Sleepy Hollow Business
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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...
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What does Sears deal do for District 300?Dec 17, 2011 10:00 pm - The additional funding Community Unit District 300 will collect when a new tax deal between the state and Sears Holdings Inc. takes effect may not be the light at the en...
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Sears will stay in Hoffman Estates if Quinn signs tax breaksDec 12, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Sears Holdings Corp. CEO Lou D'Ambrosio told employees in a memo Tuesday that if Gov. Pat Quinn signs a massive package of tax breaks into law as expected,...
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Guitar business chooses Elgin’s downtown over Randall RoadDec 11, 2011 11:00 pm - As downtowns across the Fox Valley lament the loss of businesses to Randall Road, one guitar shop will move in the opposite direction. The owners of Fat Cat Guitars ann...