Small Business
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Owner of Glen Ellyn cheese shop has 'magic touch'Nov 24, 2015 12:00 am - For months, the corner building was shrouded beneath scaffolding and tarps. When the curtains lifted and her new business finally opened, Jill Foucré did something unexp...
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Onyx Studio first tenant in downtown East Dundee buildingNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Stephanie Olofson has a vision for her salon, and her new East Dundee location is helping her get there. Onyx Studio, a personal care and beauty salon, opened at 207 Bar...
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Toasty Cheese food truck operator planning stationary eatery in SchaumburgNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Toasty Cheese Mobile Eatery, which began operating its first food truck in the suburbs three years ago, will hold a grand opening for its first stationary location next ...
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Business inventory app idea wins Judson 'Shark Tank' competitionNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - A software application to help small businesses assess their inventory in about a minute or less became the winning pitch at Judson University's second "CREATE Shark Tan...
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Naperville deli owner's alternative to pork bacon: 'Schmacon'Nov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Bacon. Schmacon. No really, Schmacon. It's a beef product that looks and cooks up much like bacon — only better, says its inventor, Howard Bender of Schmaltz Deli in Nap...
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Joe Caputo & Sons grocery opens in Elk GroveNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - As employees handed out free homemade cannolis at the door, Joe Caputo & Sons opened its latest and largest location Friday morning in Elk Grove Village — a much-anticip...
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Beloved Hot Dog Richie's closes in PalatineNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - Bank foreclosure leads to eviction of Hot Dog Richie's
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Maybe snow Friday night, so businesses getting readyNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - With the season's first snow in the forecast for Friday night, homeowners and commercial snow removal companies are rushing to make sure they're ready. Some forecasts ar...
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Naperville electric rates to rise 8.3%, in part due to water costsNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - First it was garbage collection, then sales taxes, and now electricity will join the list of things that will cost more next year in Naperville. Electric rates will incr...
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Proposal would allow small breweries to open in East DundeeNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - East Dundee is considering an ordinance change that would allow for a new kind of business in town. A proposal is on the table for granting brew pubs - microbreweries or...