Small Business
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Farmers market celebrates 100 years in AuroraAug 09, 2012 10:50 am - One hundred years ago, Aurora reporters were busy previewing the city’s first farmers market that would bring growers with “vegetables of all kinds, fruits, eggs, poultr...
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HR panel: Take care of your ‘superstars’Aug 09, 2012 10:48 am - Although economic uncertainty has kept business growth in limbo, it’s important to take care of the “superstars” in your organization to make sure they are not lured awa...
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Arlington Heights’ Harris gift shop closingAug 08, 2012 3:35 pm - After a 62-year run, the Arlington Heights business community soon will lose one of its most familiar names. Harris Home Decor and More, which replaced the longtime fami...
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Antique statue in Barrington sparks debate over offensivenessAug 08, 2012 10:23 am - A lawn jockey statue displayed in front of a Barrington antique shop has sparked debate over whether it’s a racist caricature or it honors the positive role such objects...
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Arlington Heights, Algonquin roads development startingAug 08, 2012 5:30 am - Arlington Hts. site has been vacant for years
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Carol Stream says 'yes' to video gamblingAug 07, 2012 5:00 pm - Carol Stream sports bar owner Cons Theros says he's been trying to compete with similar businesses in the area, but it's all been made tougher knowing some of them have ...
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Study to guide Roselle in business talksAug 07, 2012 12:03 pm - Roselle officials on Monday will begin discussing options to develop land and attract retail business to the village. Early this year, the village board hired Mallon and...
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Walk 2 Run program continues at Dick Pond AthleticsAug 06, 2012 2:30 pm - Inside the Dick Pond Athletics store along Randall Road in Carpentersville, you’ll find everything a runner could need — including plenty of inspiration and expertise. T...
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Lawyer today may help you avoid a lawyer tomorrowAug 06, 2012 6:35 am - Your chances of dodging a costly trip, not to mention the additional legal fees, to deal with a suit filed by a formerly friendly client in, say, Montana are likely to b...
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Downers Grove business owner helps clients avoid financial mistakesAug 06, 2012 6:15 am - An interview with Jeffery Harper of Harper Wealth Management Group an Office of MetLife in Downers Grove. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: I help people av...