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Rise dispensary in Mundelein once only catered to medical marijuana clients, but expanded its business to recreational customers when marijuana was legalized in Illinois at the start of the year.

June was the best month yet for Illinois marijuana dispensaries

Illinois marijuana dispensaries sold $47.6 million in adult-use products in June.
Classic Cinemas’ Elk Grove Village theater and its locations in Carpentersville, St. Charles, Elmhurst, Downers Grove and Fox Lake will close temporarily after Thursday’s shows, the company said Tuesday.

Classic Cinemas to close theaters again

Classic Cinemas, which reopened its Illinois locations when the state entered Phase 4 of the coronavirus recovery plan in late June, will close theaters again this week.
Health care workers at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County cheer as they watch the Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron fly over on May 12 in Chicago.

37 more dead from COVID-19 as Pritzker announces new federal aid for hospitals

State health officials announced Tuesday 37 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19 and another 587 were infected. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state had received $250 million in additional federal aid for hospitals Tuesday.
The new NorthShore Care Supply headquarters/distribution center Route 176 and I-94 in Green Oaks is twice the size of its former location Buffalo Grove.

'Diaper King' settles into new Green Oaks HQ amid pandemic

NorthShore, which specializes in high absorbency adult diapers and incontinence supplies, ourgrew its location in Buffalo Grove and has relocated to a larger facility in Green Oaks Business Park, across from Lambs Farm.
Neighboring states Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin all fared better in gross domestic product than Illinois did in the first quarter of 2020, while Indiana and Kentucky fared slightly worse.
Illinois, regional economies shrink in first quarter
The Illinois economy shrank at an annual rate of 5.4% during the first quarter of 2020 compared to the previous quarter, according to federal data released Tuesday, an indicator of just how severely the COVID-19 pandemic affected commercial activity.
An artist’s rendering shows the proposed phase two expansion plans of Paragon Mechanical at the former Elk Grove Township headquarters in Arlington Heights. But village officials want to see detailed plans within the next two years, or they say the company risks being allowed to continue operating there.
Two-year clock starts on contractor's plan for former Elk Grove Township HQ
Arlington Heights trustees narrowly agreed Monday to allow a heating, ventilation and air conditioning contractor to move into the former Elk Grove Township headquarters at the southern gateway to the village, but the approval expires in two years.
Switching to a graduated income tax system is Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s signature policy proposal.
Opposing groups readying for fight over graduated tax
Days after the governor donated $51.5 million of his personal fortune to a committee supporting a graduated income tax constitutional amendment, a new coalition has begun an effort to defeat the measure.
State Sen. Jim Oberweis, a Sugar Grove Republican, wears a full face shield while on the floor of the Illinois Senate in May. Oberweis is chairman of North Aurora-based Oberweis Dairy, which received a loan of more than $5 million through the federal Paycheck Protection Program.
Payroll Protection Program recipients include thousands in Illinois
The top tier of recipients of the Treasury Department's Payroll Protection Program loans received $5 million to $10 million, and hundreds of suburban- and Chicago-based companies, nonprofits and organizations were among them.
The job market took a big step toward healing in May 2020, though plenty of damage remains, as a record level of hiring followed record layoffs in March and April. The Labor Department reported Tuesday, July 7, 2020 that the number of available jobs rose sharply as well, but remained far below pre-pandemic levels.
Hiring soared in May as mass layoffs eased
The job market took a big step toward healing in May, though plenty of damage remains, as a record level of hiring followed record layoffs in March and April
This schematic design shows a four-unit townhouse “pod” proposed as part of the Emma’s Landing affordable housing development. The Burton Foundation presented concept plans for the project in March, though an official application has not been submitted.
Geneva to consider land donation for affordable housing
The potential donation of a city-owned property could be the first step toward securing a new affordable housing development in Geneva.
CCU earns "Best In State" award
Consumers Credit Union has earned "Best-In-State" honors from Forbes and Statista Inc., the statistics portal and industry ranking provider, for the third conecutive year.
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Business Ledger | Proper Title promotes Kwak to operations VP
Palatine-based Proper Title LLC has promoted Kathy Kwak to executive vice president of operations and counsel.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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