a house for sale look as appealing as possible. You know: Rearrange the furniture. Hid...
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Carol Stream trampoline park grows 'leaps and bounds'Oct 19, 2015 1:00 am - Just as a pool has lifeguards, a Carol Stream trampoline park has the "jump patrol." Like their aquatic counterparts, these safety-minded employees go shoeless and enfor...
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Gasthaus owner said he wants to rent or sell buildingOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - The owner of the closed Gasthaus Zur Linde bar in downtown Elgin said he's going to put up the place for rent and is "definitely considering" filing an appeal after a ju...
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Expect more online fraud as new credit cards arrive
Oct 18, 2015 7:31 am - NEW YORK - The new chip credit cards that shoppers are getting in their mailboxes may prevent criminals from stealing from stores, but many thieves are expected to move ...
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Co-founder of Elgin restaurant dies at 77Oct 18, 2015 7:30 am - Stella Paul, a co-founder of Paul's Family Restaurant at Lawrence Avenue and McLean Boulevard in Elgin, died on Thursday, Oct. 15. For the past 15 years Paul, 77, had b...
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How to 'stage' your businessOct 18, 2015 6:30 am - Sheila Schostok mostly stages houses, working with homeowners and Realtors to make a house for sale look as appealing as possible. You know: Rearrange the furniture. Hid...
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Wiegel breaks barriers in metal stamping industryOct 18, 2015 6:12 am - Erica Wiegel of Elk Grove Village wanted to make a name for herself as one of the few women in the metal stamping industry. So she worked side-by-side with her father, ...
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Larsen Manufacturing owners learn from family leadersOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - Dave and Denis Larsen, fraternal twin brothers who co-founded Larsen Manufacturing in Mundelein, know how a family business can succeed, be acquired, and even rise up ag...