Barrington Hills Business
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When your office wins the lottery but you don'tAug 24, 2017 5:30 am - Rich Semelsberger had only been a Barrington Hills police officer for three weeks in May 1989 when he heard about the department's weekly lottery pool. If he wanted in, ...
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Cook County soda tax would be banned under new state proposalAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - A Schaumburg state representative has introduced legislation that would prevent counties from taxing soda or sweetened beverages as Cook County has begun to do. Democrat...
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Groeper named WIM Fox Valley presidentAug 13, 2017 11:00 pm - Michelle Groeper of Elgin, executive director at Tails Humane Society in DeKalb, has been named as the 2017-18 president of WIM Fox Valley, a women's business organizat...
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Sunflowers prepare Barrington Hills farm for organic futureAug 10, 2017 5:30 am - Fifty acres of sunflowers bloomed in northwest Barrington Hills this week to create a unique carpet of bright yellow. But in addition to providing a vibrant visual along...
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Thousands of chickens on suburban farm? Plan has neighbors upsetAug 09, 2017 5:30 am - The movement to grow backyard chickens has caused controversy in many suburbs, so it should be no surprise that a proposal to house thousands of them just outside North ...
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Schaumburg man: Walgreens improperly collected soda taxAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - A Schaumburg man says Walgreens improperly charged him the Cook County "soda tax" on unsweetened beverages he recently purchased and that it violates Illinois' consumer ...
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Cook County withdrawing $17 million soda-tax delay lawsuitAug 08, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County leaders are withdrawing a suit seeking $17 million in damages from a retailers organization that delayed a controversial “soda tax” by filing a legal challen...
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Help wanted: Skilled workforce for the future of manufacturingAug 06, 2017 11:00 pm - AVAILABLE: Six-figure position with limitless potential and opportunity that requires no education debt and offers employer-paid training in the high-demand STEM field. ...
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Constable: Suburban child actor now global fitness bossAug 05, 2017 1:00 am - By Burt Constable Enjoying acting success at an early age, Joey Gonzalez seemed destined for Hollywood. Instead, he found his calling at a boutique fitness studio in Wes...
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Businesses happy to see boating restrictions ease on Chain, Fox RiverAug 04, 2017 1:00 am - As boaters got word Friday they can return to the Chain O' Lakes and Fox River, business owners who watched weeks of revenue wash away with the floodwaters hope this wee...