Elgin Business
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Custom guitar maker in South Elgin brings musicians’ visions to lifeJun 15, 2025 9:00 pm - After years of repairing and upgrading guitars as a sideline, Ed Snoble launched Penguin Guitar Company in April, making bespoke guitars in his South Elgin home.
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Campton Hills could annex 962 acres for 900-home developmentJun 15, 2025 8:28 am - In a departure from the contentious now-dead project of Settlements of LaFox’s more than 2,000 homes in St. Charles, the village of Campton Hills is poised for a smaller, less dense annexation.
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Cook County’s new top prosecutor continues to target retail theftJun 13, 2025 4:30 am - The renewed focus on retail theft from Cook County’s top prosecutor has gone national. State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced this week that a nationwide campaign, spearheaded by her office to target organized retail theft crews, has led to more than 500 arrests since May 30.
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Silesia Flavors breaks ground in Huntley on 130,000-square-feet buildingJun 12, 2025 12:38 pm - Silesia Flavors, a Germany-headquartered food flavoring company with U.S. operations in Hoffman Estates, expects to have a Huntley facility up and running next summer.
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Kate Thommes takes on Bridge Builder program manager role at MarklundJun 10, 2025 8:51 pm - Marklund has selected Kate Thommes as Program Manager for their new Bridge Builder CDS day program for adults with autism and developmental disabilities.
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Hoffman Estates doctor gets 10-year prison sentence for performing unnecessary medical proceduresJun 10, 2025 11:13 am - A former Hoffman Estates doctor was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty last year to health care fraud.
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Assessments rise 18.5% for single-family homes in Maine TownshipJun 09, 2025 10:42 am - The property tax assessment for a median single-family home in Maine Township is up about 18.5% from three years ago, according to the Cook County Assessor’s Office.
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German food manufacturer to open second Illinois facility in HuntleyJun 07, 2025 1:45 pm - Silesia, a flavor company headquartered in Germany, will open its second U.S. manufacturing facility in Huntley.
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The Biz Week That Was: Data centers’ draw and drawbacks, new eateries and patio season dining optionsJun 07, 2025 1:10 pm - ‘We know how to do it right’: Suburbs welcoming data centers say they’ll benefit their communities When it comes to the use of electricity and other resources like w...
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Two new entertainment venues open at Bell Works in Hoffman EstatesJun 06, 2025 4:20 pm - Swing Loose Indoor Golf and Game Night Out are new entertainment venues at Bell Works Chicagoland, while more tenants like the Indonesian shop LeGenda and Bell Market dining are coming soon.