Small Business
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Casinos saturating marketFeb 08, 2013 12:21 pm - Instead, he and his wife, Sandy, expect to do their betting at the Horseshoe Casino in downtown Cincinnati, set to open next month about 15 miles from their suburban hom...
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Sure of wife choice, guys still fret about engagement ringFeb 07, 2013 4:00 am - When superstar performing artist Justin Timberlake asked actress Jessica Biel to be his wife, he presented her with a custom-made diamond engagement ring he designed him...
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G. Whiz in Barrington to closeFeb 06, 2013 8:00 am - After about 20 years, G. Whiz, a gift and jewelry store at The Foundry in Barrington, will start clearing out merchandise today and close its doors by late March. Owners...
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Palatine residents will reopen Brandt’sFeb 04, 2013 2:33 pm - A longtime Palatine staple won’t be going to the auction block, after all. New owners Walt Oswald and Jim Iuorio stepped up and purchased the struggling Brandt’s Little ...
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West Dundee OKs video gamblingFeb 04, 2013 9:27 am - Up until Monday night, West Dundee was the odd man out when it came to its ban on video gambling. But by a vote of 5-1, West Dundee leaders decided to let it into town,...
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Avid runner moves business to Arlington HeightsFeb 04, 2013 5:00 am - An interview with Janet Leet, owner of SUB5 Dynamic Running Specialists in Arlington Heights. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: I am a running mechanics spec...
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New work, ear surgery help Wheaton entrepreneur's creative sideFeb 04, 2013 5:00 am - Nancy Chovancek's life turned around after her parents died and she felt life was too short not to do something she always wanted to do. So she left behind a 10-year ca...
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Is this the year you can finally sell your business?Feb 04, 2013 5:00 am - After way too many years of waiting — for the economy to improve, for banks and investors to loosen up, for buyers to appear — you figure this is the year to sell your b...
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Hawthorn Woods man preserving historyFeb 02, 2013 10:00 pm - As a boy growing up in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago, Jim Dryden was thrilled when he was given a couple of swords and a helmet that his uncles in the military brou...
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Mayor chooses candidate to fill Rolling Meadows council slotFeb 02, 2013 4:42 pm - The vacant slot on the Rolling Meadows City Council will be filled Feb. 12 if alderman agree to the nominee selected by Mayor Tom Rooney. Local real estate agent Laura M...