Small Business
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Elgin association celebrates 15th year with campaignApr 03, 2013 5:15 am - Downtown Elgin, get ready to feel the love. “We (Heart) Downtown Elgin” is a new campaign the Downtown Neighborhood Association is planning to launch sometime around mid...
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Hot dog restaurant opening in former Jimmy’s PlaceApr 02, 2013 11:00 am - The former Jimmy’s Place, an Arlington Heights institution for five decades until it closed in 2011, is getting a new look and a new name before opening later this summe...
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Nanny firm owner sees Alice, not Mary Poppins, as your best betApr 01, 2013 1:00 pm - Erin Krex isn't Mary Poppins. And neither are the hundreds of other nannies that she helps train or place in jobs around the suburbs. Krex, a board member of the Intern...
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Constant evolution help Pheasant Run Resort hit 50-year markApr 01, 2013 7:04 am - An interview with Tim Foley, general manager at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles. Q: Pheasant Run Resort is celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary this year. What is someth...
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Traffic headaches about to hit commuters, businesses in Rolling MeadowsApr 01, 2013 5:00 am - Rolling Meadows Public Works Director Fred Vogt didn't mince words when he alerted area businesses to the roadwork about to start around Golf and New Wilke roads. “It is...
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Small business squabbles over paid sick time lawsMar 31, 2013 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Two months after a severe flu season forced millions of workers to stay home, paid sick time is becoming an issue for many small business owners. City counci...
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State offers screen saver with architectural wondersMar 28, 2013 10:27 am - Architectural and history buffs may enjoy a new screen saver that recently launched by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. The new screen saver offers historic la...
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Palatine business group hosts Girls on the Town on April 19Mar 28, 2013 5:30 am - The Downtown Palatine Business Association will put on its Girls on the Town event from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 19. Several downtown Palatine businesses will offer dem...
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Naperville chamber keeping close tabs on Internet sales tax amendmentMar 26, 2013 2:00 pm - The Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce claimed a small victory for local retailers this week after gaining some legislative support for collecting online sales taxes. T...
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Can't catch whiff of suburban smelt fishermen these daysMar 26, 2013 5:00 am - In March of 1986, fans of the Chicago Bulls were wondering when, or if, their young injured superstar would make it back onto the court in time for the playoffs. The Chi...