Small Business
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Glen Ellyn auto dealer staying put, credits tax dealSep 24, 2012 11:00 pm - An auto dealer in Glen Ellyn says his business is staying put for the foreseeable future thanks to a sales tax sharing agreement approved by the village board Monday. Je...
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Wheeling leaders favor redeveloping land by airportSep 24, 2012 10:00 pm - More than half of 40 acres almost surrounded by Chicago Executive Airport should be aggressively redeveloped, the Wheeling village board indicated Monday night. The land...
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Cary couple collects $3.25 million Lottery jackpot in PalatineSep 24, 2012 2:00 pm - A Cary couple plans to invest and do a lot of traveling — Ireland and Hawaii are on the pair's shortlist of places to visit — after hitting a $3.25 million Illinois Lott...
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Bensenville executive aims to develop China connectionSep 24, 2012 11:00 am - Kitty Pon, who was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan, came to the United States in 1981, and has volleyed her international ties into a thriving business based in Bensen...
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New McHenry Co. visitors bureau director eager to startSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - The new executive director of the McHenry County Convention & Visitors Bureau has quite a few ideas brewing, including a McHenry County smartphone app, a geocaching scav...
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Attorney general sues contractors for fraudSep 20, 2012 2:59 pm - Home repair and construction companies located in Addison, Barrington and Lake in the Hills are among five businesses named in lawsuits filed Thursday by Illinois Attorn...
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Business leaders raise money working behind the barSep 20, 2012 11:00 am - It wasn’t exactly “Undercover Boss,” but four Rolling Meadows-area business leaders came out from behind their desks on Thursday to serve their employees. They worked as...
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Gas station, convenience store reopens in Lily LakeSep 20, 2012 9:17 am - Drivers in western Kane County have another option for fueling up. The Marathon gas station at Routes 64 and 47 in Lily Lake, closed since 2008, reopened this week. “We’...
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Longing for day when sexist eatery names don't elicit tittersSep 20, 2012 5:30 am - I was 16 years old and in my second year of high school when I learned that punching in 58008 on my calculator and turning it upside down spelled "BOOBS." My appropriate...
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Harry’s of Arlington gets another extension for its expansionSep 19, 2012 10:43 am - A long-planned expansion for Harry’s of Arlington finally will get under way this year after the Arlington Heights Village Board approved another 12-month extension for ...