Bloomingdale Business
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‘A very big ‘wow’ moment’: Billy Bricks celebrates 20 years of wood-fired, brick-oven pizza in the suburbsMar 19, 2025 2:08 pm - Most people come home from a vacation with souvenirs. The founder and namesake of Billy Bricks, Bill Wilson, came home from a trip 20 years ago with a taste for wood-fired pizza. When he couldn’t find any brick-oven pizzerias in the Chicago area, he decided to open his own.
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What’s up with Wheaton apartment project? Developer could soon begin site’s demolitionMar 19, 2025 11:29 am - A Wheaton apartment development has yet to get off the ground, but city council members have signed off on a resolution directing staff to extend again a building permit — with a list of conditions.
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College of DuPage launches workforce hub to train students for clean energy jobsMar 17, 2025 6:57 pm - College of DuPage recently launched a free workforce training program aimed at preparing students for careers in the clean energy sector.
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The Biz Week That Was: Celebrity chef opening restaurant, new meat store, and bird flu vaccines to curb soaring egg pricesMar 15, 2025 2:20 pm - Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis opening restaurants at Hollywood Casino in Aurora and Joliet Befitting its name, Hollywood Casino Aurora is pulling in some star p...
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Alfresco dining: A onetime lifeline turned summer mainstay for suburban eateriesMar 15, 2025 1:50 pm - Embraced out of necessity amid the COVID-19 pandemic as a way for restaurants to operate safely, alfresco dining offered a lifeline for many suburban eateries. Now, what started as a means of survival has become a summer mainstay, and a profitable one at that.
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New Wheaton pickleball facility seeks to add liquor licenseMar 12, 2025 4:04 pm - A new pickleball facility opening later this year in Wheaton is seeking permission from the city to sell liquor in addition to beer and wine.
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Candidates for Hanover Park president debate bringing back 1% municipal grocery taxMar 07, 2025 12:18 pm - Both candidates for Hanover Park village president see a different answer to the question of how to address the state’s decision to stop imposing a 1% grocery tax on municipalities’ behalf now that each has the authority to have its own.
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Award-winning chicken wings restaurant coming to Carol StreamFeb 25, 2025 1:05 pm - Wing It On!, a dine-in or carryout chicken wing restaurant, is slated to open a Carol Stream location in March.
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The Biz Week That Was: Bell Works signs new tenants, housewares show, and another data centerFeb 22, 2025 2:08 pm - Bell Works in Hoffman Estates adds new tenants, existing firm expands Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates has leased another 73,500 square feet of space to sev...
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New Mexican restaurant to replace downtown Wheaton sushi spotFeb 19, 2025 3:39 pm - A former sushi place in downtown Wheaton is expected to get new life as a Mexican steak and seafood restaurant.