Carpentersville Business
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Harper, manufacturers team to replenish pipeline of skilled workersJun 24, 2012 11:00 pm - When Wheeling High School principal Laz Lopez took the reigns in 2007, he immediately went to work on revamping curriculum to emphasize career pathways for a 21st centur...
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Sugar Grove disabled vet surprised with mortgage-free homeJun 21, 2012 8:00 pm - After his Humvee went over a bomb in Afghanistan in 2004, Army Spc. Nick Mapson's doctors didn't think he would survive. They saw the third-degree burns on his face, arm...
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Carpentersville approves mobile food vendors — with restrictionsJun 21, 2012 2:05 pm - The Carpentersville village board has decided to allow mobile food vendors — like ice cream trucks — into town, but not without several restrictions. For one thing, peo...
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Mill Creek developers want to dump commercial for rental unitsJun 19, 2012 4:24 pm - The plan to build a large office and commercial complex in the Mill Creek subdivision west of Geneva has been replaced by a 390-unit rental residential complex. A Kane C...
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Kane County renews impact fee debate with push for cutJun 19, 2012 3:28 pm - Kane County officials restarted the debate on what fees to charge new development in the county Tuesday with a renewed push for a major reduction. The charges, known as ...
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Crystal Lake sub shop hits bump with road constructionJun 19, 2012 8:00 am - Breaking into a sandwich market filled with chains up and down the Randall Road corridor was a big enough fight for Galloway's Chicago Subs. But that battle, which they ...
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Brilliance in Business Awards Program Meaningful on Many Levels - Nominations SoughtJun 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Now in its fourth year, the City of West Chicago Brilliance in Business Awards program has identified and honored 17 West Chicago businesses considered shining examples...
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Honquest retirement expected to be far from slowJun 18, 2012 6:00 am - Richard Honquest, longtime owner of Honquest Furniture for Living in Barrington, told customers last week he was retiring. But at 77, don't expect him to retire from eve...
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East Dundee trustees consider cutting the music earlyJun 18, 2012 5:30 am - A slew of complaints about noise coming from three East Dundee establishments is prompting officials to consider paring back the hours music can be played — inside and o...
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Most suburbs keeping fireworks displaysJun 16, 2012 8:00 am - Jon Wilson's livelihood depends upon the irrevocable link between fireworks and the 4th of July. A show coordinator at Pyrotecnico, the company that organizes the firewo...