Hampshire Business
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Algonquin arcade offers 1980s gamesDec 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Want to play 1980s video game classics like Asteroid and Robotron and a variety of newer games and pinball all day long for just $20? No Limit Arcade in Algonquin offers...
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Longtime Batavia auto dealership closingDec 26, 2011 10:00 pm - A 2009 federal bailout might have saved General Motors, but it came at a cost a Batavia business could no longer bear. Avenue Motor Sales is closing Friday. It has alrea...
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Don't panic: Gift options abound for last-minute shoppersDec 19, 2011 11:00 pm - Don't panic yet. You still have four more days to get your shopping done. There are plenty of people — including one who lives in my house — who've done it all in just f...
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What does Sears deal do for District 300?Dec 17, 2011 10:00 pm - The additional funding Community Unit District 300 will collect when a new tax deal between the state and Sears Holdings Inc. takes effect may not be the light at the en...
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Sears will stay in Hoffman Estates if Quinn signs tax breaksDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Sears Holdings Corp. CEO Lou D'Ambrosio told employees in a memo Tuesday that if Gov. Pat Quinn signs a massive package of tax breaks into law as expected,...
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Guitar business chooses Elgin’s downtown over Randall RoadDec 11, 2011 11:00 pm - As downtowns across the Fox Valley lament the loss of businesses to Randall Road, one guitar shop will move in the opposite direction. The owners of Fat Cat Guitars ann...
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Another Sears showdown getting underwayDec 11, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With Sears Holdings Corp. and futures exchange CME Group threatening to decide by the end of the year whether to leave the Chicago area, today could bring ...
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Holiday fun along Randall RoadDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - There is plenty of fun this month up and down the Randall Road corridor to get you into the holiday spirit. Every Sunday through Dec. 18, Santa will be strolling through...
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House to return Monday for tax-break voteDec 05, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House lawmakers are scheduled to return to the Capitol Monday in yet another effort to approve tax breaks for Sears Holdings Corp., CME Group and ...
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Sears deal getting split?Dec 04, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The big tax-breaks plan that includes an effort to keep Sears Holdings Corp. in Hoffman Estates might be split up in an effort to make it more politically ...