Small Business
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Hoffman Estates awards four businesses for being green-friendlyJan 26, 2015 12:01 am - Hoffman Estates recently awarded four of the village's businesses through the Green Business Recognition Program established in 2011. The recipients of the award for 201...
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Decades after 'Jumbo Janet,' 63-year-old drops 170 poundsJan 25, 2015 6:37 am - That childhood moment when Jan Wilke realized she was a fat girl remains painful enough to rekindle the 63-year-old Grayslake grandmother's tears. Just a kid having fun,...
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NFL players find second careers as entrepreneursJan 25, 2015 5:55 am - NEW YORK - As Eddie George neared the end of his nine seasons in the NFL, the running back began pondering his next play. "Something I'd worked on for most of my adult l...
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Customer loyalty already building for Favio's in GenevaJan 24, 2015 12:00 am - One might say Favio's Pizzeria on the east side of Geneva has come out on the good side of a pizza “perfect storm.” It also doesn't hurt that this pizza place, open just...
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Barrington-area chamber sends good vibrations at galaJan 23, 2015 4:30 am - More than 200 business and community members gathered Thursday night for the second annual Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce Gala and Silent Auction. The theme of the ...
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Arlington Hts. chamber inducts new leader, celebrates 2014Jan 23, 2015 4:30 am - Arlington Heights had a positive year for business in 2014, according to the chamber of commerce, but officials are expecting and even better year in 2015. More than 200...
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Illinois jobless rate falls to 6.2 percentJan 23, 2015 12:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Illinois' unemployment rate fell in December to the lowest it's been in almost seven years, 6.2 percent, the Illinois Department of Employment Security...
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David Simon, CPA, Named Member at Weltman Bernfield LLCJan 22, 2015 10:00 pm - Buffalo Grove, IL (January 23, 2015) -- Weltman Bernfield LLC is pleased to announce that David Simon, CPA, was named member at Weltman Bernfield effective January 1, 20...
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Bauer's Brauhaus in Palatine reborn under new nameJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - A pair of Palatine businessmen received approval from the village this week to resurrect Bauer's Brauhaus and rename the downtown eatery after themselves. The establishm...
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Naperville sticks with two downtown food cartsJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - The same two food carts that sold hot dogs and ribs on warm summer days and nights last year in downtown Naperville will be back again this year — without any new compan...