Small Business
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A swimming pool and spa for your four-legged friendJun 24, 2013 1:52 pm - There is a new business along the Randall Road corridor that promotes overall well-being and fitness for your pet. The Puddle Pet AquaFitness and Nutrition opened last m...
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Naperville retiree launches new frozen dessertsJun 24, 2013 5:30 am - At 73, Lou Toste O’Brien was tired of being retired. She had been successful with a group of beauty salons and stopped working a few years earlier. But after some trips ...
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Export revival under way for small businessesJun 23, 2013 7:03 am - NEW YORK — When Lawrence Scheer began selling baby clothes in 2010, he didn’t realize it then, but he was on the leading edge of a recovery in small business exports. S...
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Cafe moving ahead over resident protestJun 21, 2013 5:00 am - After several years of dealing with employee parking in front of our homes because of the lack of parking in the massive overbuilt shopping center at the corner of Milwa...
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Downtown Palatine retailers to hold sidewalk saleJun 19, 2013 3:14 pm - Several retailers in downtown Palatine will hold a sidewalk sale starting Thursday, June 20, through Saturday, June 22. Hours vary by store but are generally 10 a.m. to ...
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Why you can't get a gift card at Algonquin CommonsJun 19, 2013 12:00 am - With endless amount of gifts to buy at this time of the year — teacher's gifts, Father's Day presents and graduation gifts — many hoping for one-stop shopping have been ...
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Blockbuster? Myspace? Blue mailbox? What year is this?Jun 18, 2013 5:00 am - I'm a newspaper columnist interviewing customers renting movies from a Blockbuster store in Carol Stream. Have I gone back in time? Perhaps my time-machine moment happe...
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Arlington Heights karaoke bar wants liquor license backJun 17, 2013 3:00 pm - An Arlington Heights karaoke restaurant that lost its liquor license last year wants to get it back, but some trustees say they won't support it. The owner of The Music ...
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E. Dundee to demand payment from grocer on defaulted loanJun 17, 2013 11:08 am - In an effort to recover more than $26,000 East Dundee officials say the owner of a now-shuttered grocery store owes them, they are sending a letter of default to the own...
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Palatine law firm happy with podcast resultsJun 17, 2013 5:35 am - Businesses that “do podcasts well can get a lot of (website) traffic,” says Brian Basilico. Count Lavelle Law Ltd., Palatine, as one of those businesses that do podcasts...