Palatine Business
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The Story of 'A Closer Bond' Over the Last 25 YearsSep 28, 2015 11:00 pm - Katy Cushing, the owner of the dog training, grooming, boarding and daycare facility realized at a young age that helping dogs and their owners develop a meaningful rela...
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Grammy D ready for final farewell as Palatine dining institution prepares to closeSep 28, 2015 1:00 am - Dorothy Hechler sums up the appeal of Grammy D's Family Restaurant better than anyone else could. "The restaurant is me," said Hechler, who's owned and operated the Pala...
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Harper wins $2.5 million grant for apprenticeship programsSep 27, 2015 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Harper College $2.5 million to support Apprenticeships on Demand, a new initiative that aims to integrate technical instruction ...
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Palatine car wash to be leveled, replacedSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - A plan to tear down the 27-year-old self-service car wash at 1220 N. Rand Road replace it with a modern, automatic tunnel-style car wash was approved by the Palatine vil...
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Percussion mecca The Drum Pad to close after 30 yearsSep 23, 2015 1:00 am - About 30 years ago, Jim Streich cashed in a $2,000 life insurance policy to open The Drum Pad, a downtown Palatine store that has since served countless musicians nation...
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Developer that once sued Palatine wants to buy village landSep 22, 2015 5:30 am - Up Development, the company that sued Palatine after its plan to build a housing development for people with disabilities was rejected by the village council in 2013, no...
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Meet the people at the oldest business in PalatineSep 22, 2015 1:00 am - Hanging high up on a pegboard is a cow bell still in its dusty plastic wrap. In another room is a rack full of seemingly every vacuum cleaner bag known to man. Two obso...
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Former Palatine KFC to become new chicken restaurantSep 22, 2015 1:00 am - A long-vacant Palatine KFC will soon serve a different style of chicken. The restaurant, at 1114 E. Dundee Road, is about to become El Rey del Pollo Asado, the third Mex...
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Palatine to take fresh look at downtown planSep 14, 2015 5:30 am - The plan for Palatine's downtown, not examined since the start of the Great Recession, will get a fresh look, thanks to a $100,000 study announced by the Regional Transp...
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Palatine village council to rule on "live room escape adventure" businessSep 13, 2015 1:00 am - The Palatine village council is expected to vote Monday on whether or not a "live room escape adventure" business will be allowed to open up at 553 E. Dundee Road in the...