Small Business
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Dundee bakery still sending cookies to the troopsFeb 13, 2013 1:26 pm - The spirit still exists, but public enthusiasm is waning for “Operation Sweettooth.” In December, with Christmas being the traditional busiest time for orders for cookie...
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Palatine restaurant likely to stay open despite drug saleFeb 13, 2013 1:00 pm - Although Palatine police say the owner's son dealt cocaine on restaurant premises, a deal announced Wednesday likely will allow La Presa to stay open because of its othe...
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Aurora to implement free parking, remove meters downtownFeb 12, 2013 6:47 pm - Parking in downtown Aurora will be meter-free later this year under a new parking plan the city council approved Tuesday night. The plan does away with the meters that h...
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East Dundee businesses each fined $1,000Feb 12, 2013 3:43 pm - Owners of four East Dundee businesses have pleaded guilty to serving alcohol to minors, the largest group to have done so in recent memory, Police Chief Terry Mee said T...
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Boosting business, having fun: the guy in the Statue of Liberty costumeFeb 12, 2013 1:00 pm - Man tells pros, cons of working as costumed attention-getter for tax services
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SBA head Mills to leave Obama administrationFeb 11, 2013 11:37 am - WASHINGTON — Karen Mills is leaving her post as head of the Small Business Administration, opening yet another Cabinet-rank job for President Barack Obama to fill at the...
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Wheaton entrepreneur suggests to start planning, saving for college earlyFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - An interview with Jim Novak, president of College Funding International. Q: Describe your business. A: College Funding International is a division of Novak Financial Gro...
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Allstate's Gregoire works to help othersFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - When Maryse Gregoire left Haiti in 1971, she was preparing to get married in the United States and start a new life. Years later, her son would become ill and was near d...
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LinkedIn more complicated, but potentially more effectiveFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - LinkedIn ain't what it used to be. The business-focused social media site has “gotten so complicated,” says Michael Yublosky. But, he adds in the next breath, “There ar...
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Palatine music store owner’s dying wish to be honoredFeb 10, 2013 3:11 pm - For John Giovannoni, co-owner of The Music Room in downtown Palatine, a dying request has become a reason to celebrate. “His request before he passed away was that he di...