Elgin Business
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“Black Friday creep” another sign of changing timesNov 22, 2012 5:30 am - For most suburban families, Thanksgiving was never really like the Norman Rockwell painting where an apron-wearing mom served a turkey to her dressed-up family. The holi...
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Smaller Mill Creek expansion gets OK from county committeeNov 20, 2012 12:00 pm - A plan to grow Mill Creek by 268 apartments and 15,000 square feet of commercial space won the approval of a Kane County committee Tuesday morning, but a new stipulation...
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Los Angeles to rival Chicago with highest sales taxNov 20, 2012 5:00 am - Los Angeles shoppers looking for just the right satin blindfold or Whip Me stockings at Agent Provocateur’s lingerie boutique on Melrose Avenue may soon pay as much tax ...
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Hoffman Estates home for disabled adults gets renovationsNov 19, 2012 7:02 pm - A home for disabled adults in Hoffman Estates has a new kitchen, thanks to the generosity of the Home Depot and Rebuilding Together, a nonprofit organization that provid...
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Barrington Hills, East Dundee clash over auto auction businessNov 19, 2012 3:00 pm - The village of Barrington Hills and a citizens group have launched a campaign against Insurance Auto Auctions, which hopes to open a car storage and auction site near it...
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Savvy Black Friday shoppers share their strategiesNov 19, 2012 10:00 am - It's exhausting just thinking about it. Though many people are busy planning a way to make sure the turkey, stuffing, veggies and cranberry sauce all are ready at the sa...
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Elgin mourns loss of Wonder Hostess Bakery Thrift ShopNov 16, 2012 3:00 pm - If you ever wondered how long Twinkies snack cakes would survive, now you know they'll outlast the company that makes them. When news broke about the Hostess Brands Inc....
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Lake County traffic signalsNov 15, 2012 2:42 pm - A Hoffman Estates company is being eyed to help design a timing model for all of the traffic signals in Lake County. Sam Schwartz Engineering is being considered for the...
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Technology available to help navigate your Black Friday rushNov 15, 2012 1:00 pm - Evzdrop, a Chicago-based company has launched a new free iPhone and iPad app by the same name just in time for Black Friday shopping. The company was founded by Dav...
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G.D.S. Express installs Rand McNally system in its trucksNov 15, 2012 10:17 am - Skokie-based D.S. Express Inc. is installing Rand McNally’s TNDT 760 in all company trucks, Rand McNally announced. GDS, which operates more than 120 trucks, is a full-...