Palatine Business
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Suburbs consider opting out of Cook County minimum wage hikeOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - Leaders of several Northwest suburbs said they'll consider opting out of a measure gradually increasing the minimum wage in Cook County to $13 an hour by 2020. Cook Coun...
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Retailers, others busier with Cubs than Stanley Cup winOct 25, 2016 1:00 am - During the Cubs, Dodgers series, sales at Clark Street Sports, with stores throughout the suburbs, jumped 10 times what they usually are in October. Now that the Cubs ar...
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Cook County could vote to raise minimum wageOct 25, 2016 1:00 am - Cook County could raise the minimum wage Wednesday, though it would take effect in the suburbs a year later than in Chicago. A county board committee Tuesday voted to ul...
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Schaumburg Business Association honors Harper College, individualsOct 24, 2016 1:00 am - About 400 people celebrated at the 15th anniversary of the Toast of Schaumburg formal awards event Friday evening, making it the largest celebration of its kind for the ...
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Merge or not? Voters have final say in recorder, clerk officesOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - When Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen Yarbrough goes before county commissioners Wednesday with her office's proposed budget, she isn't quite sure what to say. After ...
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How entrepreneur's work brought new life into HomewoodOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Claude Gendreau is not a golfer. But that didn't stop him from buying the Ravisloe Country Club in Homewood for about $3.5 million several years ago. The golf course ne...
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Why cost of soda could surge in Cook CountyOct 13, 2016 1:00 am - Soda drinkers in Cook County will feel a pop in their wallets if a penny-per-ounce tax on "sweetened beverages" is approved by the county board. The new tax is the cente...
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Suburbs call Cook County sick leave law 'complete overreach,' prepare to opt outOct 10, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the list of suburbs currently drafting resolutions to override the county's paid sick leave ordinance. Calling...
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Economist suggests optimism no matter who becomes presidentOct 06, 2016 1:00 am - How the presidential election will affect growth and prosperity was the focus of Robert Genetski's economic forecast Thursday in Palatine. The nationally known economis...
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Sick leave requirement approved, but towns can opt outOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - The Cook County Board approved an ordinance Wednesday to gives many workers throughout the county at least five paid sick days a year. But the ordinance - which already ...