Barrington Hills Business
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Christmas tree costs: Tariffs on artificial trees could be advantage for fresh-cut sellersDec 02, 2025 12:03 pm - Businesses that sell artificial Christmas trees say tariffs are having an impact on their costs this year. Conversely, farms that sell fresh trees and aren’t facing the same tariffs are reporting strong early sales.
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Chicago, suburbs to get millions from PCB pollution settlement with MonsantoDec 02, 2025 8:14 am - Monsanto, once the largest makers of a now-banned class of chemicals, agreed to pay the state $120 million and potentially more, under a settlement announced by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday.
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Could goats be forest preserve district’s secret weapon against invasive plants?Dec 01, 2025 5:57 pm - Four-legged reinforcements may be enlisted to help battle invasive buckthorn in Lake County forest preserves.
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Schaumburg considering second tax incentive for industrial project replacing neighborhoodNov 26, 2025 1:33 pm - Schaumburg trustees next month will consider not just one but two tax incentives for a project proposed to replace 19 unincorporated homes near the village’s southwest corner with a pair of spec industrial buildings.
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Mundelein annexes land for future housing developmentNov 25, 2025 1:12 pm - Mundelein trustees have annexed more land on the village’s northwest side ahead of another proposed housing development.
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A $6.5 million bargain? Vacant Barrington Hills mansion on market nearly two decadesNov 23, 2025 8:45 pm - A 22,000-square-foot estate in Barrington Hills, once listed for $17 million, is available at the markedly reduced price of $6.5 million and has the added benefit of having never been occupied.
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Cook County’s tax delay exposes Illinois’ worsening business environmentNov 22, 2025 1:30 pm - Chicago’s and Cook County’s tax bases are eroding. The cost of the government keeps climbing.The biggest weak point is in the business sector. Commercial property values in the Loop fell by 7.2% during the past year. The taxes their owners will pay dropped by more than $129 million.
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Annual holiday craft fair in Hawthorn Woods features dozens of vendorsNov 21, 2025 11:39 am - Hawthorn Woods will host the annual holiday craft fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 at the village hall barn, 2 Lagoon Drive, off Old McHenry Road east of Quentin Road.
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‘The demand is real’: Luxury car club and collector community coming to Lake ZurichNov 18, 2025 7:54 pm - A comfy, exclusive home for classic and rare cars will be coming to Lake Zurich following village board approvals to allow for annexation and development of 20 acres for Luxe Corsa Auto Suites.
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‘Not a big burden’: Parking fee on summer concert nights at Independence Grove to double to $20Nov 14, 2025 2:44 pm - The parking fee on summer concert days at Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville will double next season to $20 per vehicle.