Hoffman Estates Business
-
The Biz Week That Was: More food options at O’Hare, losing money on electricity and a theater turning 100 among the highlightsSep 01, 2024 6:06 am - Coffee, headphones and cookies among O’Hare’s latest products to tempt travelers on the fly Five new businesses have landed at O’Hare International Airport’s Termina...
-
Apple Villa Famous Pancake House in Hoffman Estates closes after two decadesAug 26, 2024 2:54 pm - Apple Villa Famous Pancake House and Restaurant, which has been part of Hoffman Estates for nearly all of the 21st century and counted U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth among its local fans, has closed.
-
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...
-
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.
-
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...
-
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.
-
‘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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.