Des Plaines Business
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‘It’s an amazing opportunity’: Hersey’s Hackathon sparks innovation, collaborationApr 28, 2025 5:29 pm - A day of coding and collaboration unfolded at John Hersey High School as the third annual Hackathon brought together more than 70 students from Northwest Suburban High School District 214 and surrounding suburbs.
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The Biz Week That Was: Local grocery taxes, crackdown on short-term rentals among the highlightsApr 26, 2025 1:44 pm - Lake Zurich among the latest communities to approve local grocery tax to replace expiring state measure Like dozens of other communities, Lake Zurich will replace th...
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Des Plaines enacts grocery tax to avoid losing $1.4 million annuallyApr 24, 2025 12:56 pm - Des Plaines has joined a growing list of suburbs implementing a local 1% sales tax on groceries to offset the pending elimination of a state tax.
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Mount Prospect’s Maple Street Lofts sells for $60 millionApr 24, 2025 8:45 am - One of the new luxury apartment complexes shaping downtown Mount Prospect has a new owner and a new name.
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Should Cook County dissolve its four suburban mosquito abatement districts?Apr 19, 2025 1:00 pm - A new report from the Civic Federation calling for the elimination of four suburban mosquito abatement districts is gaining traction with some Cook County Board members after an inspector general’s investigation calls on leadership at one district to resign.
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Scooter’s Coffee shop could replace Des Plaines restaurantApr 18, 2025 12:50 pm - A Scooter’s Coffee shop soon could replace a restaurant in Des Plaines.
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Smooth operator: Rosemont buying new $114K Zamboni for Allstate ArenaApr 16, 2025 5:16 pm - The Allstate Arena in Rosemont is replacing its 30-year-old Zamboni ice resurfacer that broke down.
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The Biz Week That Was: Harry Potter store opens, data centers as cash cows, legislation on developer impact feesApr 12, 2025 1:39 pm - With a magical ‘swish and flick,’ Harry Potter store debuts on Michigan Avenue For decades, devoted Harry Potter fans have had to accept the fact that Hogwarts is fi...
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With elections behind and budgets ahead, suburbs start enacting grocery taxesApr 10, 2025 4:35 pm - Suburban towns are starting to implement grocery taxes to replace an expiring state tax, with an eye toward preserving revenues they have relied on for years.
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Mount Prospect improving look at village, business park entrancesApr 09, 2025 3:44 pm - Mount Prospect is creating a “friendlier” look at its entrances to the downtown and the south end, as well as its business park.