Small Business
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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 ...
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New Indian restaurant set to open in PalatineNov 03, 2015 12:00 am - A new Indian restaurant is set to open in Palatine's Woodcraft Plaza shopping center on Dundee Road, after the project won approval Monday from the village council. Nick...
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Buffalo Grove stays out of dry cleaner drive-through window disputeNov 03, 2015 12:00 am - Despite claims it would create a competitive disadvantage for a longtime local business, Buffalo Grove trustees on Monday granted a new dry cleaning business a permit fo...
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Five West Chicago businesses to receive awardsNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - Five West Chicago businesses this month will receive Brilliance in Business Awards from the city. The five, which will be recognized in a city council meeting Monday, No...
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Best-Way adds St. Charles storeNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - Best-Way Rug & Furniture Cleaners, which opened in 1939 in downtown Wheaton, has opened a new satellite store in St. Charles. The new location will be a drop-off and...
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Elk Grove mayor recognized as Small Business Advocate of the YearNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - On Oct. 12, U.S. Conference of Mayors representative Jeff Bean presented Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson with the 2015 Small Business Advocate Award, which recogni...