Small Business
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Never too early: Tax moves every business owner should consider right nowSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - There's still a number of months to go before the end of the year and the smartest business owners I know are taking steps now to minimize their 2023 tax bite. That mak...
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Building healthcare costs into retirement planningSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - Health care is expected to be one of, if not, the largest expense a retiree can have, hence why many put off health care planning. It can also be a mentally and financi...
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Catching up on your 2023 savings goalsSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - As we continue through the second half of 2023, it might be a good time as either an individual or family to look back at your savings goals for this year and check in o...
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Should you invest … or speculate?Sep 03, 2023 1:00 am - You'll find some big differences between traditional and speculative investments - and knowing these differences can matter a great deal when you're trying to reach your...
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Finding common ground on three issues in IllinoisSep 03, 2023 1:00 am - At a time in life when it feels like an overemphasis on partisan political identity is driving a wedge between communities, it's nice to find things we can all come toge...
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Shear success: Meet the St. Charles barbershop owner still cutting hair at 82Sep 01, 2023 6:00 am - Herb Knight held his walker tightly as he slowly made his way out of a busy Avenue Two Barbershop in downtown St. Charles on a recent Friday morning. "This is a real, un...
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Beer collaboration raises $4,000 for charityAug 30, 2023 11:00 pm - ST. CHARLES - Six St. Charles breweries collaborated on a project that raised $4,000 for the nonprofit Lazarus House. The brewers created Summer Pale Ale, the STC Six Co...
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An indoor golf simulator could be headed to downtown MundeleinAug 30, 2023 5:00 am - An indoor golf simulator has been proposed for a vacant commercial building in downtown Mundelein. Rolling Meadows entrepreneur Gus Medrano wants to open Tee It Up at 44...
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300 apartments, plus perhaps another hotel, pitched for Huntley
Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - The owner of the Hampton Inn in Huntley wants to build about 300 apartments, restaurants and maybe a second hotel not far from the Hampton Inn. Village board members rec...
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Is being emotional the enemy of smart negotiations?Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - How did you feel the last time you negotiated a starting salary? Or how about a pay raise? Bought a car? Or even a house? For most people, these are all stress-inducing ...