Small Business
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Schaumburg approves new restaurant, art studioJan 28, 2016 12:00 am - Schaumburg soon will be welcoming two new businesses - an Asian cuisine restaurant and an art studio that will serve food and wine. Village trustees Tuesday approved bot...
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Suburban painting parties combine wine, art and funJan 27, 2016 9:00 am - Would you like a paintbrush with your wine? It's become a trendy pairing in the suburbs. Wine-friendly painting studios such as Bottle & Bottega and Pinot's Palette have...
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Lombard downtown business group denied extra fundingJan 27, 2016 4:22 am - Lombard trustees have denied a request for additional funding from Lombard Town Centre for the second consecutive year. "While we do want to support LTC and be a partner...
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Palatine chamber hires new executive directorJan 27, 2016 12:00 am - The Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce has hired a new executive director. Steven Gaus, most recently the president of the Bensenville Chamber of Commerce board of direct...
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Liquor license revoked for Nardo's after Christmas shootingJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - A Lake Bluff-area tavern had its liquor license revoked for at least one year in response to a Christmas morning shooting that injured three people. Lake County Board Ch...
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Cancer prompted start of Libertyville's Pinnacle FitnessJan 25, 2016 4:00 am - An interview with Nancy Hildebrandt, owner of Pinnacle Fitness in Libertyville. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Pinnacle Fitness is a private personal tr...
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Former Bull pushes back Naperville book signingJan 25, 2016 12:00 am - Former Chicago Bull Jay Williams has pushed back his scheduled appearance at a Naperville bookstore by one day. Williams now will appear at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at A...
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Constable: Suburban blind activists seek accessible InternetJan 24, 2016 6:30 am - The Americans with Disabilities Act has been the law of the land since President George H.W. Bush signed it on July 26, 1990. More than a quarter century later, local ac...
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Small retailers strategize after weak holiday salesJan 24, 2016 6:11 am - A disappointing holiday shopping season has small and independent retailers thinking about how to get customers interested in shopping in 2016. After holiday sales fell ...
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Wheaton's McDonald drive-up staffer offers more than a sack of foodJan 24, 2016 5:22 am - Kendric Welch could be like a lot of teens and young adults who work at a fast-food restaurant. Just work after school or weekends to pick up a few extra dollars for exp...