Business Columns
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Mens sports-themed resale shop a hit in BloomingdaleMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - The economy, a friend's decision to stop smoking and a passion for resale shopping sparked the idea for a new Bloomingdale business. Susan Chernick launched My Wife's Ga...
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Even in on-line world, face-to-face networking neededMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - It may be easier to "sit in your office and interact with your computer screen," as Lillian Bjorseth says, but her admonition that "Face-to-face networking will never go...
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Tots through teens can celebrate at the Palace in Des PlainesMar 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Like many suburban parents, Mark and Shane Dupke were constantly searching for new places to host birthday parties for their three young children. The husband and wife t...
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Cricket offers no-strings wireless dealsMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Cricket Communications Inc., which offers no-strings wireless service, officially launches Tuesday in the Chicago and suburban market. But the San Diego-based company s...
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Ivy restaurant in Wheaton in a league of its ownMar 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Previous owners of a Geneva restaurant recently launched a new venture in Wheaton. Ivy restaurant opened at 120 N. Hale St. in a historical building that once housed a ...
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Inviting atmosphere perks up St. Charles shopMar 10, 2009 11:00 pm - At a time when e-mail, Facebook and Blackberries are often main modes of communication, a St. Charles coffee shop is all about getting back to basics. "We've create a w...
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Wheeling's America's Market shop goes retroMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - America's Market in Wheeling brings customers back to the time of old fashioned root beer, candy buttons and pop rocks. The specialty food store at 9 Huntington Lane fe...
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Personal experiences lead to personal training for busy momsMar 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Sherry Hana knew something was wrong shortly after her second son was born. Call it mother's intuition, but things felt different this time around. Hana was told her so...
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Naperville couple launches MindMyManorMar 05, 2009 10:00 pm - A Naperville couple has left behind their law practice to launch a Web portal for home services. Elizabeth and Lawrence Griffin debuted www.MindMyManor.com a few weeks a...
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Slice of Chicago reopens in Palatine along with upscale Italian eateryMar 04, 2009 10:00 pm - At a time when many restaurants are closing, longtime owners of Slice of Chicago in Palatine are back in town serving pizza and upscale Italian food at two new restauran...