Small Business
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Harsh winter puts small businesses out in the coldFeb 23, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — When the wind chill in Chicago hit minus 40 on Jan. 6, Dogs Deserve It shut down. It was too cold outside for the dog walking service's four-legged clients an...
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Airport partners Wheeling, Prospect Hts. friends againFeb 22, 2014 7:00 am - Wheeling and Prospect Heights celebrated burying the hatchet over Chicago Executive Airport Friday at the annual State of the City and Village address to the Wheeling/Pr...
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Girl Scout capitalizes on the munchiesFeb 22, 2014 12:01 am - PHOENIX - Customers of some medical marijuana dispensaries are finding they don't have to go far if they have a case of the munchies. Girl Scouts seem to be foregoing t...
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Small business owners sound off in ElginFeb 21, 2014 3:30 am - Parking, difficulties in dealing with the city staff and the need to band together — small business owners in Elgin had plenty to say during a round-table discussion Thu...
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Guge Institute hosts open house Saturday at Elgin ArtspaceFeb 21, 2014 3:30 am - A popular woodcarving institute that started in Gilberts is the newest tenant in downtown Elgin's Artspace Lofts. The Guge Institute and Art Studio, owned by three-time ...
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Bloomingdale residents split on gun range plansFeb 20, 2014 4:30 am - Supporters of a proposal to transform a vacant Bloomingdale building into a shooting sports facility say it would bring a much-needed new business to the community. Neig...
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Hanover Park chamber of commerce hosts concealed carry workshopFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - Hanover Park police will help businesses navigate the state's concealed carry law during a workshop Friday hosted by the Hanover Park Chamber of Commerce and Industry. L...
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Amil Alkass Named Partner at Lavelle Law, LtdFeb 18, 2014 10:00 pm - Lavelle Law, Ltd, the nineteen attorney firm based in Palatine, IL has announced that attorney Amil Alkass has been made a partner in the firm. Alkass manages the Family...
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Budget office: Wage hike would lift pay, could cost 500,000 jobsFeb 18, 2014 3:11 pm - WASHINGTON - Boosting the federal minimum wage as President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are proposing would increase earnings for more than 16.5 million peo...
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Independent bookseller Becky Anderson ranks her favorite author visitsFeb 18, 2014 12:00 am - Anderson's Bookshop in downtown Naperville has hosted celebrity authors such as “Weird Al” Yankovic, Bethenny Frankel, Dennis Rodman, Cameron Diaz, Giada De Laurentiis, ...