Northbrook Business
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Volunteerism leads to app creationOct 31, 2011 6:00 am - A new App Boot Camp and a very low-tech wheelbarrow full of mulch definitely had a connection for Eileen Sweeney, director of Libertyville-based Motorola Mobility Founda...
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Barrington authorizes demolition of two buildingsOct 28, 2011 12:00 am - Two commercial buildings in downtown Barrington now owned by the village are slated for demolition to improve the properties’ marketability to developers. Village board ...
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Tight economy or not, Halloween house decor creeps onOct 27, 2011 11:00 pm - What's the price of throwing a good scare into your neighbors? For Jon Gear of St. Charles, it's $50 to $75. Gear won the “high scare — low budget” category of the St. C...
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Planned Elgin pizzeria gets grant to aid openingOct 27, 2011 5:30 am - Chooch’s Pizzeria is one step closer to opening its doors in Elgin’s downtown. Elgin City Council members gave preliminary approval to a $21,912 grant for brothers Mike...
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Tax incentive lures Elk Grove manufacturer to SchaumburgOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - An expanding manufacturer of turbine blades in Elk Grove Village will be taking advantage of a Cook County property tax incentive to move to a larger, long vacant quarte...
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Two restaurants, for opposite tastes, coming to SchaumburgOct 26, 2011 12:00 am - Two more new restaurants — quite the opposite of each other — are on their way to Schaumburg. Salad Works will be moving into Unit 170 of the Streets of Woodfield shoppi...
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Barrington gives tax break to expanding dealershipOct 25, 2011 5:30 am - Barrington trustees Monday approved an economic incentive agreement with Wickstrom Auto Group, paving the way for the expansion of Wickstrom Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram. The...
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Elgin rallies, gets Nick's Pizza to 'finish line'Oct 25, 2011 12:00 am - Wednesday's opening of Elgin's Super Walmart has been highly anticipated by many members of the community and by at least one local business owner, who has viewed it as ...
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Geneva man plans to expand Wireless Zone stores hereOct 24, 2011 12:00 am - Steve Piper of Geneva just acquired two Wireless Zone franchises in Carpentersville and Huntley, adding to another two stores he had in Naperville and Plano. Owning ...
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Palatine exploring another Rand Road TIF districtOct 21, 2011 5:30 am - A stretch of Rand Road in Palatine dotted with a hodgepodge of used car lots, auto repair shops and vacant parcels is being eyed for redevelopment. The Palatine council ...