Small Business
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5 Mundelein businesses honored with local awardsOct 13, 2015 5:40 am - A hotel, two restaurants, an auto body shop and a medical supply company are the latest recipients of Mundelein's Gold Star Awards for local businesses. The awards were ...
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Will your boss let you watch the Cubs game this afternoon?Oct 13, 2015 5:40 am - When the Chicago Cubs take on the St. Louis Cardinals in a crucial game at 3:37 p.m. today, will your boss let you watch it? Will you be able to sneak in some streaming ...
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Owner: Create art and 'let go' at new Glen Ellyn studio, galleryOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - In one corner of her new Glen Ellyn art studio, Lucy Dallman sews below family pictures and a painting. The painting is a gift her 8-year-old niece gave her when the stu...
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Own your building? Time for pre-winter maintenanceOct 12, 2015 1:00 am - The unexpectedly cool start to October should have been a reminder for entrepreneurs who own the building that houses their business (and perhaps others whose rent helps...
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Algonquin salon's colorful way of helping cancer patientsOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - Salon 37, along Randall Road in Algonquin, started its Pink Hair for Hope Campaign eight years ago. Every October, stylists would put pink hair strands into their custom...
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California craft beer brewers balance drafts and droughtOct 11, 2015 1:00 am - FALLBROOK, Calif. - Amid severe drought, the water board in this Southern California town imposed restrictions on Fallbrook Brewing Co., just as the tiny brewer doubled ...
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Re:new $19,500 shy of fundraising goal to renovate new Glen Ellyn storeOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - Unless you're guided by a compass or a strong sense of direction, Re:new can be easy to miss. It shares a building - one half has a Glen Ellyn address, the other half, a...
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How retiring Glen Ellyn jewelers help clients pop the questionOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - Some fellas just need a little nudge. They start imagining what could go wrong. A cramp in their bended knee. Their girlfriend gets a sixth sense about the little box in...
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Why temporary parking gets extension at Naperville shopOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - A temporary parking lot that some describe as an "unattractive" or "a used car lot" can stay for five years at the new Standard Market grocery store in Naperville. City ...
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Naperville debates changes to Sunday liquor lawsOct 07, 2015 1:00 am - Two proposals to loosen liquor laws in Naperville seem simple enough on the surface: Allow Sunday alcohol sales to begin at 7 a.m. for all types of liquor license hold...