Small Business
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Harper teacher’s butterfly trick goes globalJan 08, 2013 1:26 pm - A Harper College course that challenges its students to reinvent used items has spawned a magic trick that’s gone global. The trick, which gives new life to a faux butte...
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6 Arlington Hts. businesses punished for liquor violationsJan 07, 2013 3:12 pm - Six businesses in Arlington Heights were fined or had their liquor licenses temporarily suspended as punishment for selling alcohol to minors. The hearings, held Monday,...
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Lake Zurich design firm works with residential, commercial clientsJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - An interview with Mollee Johnson, owner of Style 1519 Interior Design in Lake Zurich. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Style 1519 is a full service interi...
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Successful entrepreneurs tell what they would do differentlyJan 07, 2013 5:00 am - The best way to learn can be to ask a simple question — which is why I built on a suggestion from Julie Baron, principal of Communication Works, Arlington Heights, and a...
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Friends have own dream of falafel restaurant franchisesJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Four longtime friends, who came from Pakistan and the Philippines, started a restaurant chain in Chicago that has added its first suburban spot at 18 West 066 on 22nd St...
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Algonquin arcade removes violent gamesJan 06, 2013 7:00 am - Kevin Slota woke up with a chill on Christmas Eve, and the realization that perhaps he could make a life-or-death difference in the world. The night before, the Algonqu...
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E. Dundee businessman, village negotiating reimbursementJan 04, 2013 11:20 am - East Dundee leaders are taking a more active role in making sure that a local businessman, who had to shut down for two weeks, is made whole again. Randy Klemm, owner of...
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Schaumburg mayor to share village's 2013 plansJan 03, 2013 10:00 am - The fiscal cliff avoided, Schaumburg has reason to be optimistic about continued economic growth in the year ahead and Mayor Al Larson wants to tell you all about it. La...
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ECC receives grant money to train adults 50 and olderJan 02, 2013 2:11 pm - Elgin Community College will join dozens of colleges across the country in dedicating new resources to retrain students 50 and older. ECC received a three-year $15,000 ...
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Soccer Plus stores closing in Palatine, LibertyvilleJan 02, 2013 8:12 am - One of the first business casualties of the new year will be Soccer Plus, a longtime retailer of soccer and lacrosse equipment and attire. The specialty retailer will cl...