Des Plaines Business
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Carol Stream restauranteur on par with dreamJan 08, 2012 11:00 pm - Glen Ellyn resident Chad Johnson opened Checker Barbeque in Carol Stream just months after fulfilling another dream — becoming a golf pro. Johnson spent the last five ye...
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Suit claims LA Fitness won't honor some Bally membershipsJan 08, 2012 11:00 pm - A pair of Chicago-area men are suing the national health club chain LA Fitness claiming the company fraudulently refused to honor their memberships after buying 171 Ball...
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Dow Chemical picks UOP to provide technology for U.S. facilityJan 05, 2012 11:00 pm - PRNewswire Des Plaines-based UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, said it has been selected by The Dow Chemical Company to provide technology to produce propylene a...
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Des Plaines offers tax incentives to lure businessesJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - Des Plaines is trying to be more business-friendly by offering tax incentives to new businesses that improve vacant properties and relocate into town. The city council T...
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Woodfield tourism bureau retains accreditationJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - The Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau (WCNCB) has retained its elite status among international destination marketing organizations by earning the prestigiou...
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Schaumburg conference brings in big names ... secretlyJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - An annual CareerBuilder.com conference, which in the past has drawn former U.S. presidents and other high-profile speakers, begins today with characteristic secrecy at t...
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Alcoholic beverage tax worries Elgin business ownersJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - With a handful of new taxes set to take effect this year, some small business owners in Elgin are bracing for the backlash from one in particular — a 3-percent alcoholic...
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Chicago's Charlie Trotter's restaurant to closeJan 01, 2012 10:00 pm - One of Chicago's most famous and award-winning restaurants is closing. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Charlie Trotter's will close in August after 25 years. In an ...
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Owners of 90-year-old Lake Forest store had visionDec 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Not many can say their uncle was Conde Nast, creator of Vogue magazine, and their aunt was Nancy Talbots, founder of Talbot's clothing stores. Ellen Stirling of Lake...
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Volunteers add touch of holiday spirit to Little AngelsDec 26, 2011 10:00 pm - The holiday season is a time of giving and celebration. Volunteers from Verizon showed both of these attributes when they visited with residents and staff at Little Ang...