Small Business
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Small business Q & A with with Holly Katko, owner of U-Connect Inc. in LisleJun 18, 2012 6:30 am - Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A; U-Connect offers professional business training and consulting to individuals, small business and corporations in four cor...
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Honquest retirement expected to be far from slowJun 18, 2012 6:00 am - Richard Honquest, longtime owner of Honquest Furniture for Living in Barrington, told customers last week he was retiring. But at 77, don't expect him to retire from eve...
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East Dundee trustees consider cutting the music earlyJun 18, 2012 5:30 am - A slew of complaints about noise coming from three East Dundee establishments is prompting officials to consider paring back the hours music can be played — inside and o...
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Hopeful sign: Small manufacturers buy big machinesJun 16, 2012 7:45 am - NEW YORK — Small businesses that make machines and components for other manufacturers are experiencing an upswing that could be a sign of things to come for the broader ...
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Hanover Park to bid alone for electric aggregationJun 15, 2012 1:09 pm - Hanover Park has jumped aboard the electric aggregation bandwagon, and though the village will go it alone, officials promise residents and small businesses will realize...
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Music meets sweets at new downtown Palatine ice cream shopJun 15, 2012 10:41 am - One Palatine couple has taken the beloved ice cream truck’s familiar tune and kicked it up a notch. Janis and Tyler Holcomb this month opened Rock n’ Roll a la Mode, a d...
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Elgin City Council considers adding second pawnshopJun 13, 2012 9:15 pm - Some residents worry, but mayor supports pawnshop
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30 years of family-made bagels in WheelingJun 13, 2012 11:12 am - Although he’s been churning out bagels for almost his whole life, Harold Harkavy said he has no plans to retire anytime soon. As Wheeling’s Chicago Bagel and Bialy celeb...
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Prospect Heights City Council votes to allow video gamblingJun 12, 2012 5:39 pm - The Prospect Heights City Council, by a vote of 4-1, approved an ordinance Monday night that will allow for video gambling in businesses within the city. The ordinance c...
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Stroll, shop and sip at Barrington Wine WalkJun 12, 2012 3:02 pm - Downtown Barrington is inviting residents to sample the best of what it has to offer at the Summer Wine Walk from 2-6 p.m. Saturday, June 16. Merchants along Cook and St...