Island Lake Business
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Kane Co. judge to hear Groupon caseJul 21, 2011 1:00 am - Adam Dremak bought a $25 Groupon gift certificate in November to get $50 worth of merchandise from Nordstrom’s Rack, but he failed to use it within the five-week time fr...
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Algonquin extends deadline for Riverside PlazaJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - The village of Algonquin has given the developer of Riverside Plaza a 4½-month extension to show proof of financing for the project in the heart of downtown. The village...
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Woodstock man gets 6 years for $5M investment scamJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - A Woodstock man has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for defrauding 150 investors of $5 million and spending it on luxuries like a $75,000-a-year skybox for...
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New discount store to open in AlgonquinJul 19, 2011 12:00 am - The first Gordmans store along the Randall Road corridor will open this week in Algonquin. Gordmans will open in the old Wickes furniture store building, which fronts Ra...
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E. Dundee gives heath center $73,000 for $183,000 renovationJul 15, 2011 12:00 am - A health care center with offices in West Dundee and Huntley soon will shut down those locations to open one office in East Dundee. But it needed a little bit of help in...
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Some business owners waiting for power to returnJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - As power blinks on at small businesses across Lake County, Philip Grenier sits in front of his wine store on Washington Street in Grayslake, perplexed and a bit depresse...
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Power outage swamps suburban ERsJul 14, 2011 12:00 am - Storm-related injuries have packed suburban emergency rooms this week, as people seek treatment for problems like tree branch cuts, overexertion and carbon monoxide pois...
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Windy storm beat, didn't kill, corn cropJul 13, 2011 12:00 am - Monday's storm, with its 60-plus mph winds, didn't just fell trees and power lines. It also did a number on some cornfields, flattening stalks. But local sweet corn grow...
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Weather-related outages wreaking havoc on small businessesJul 12, 2011 12:00 am - After seven years of owning Beans & Leaves Coffee & Tea Cafe in Long Grove, Karen Krahn has faced her toughest year so far: a blizzard, a tornado and now another major s...
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Grocery giveaway puts local farming in the spotlightJul 11, 2011 12:00 am - It’s the in thing nowadays to know more about where your food comes from (other than the supermarket). And there is much criticism of the way food is produced in the Uni...