Business Columns
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Kirkland's closed, but new location coming soonJul 06, 2016 5:30 am - Many Kirkland's devotees were shocked this spring to walk up to the popular home decorating store along the Randall Road corridor in Algonquin and find it closed. The st...
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Invest, or pay off debt?Jul 03, 2016 1:00 am - Q: My husband and I are retired and in our 70s. We live on about $8,000 a month from a combination of Social Security, an inherited annuity, my pension and required mini...
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East Dundee park manager loves job too much to leaveJul 03, 2016 1:00 am - Don Holliman of East Dundee has seen a lot of changes after working for 50 years at Santa's Village Azoosment Park in East Dundee, along with its predecessor parks. From...
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'Free' MBA may fit small business needsJul 03, 2016 1:00 am - You've moved past 18th century British poet Alexander Pope's often misquoted, "A little learning is a dangerous thing" and decided a little more learning - maybe even an...
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Classic cars: Second rebuild was a homecoming of sortsJul 02, 2016 11:00 pm - The south Florida sun beat down, rippling off the asphalt in a misty haze. It was a hot one but the two teens barreling down the highway in 1981 didn't care. They were o...
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I didn't take my own adviceJul 02, 2016 6:01 am - By Doug McAllister Several weeks back I answered a question about old trailer tires and taking a trip on them. My advice to the reader was not to travel long distance wi...
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Which suburbs tax you more to eat out?Jun 29, 2016 5:32 am - Every Quarter Pounder with Cheese sold at the Hanover Park McDonald's on Lake Street costs 11 cents more than the same burger two miles away in Bloomingdale. Ronald McDo...
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Surprise! The boss is buying lunchJun 27, 2016 1:00 am - If you pay attention to meteorological (climate) data, this year's summer is essentially one-third over — which means that if you're thinking about a summer employee eve...
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Mount Prospect restaurateur keeps tradition going in Crystal LakeJun 27, 2016 1:00 am - When Chef Chris Barth opened his second Retro Bistro in Crystal Lake on June 15, he at first didn't realize the significance of the day. It happened to be when he and tw...
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Construction resumes at Algonquin CommonsJun 26, 2016 11:00 pm - The construction you navigated through at Algonquin Commons last summer is back again, and it will be here until fall. The Randall Road area mall started on the second p...