Maple Park Business
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Snow alert spells relief for some suburban businessesJan 11, 2012 10:00 pm - Today's forecast for snow and blizzard-like driving conditions may be a horror to commuters, but it's great for snow-dependent businesses that have been suffering throug...
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W. Dundee art therapy studio takes counseling a “step beyond”Jan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Tricia Saviano Hammer has taken her creative and counseling skills and combined them into a downtown West Dundee art therapy business, meant to help her clients deal wit...
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Hobby Lobby to open on Randall in AlgonquinJan 09, 2012 12:00 am - A new Hobby Lobby store is coming to the Randall Road corridor. Many of you have been driving by the new construction on the west side of Randall Road in Algonquin, wond...
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Carpentersville winery to expand in AlgonquinJan 07, 2012 11:00 pm - The Village Vintner Winery in Carpentersville has found a new village to call home. Business owner Steve Boyer closed the winery this week while he moves it two miles n...
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Pending St. Charles development has dirty land to deal withJan 05, 2012 10:00 pm - While approval for the proposed new Lexington Club neighborhood in St. Charles is far from assured, the city at least wants the property cleaned up — and there's much to...
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Welcome back, new Geneva Ace HardwareJan 04, 2012 11:00 pm - The turnout Wednesday for the unannounced “soft” opening of the new Geneva Ace Hardware humbled co-owner George Havlicek. Many of the more than 220 people who came into ...
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Alcoholic beverage tax worries Elgin business ownersJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - With a handful of new taxes set to take effect this year, some small business owners in Elgin are bracing for the backlash from one in particular — a 3-percent alcoholic...
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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...