Hoffman Estates Business
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The Biz Week That Was: New luxury apartments, Bell Works townhouses, controversial development plansAug 25, 2024 5:24 am - Construction of 164 townhouses about to start at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates will soon truly earn its self-ap...
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Construction of 164 townhouses about to start at Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman EstatesAug 22, 2024 10:27 am - Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates will soon truly earn its self-applied moniker of “Metroburb” by adding a residential component in the form of 164 high-end townhouses to its multipurpose commercial redevelopment of the sprawling former AT&T headquarters building.
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The Biz Week That Was: Sears complex comes down, restaurant marks 50 years, residents opposing auto dealership among highlightsAug 18, 2024 5:41 am - Demolition begins on mammoth Sears complex in Hoffman Estates Demolition has begun on the 2.4 million square feet of office space that once served as Sears’ worldwid...
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Lemont businessman sentenced to five years in prison for bribeAug 16, 2024 9:45 am - A Lemont businessman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison after admitting he bribed an employee of the Cook County assessor’s office to lower taxes on his family’s properties.
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‘It’s going to happen again’: Biting mites an issue for some following cicada emergenceAug 15, 2024 6:57 pm - Like 17 years ago, a corollary effect of the periodical cicada emergence has left some people scratching unexplained red welts appearing seemingly out of nowhere.
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Hoffman Estates joins other suburbs by outsourcing crossing guardsAug 15, 2024 2:56 pm - Facing increasing difficulty finding and retaining school crossing guards, Hoffman Estates is joining neighbors Schaumburg, Hanover Park and Barrington by contracting Aurora-based Andy Frain for those services.
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Demolition begins on mammoth Sears complex in Hoffman EstatesAug 14, 2024 4:12 pm - Structural demolition has begun on the 2.4 million square feet of office space that served as Sears’ worldwide headquarters in Hoffman Estates.
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Credit agency upgrades Cook County’s bond rating to AAJul 24, 2024 12:37 pm - Cook County officials announced Wednesday that Fitch Ratings has upgraded the county’s bond rating from AA- to AA, the third ratings upgrade in less than three years.
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New life for ‘zombie offices’? Suburbs’ less desired buildings are gradually repurposing in evolving marketJul 21, 2024 5:39 am - While companies are continuing their flight to higher quality suburban office space in the evolving post-pandemic market, data suggests the region may be gradually figuring out how to repurpose its less desired buildings.
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Suburban Cook County resident has year’s first human case of West Nile virusJul 17, 2024 2:13 pm - The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified the first human case of West Nile virus so far this year, the agency said Wednesday.