Elgin Business
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Kane County poised to reaffirm support for video gamblingJul 12, 2017 1:00 am - With some Kane County Board members calling video gambling an "insidious" practice, members of a committee nonetheless voted Wednesday to keep it legal in the unincorpor...
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Sears, Sam's Club part of 525 layoffs posted at companies statewideJul 10, 2017 1:00 am - Philips, Sears and Sam's Club are among companies that will lay off 467 workers around the suburbs, the state said Monday. More than 525 workers will be laid off at comp...
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Retailers win another round against Cook County 'soda tax'Jul 10, 2017 1:00 am - Retailers won another round Monday in their attempt to keep a Cook County tax on sugary beverages from going into effect. The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a temporary...
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Sears to close 43 more storesJul 07, 2017 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. will close 43 more Sears and Kmart stores across the country as part of the struggling retailer's push to return to profitabil...
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Long wait is over for hot dog vendorJul 07, 2017 1:00 am - It took about a month for the owner of a hot dog food truck to get permission to join Elgin's farmers market amid concerns he'd be competing with a long-standing vendor....
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Three-quarters of suburbs have opted out of Cook County minimum wage rulesJul 07, 2017 1:00 am - Though Cook County's minimum wage and sick leave ordinances went into effect July 1, some suburbs are still debating whether to follow them. A Daily Herald survey of 134...
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Remodeled Elgin Walmart to hold ribbon cuttingJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - ELGIN - The Walmart at 1100 S. Randall Road will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the store's remodeling at 8 a.m. today. The remodeled store includes a new look a...
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Second Ricky Rockets coming to Hoffman EstatesJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates village board members unanimously approved a second Ricky Rockets Fuel Center in the village Monday, while a majority agreed to reconsider a previously r...
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Jimmy John's open, hiring in downtown ElginJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - A Jimmy John's sandwich shop opened in downtown Elgin and is looking for employees. Owner Brian Haschak says he plans to hire 25 employees for the store that opened Tues...
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Elgin's Middleby acquires two more companiesJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - ELGIN — The Middleby Corp. announced the acquisition of two companies. It acquired CVP Systems, a Downers Grove-based manufacturer of high-speed packaging systems for t...