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Friday, April 23, 2021

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Selfie WRLD Schaumburg, a do-it-yourself photo studio, will open May 1 in the Streets of Woodfield shopping center in Schaumburg.

Selfie WRLD photo studio coming to Streets of Woodfield

Born from a pandemic-caused layoff, a new do-it-yourself photo studio at Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg aims to be a source of fun for those emerging from their own cocoons of the past year.
Century Tile’s Mount Prospect store at Rand and Central roads is shown in 1972, shortly after it opened.

Century Tile will close all 4 of its locations

Century Tile, an iconic Chicago-area tile and carpet retailer and one of the largest floorcovering retailers in the Midwest, announced its permanent closure and liquidation of all stores this month.
Scratchboard Kitchen Executive Chef Grace Goudie, left, creates courses last month for a special dinner series called Recipe for Empowerment.

Scratchboard Kitchen hosts new dinner series Women in Culinary Driving Change

The women behind Arlington Heights' Scratchboard Kitchen are pairing with other women in the food industry for a series of special dinners.
A park shown in this rendering serves as the focal point of the Naper Commons subdivision, planned for a portion of the Nokia property in Naperville.

Despite outcry, Naper Commons subdivision plans move ahead in Naperville

Housing developers have received Naperville City Council approval to build a new subdivision that neighbors and environmentalists fear will disrupt wildlife habitats in surrounding forest preserves.
Tracy Brown
Feder: Chicago Public Media promotes Tracy Brown to WBEZ content chief
Tracy Brown, who joined WBEZ 91.5-FM as managing editor in 2019, has been promoted to chief content officer of the Chicago Public Media news/talk station.
FILE - In this July 15, 2011 file photo, Karen Lingermuth, of Niles, Ill., plays the slots during a special VIP event at the Rivers Casino in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, Ill. Chicago is taking a big step toward building its long-awaited first casino. Starting Thursday, April 22, 2021, city officials are officially seeking bids from companies interested in what’s being billed as a “world-class” resort scheduled to open by 2025. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP, File)
Chicago seeks developer to open city's first casino by 2025
Chicago is laying its cards on the table and officially seeking bids to build the first casino in the nation's third-largest city. City leaders want a "world-class" resort that'll draw locals and tourists while boosting Chicago's finances, but several steps remain.
Exelon said its Braidwood nuclear plant was at “high risk for premature closure.”
Lawmakers question Exelon audit
Members of a state Senate committee sharply criticized a recent audit of Exelon's nuclear power plant operations that suggested ratepayers may need to subsidize two of those plants by as much as $350 million over the next five years.
OWP hopes to market ADHD drug
Naperville-based OWP Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it has submitted for U.S. patent protection the first oral liquid suspension of atomoxetine hydrochloride, a drug often used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Clean as a Whisker dog groomers has set up a new spring-themed window display at 322 W. Main St. in St. Charles.
Window shopping: A look at some creative displays in the Tri-Cities
Window shopping remains an interesting American sport -- and the creative process involved in it for merchants in the Tri-Cities is as important as any other marketing tool at their disposal.
Parts Town acquires Dayton Appliance Parts
Addison-based Parts Town has acquired the assets of Dayton Appliance Parts Co., a leading Midwest distributor of residential appliance parts. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Sears opened at Gurnee Mills in 2004 and featured wide aisles. The store closed in 2018, and this week the village agreed to an incentive plan that will help the mall’s owners to rehab the massive store into three smaller locations.
Gurnee approves $500,000 incentive plan to help bring Hobby Lobby to Gurnee Mills
Hobby Lobby will be one of three new tenants to occupy the space once used by Sears at Gurnee Mills mall after the Gurnee village board on Monday approved an incentive package worth up to $500,000 to defray the cost of renovations for the mall's owners.
Jamie Moriarty
Columns | Gourmet Kitchn finds a big e-commerce appetite
When Jamie Moriarty and his partner discovered an unfilled need, they moved quickly to fill it. Gourmet Kitchn has seen tremendous growth in just a few months.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 387, Tom Grieger photo: These two girls look through books in the children’s section of the Arlington Heights Library in February of 1965.
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In this June 19, 1962 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip travel by open carriage around the track prior to the race program, at Ascot, England. Prince Philip was the longest serving royal consort in British history. In Britain, the husband or wife of the monarch is known as consort, a position that carries immense prestige but has no constitutional role.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 3,221, Mike Seeling photo: Blackhawk school students work on a project in their science class in Bensenville in March of 1966.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 1,065, Al Smith photo: Play ball was the call as 210 Prospect Heights Little Leaguers turned out for opening day ceremonies in May of 1965. The enthusiasm of the major league Cardinals unfortunately did not carry them to victory as they dropped the opening contest 1-0 to the White Sox.
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In this Oct. 8, 1964 file photo, The Supremes, from left, Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross, perform during a reception for them in a hotel, in London. Wilson, the longest-reigning original Supreme, has died at 76 years old. Publicist Jay Schwartz says Wilson died Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, at her home in Las Vegas and that the cause was not immediately clear.
Mary Wilson of The Supremes has died at 76
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 233, Don Vickery photo: Kitchen preparations such as this are being duplicated all over the south side of Arlington Heights in February of 1965 as 34 Girl Scout troops prepare for a bake sale in the Gieseke Shoe story. Scouts pictured are from left to right are Ruth Nerlinger, Sue Pretto, Debbie Donavon and Anne Baughman.
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