Naperville Business
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Resistance to smoking ban has burned out over yearsFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — When lawmakers discussed and eventually approved Illinois' statewide indoor smoking ban five years ago, it was a controversial debate that lit a fire under...
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How to get your business ready for better timesFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Climbing out of a recession should be more fun than falling into one. However, getting your business ready for what may be modestly better times ahead isn’t an easy tas...
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Downtown Lombard vacancy signs coming downFeb 19, 2012 5:00 am - Several entrepreneurs preparing to set up shop in downtown Lombard say the area should be livelier come mid-March or April. Six new businesses are preparing to open thi...
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Dillard: School pension plan a ‘realistic threat’Feb 16, 2012 4:30 am - Anyone who thinks Illinois would never shift billions of dollars in teacher retirement costs onto local school districts had better think again, state Sen. Kirk Dillard ...
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Naperville native brought calm as World Bank presidentFeb 15, 2012 10:00 pm - Naperville native says bank is now healthy, time to move on
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World bank president Zoellick, of Naperville, to step downFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - World Bank President Robert Zoellick, who was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2007, said he will leave the institution when his five-year term ends June 30. “To...
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Suburbs take lead in building, selling new homes againFeb 14, 2012 10:00 pm - After builder Kimball Hill went out of business, Naperville's Mayfair development had only 26 families living in the newly constructed townhouses from 2009 to 2011. Ano...
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Proposal would have schools take on future pension costs, not debtFeb 12, 2012 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — As suburban school officials remain skittish about the idea of paying more toward teachers' retirements, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said a pr...
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Developer sought to rehabilitate W. Chicago historic buildingFeb 08, 2012 10:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: February 9 , 2012 - The City of West Chicago, Illinois is seeking a qualified developer to rehabilitate a historic structure for retail, restaura...
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Suburban hardware store owners want chemical law scaled backFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Some suburban hardware store owners say a controversial new law should be scaled back because customers shouldn't have to sign a log book to buy household ...