Long Grove Business
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Exempt casinos from smoking ban?Nov 26, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Almost three years since Illinois' indoor smoking ban took effect, the push is on again to allow gamblers to light up in casinos. Illinois casinos' reven...
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Local retail season looking more upbeat this timeNov 25, 2010 10:00 pm - The Super Target in South Elgin opened at 4 a.m. earlier than usual for Black Friday and it paid off, as about 500 shoppers lined up for the doorbuster sales. “We are...
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Wise shoppers can find deals on smartphonesNov 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Wireless providers are getting just as aggressive as other retailers with hot buys, including some new technology for just one penny. So if you're hoping to avoid the pa...
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Small businesses on Main Street get a boost this SaturdayNov 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Katie Kuempel, owner of Angelina gift and accessories store in downtown Barrington, has been posting to her Facebook fans for weeks, excited about this particular Saturd...
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New owners for bankrupt Lincolnshire, Naperville retirement communitiesNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - A New York company has completed a deal to take over Lincolnshire and Naperville retirement communities that fell into bankruptcy. Senior Care Development, Inc. paid $38...
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Black Friday: Here's our survival guideNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - If you're a savvy shopper, you're likely prepping now for that sale of sales, that holy grail of doorbusters, that day of retail infamy: Black Friday. Yes, it's that tim...
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Unemployment rate falls in suburbs, highest in RockfordNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Employment Security is reporting unemployment in all the state's metropolitan areas fell in October. The agency reported Wednesday the metro a...
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Palatine's Idol's closes its doorsNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Though signs at the entryway still advertise a Thanksgiving Eve party with promises of U-Call-It specials and an opportunity to meet the Miller Girls, Idol's Sports Bar ...
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Advocates question Nicor's ComfortGuard valueNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - The Citizens Utility Board and the Illinois attorney general's office warned suburban customers are likely paying too much for Nicor Inc.'s natural gas line protection s...
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Survey shows encouraging signs for retailersNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - The number of shoppers who say they expect to spend less this holiday season has fallen 10 percent from this time last year, according to early data from the Discover U...