Small Business
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Mobile devices give small businesses IT optionsNov 26, 2012 6:54 am - You know that fourth quarter tax-planning conversation you have each year with your CPA? Dave Davenport thinks you should have a similar talk with your IT provider. “Sta...
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Another problem for horse racing: fewer foalsNov 26, 2012 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - As gamblers place fewer bets at Arlington Park and prize money drops for winning horses, the effects are felt far from the track. The number of thoroughbr...
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Obama aide among Small Business Saturday shoppersNov 25, 2012 9:45 am - Chicagoan and White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett was among the shoppers who supported local businesses this weekend. Jarrett stopped by Powell’s Books and The L...
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More shoppers, but fewer dollars spent on Black FridayNov 24, 2012 5:20 pm - Thanksgiving shopping took a noticeable bite out of Black Friday’s start to the holiday season, as the latest survey found retail sales in stores fell slightly from last...
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Explaining Black Friday’s powerful pullNov 24, 2012 4:02 pm - BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — Gravy was still warm. Dallas Cowboys were still in uniform. Thanks were still being given across the country as the pilgrimages to the stores began, ...
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Obama buys books to promote independent shopsNov 24, 2012 2:56 pm - ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama made a quick trip to a Virginia bookstore for some Christmas shopping. The president took his daughters, Sasha and Malia, to One ...
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Retailers’ Thanksgiving sales cut Black Friday crowdsNov 24, 2012 12:20 pm - Thanksgiving Day openings and midnight deals at retailers from Target Corp. to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. drew U.S. shoppers out earlier than ever, thinning crowds on Black Fr...
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New year bash for kids at Libertyville Sports ComplexNov 23, 2012 9:36 pm - Kids in fifth through eighth grade are invited to an New Year’s Eve all night party Dec. 31 at the Libertyville Sports Complex. This new event is designed to be fun, saf...
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Traffic brings wine-tasting bar to downtown LombardNov 23, 2012 8:54 am - Looking for a location to open a wine-tasting bar, Cesar and Courtney Peña of Winfield found a spot in downtown Lombard partly as a result of traffic — both good and bad...
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Glassblowing open house in MundeleinNov 22, 2012 10:39 pm - The public is invited to visit local glass artist James R. Wilbat, featuring free glassblowing demonstrations in his Mundelein studio every weekend through Dec. 16. The ...