Small Business
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Suburban restaurant gives away 10,000 TwinkiesDec 05, 2012 6:01 pm - A South suburban restaurant has given away about 10,000 Twinkies. Baby’s Cheesesteak and Lemonade gave away the coveted treats Wednesday at its locations in Orland Park ...
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Hoffman Estates Cabela’s hosts traveling memorial wallDec 05, 2012 7:13 am - Shoppers heading to Cabela’s in Hoffman Estates on Saturday, Dec. 8, will be greeted by the faces of Illinois servicemen and women who have died in combat during the war...
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Kaptain sees Elgin as regional leader, destinationDec 04, 2012 1:04 pm - Elgin Mayor David Kaptain talked about the city’s last four eras in his state of the city address Tuesday before members of the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce. The firs...
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Relocated Palatine personal training studio to hold ribbon cuttingDec 04, 2012 11:03 am - Fitness Together, a personal training studio in Palatine, will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, at the facility, located at 1112 W. Northwest Hig...
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Family plumbing company thrives in Arlington HeightsDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - An interview with Tom, Kevin and Rob Ryan of Central Plumbing Company Inc. in Arlington Heights. Q: Describe your business, what do you do? A: Central Plumbing Company I...
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Developing a stage presence can help you sell an ideaDec 03, 2012 5:00 am - Jeanie Carter teaches stage presence — a potentially important difference-maker as you walk confidently to the podium, shake the hand of the individual who introduced yo...
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Barrington’s Catlow theater about to go digitalDec 03, 2012 4:30 am - Nearly 1,400 supporters this summer helped give Barrington’s 85-year-old Catlow theater the chance for many more birthdays, and its owners are expecting to give the comm...
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Holiday chocolate sales to benefit McHenry health clinicDec 02, 2012 10:25 am - Katie Anderson-Tedder first learned about the Family Health Partnership Clinic last year as a reporter working on an assignment. The clinic serves under- and uninsured ...
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Richard Dent talks about life after football, concussionsDec 02, 2012 4:53 am - “The Sackman’s comin’, I’m your man Dent. If the quarterback’s slow, he’s gonna get bent.” — Richard Dent’s introduction in “Super Bowl Shuffle” video by 1985 Chicago Be...
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Indiana financier gets 50 years for swindling clientsNov 30, 2012 5:02 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana financier and former chief executive of National Lampoon convicted of swindling investors out of about $200 million was sentenced Friday to 50 ...