Elgin Business
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Police are using AI to write reports. Is it a high-tech time-saver or cause for concern?Feb 06, 2025 7:01 pm - The Elgin Police Department is the first in Illinois to use AI technology to generate police reports. Advocates say it saves officers time, allowing them to spend more hours patrolling the streets and responding to calls. But civil libertarians say AI tools are mistake-prone and susceptible to bias.
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Grow your suburban business in 2025 by capturing your share of the visitor dollarFeb 04, 2025 1:01 pm - With the help of suburban convention and visitors bureaus, small local businesses can tap into the spending power of the millions of visitors who comes to Illinois each year.
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Skyview: Developers raze Sears headquarters to build cloud data campusFeb 02, 2025 6:00 am - Demolition continues at the Sears’ former headquarters campus Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Hoffman Estates. Developers plan to replace Sears’ longtime headquarters with a 200-megawatt data center campus.
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Illinois Vintage Fair returns to Bell Works in Hoffman Estates this weekendJan 31, 2025 10:56 am - Illinois Vintage Fair returns to Bell Works in Hoffman Estates Feb. 1-2, featuring 100-plus vendors selling vintage fashion, collectibles, art and home goods.
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Elgin Area Chamber to honor businesses and volunteers at annual eventJan 30, 2025 8:55 pm - Elgin Area Chamber honors outstanding businesses and volunteers at annual meeting reception on Feb. 13, highlighting achievements and future plans.
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Cryptocurrency scams on the rise, luring victims with romance and promises of easy moneyJan 29, 2025 11:58 am - While cryptocurrencies have security features, they lack safeguards against value fluctuations driven by market sentiment and are vulnerable to scams, such as romance scams combined with crypto investments.
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Bell Works Chicagoland named Hoffman Estates Chamber’s Business of the YearJan 27, 2025 10:00 am - On the verge of what’s touted to be its most substantive year yet, the self-described “Metroburb” of Bell Works Chicagoland was named Business of the Year at the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s 14th annual Celebration of Excellence.
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$4.85 million Geneva home sale is most expensive in Kane County historyJan 26, 2025 12:31 pm - The recent sale of a Geneva home for $4.85 million is the most expensive home purchase in Kane County history, according to the broker who made the deal.
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On fifth anniversary, St. Alexius doctors recall fear, anxiety of treating nation’s 2nd COVID patientJan 26, 2025 9:16 am - Five years ago Friday, staff at Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates became part of history when they announced they were treating a patient with the second confirmed case of COVID-19 in the United States.
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Emergency room bypass rates spiked last year at area hospitalsJan 25, 2025 3:06 pm - Hospital emergency department diverted ambulances elsewhere at a higher rate in 2024 than during the previous two years, according to state data.