South Elgin Business
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Tractor store coming to CarpentersvilleNov 28, 2008 10:00 pm - An empty store in Carpentersville that once housed a big discount retailer could soon be home to a large farm and ranch supplier. Village officials and a local developer...
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What's happening one year after Neumann Homes bankruptcyNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Dirt mounds and partially built houses in Antioch's NeuHaven and Clublands subdivisions are among the reminders of a dubious anniversary. Neumann Homes had finished half...
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Costco set to open in St. Charles on FridayNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The doors of the hotly-pursued new Costco store in St. Charles will open to public at 8 a.m. Friday. The 148,000-square-foot warehouse store is expected by city official...
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Portillo's in Elgin is still possibleNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Many of you die-hard Portillo's Hot Dogs fans have been calling and e-mailing, wondering if owner Dick Portillo still is planning to open a restaurant along Randall Road...
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Circuit City closing stores; 14 could go in IllinoisNov 02, 2008 10:00 pm - After months of speculation and struggling sales, Circuit City Inc. Monday said it would close 155 stores, including half of its locations in the Chicago area. Company o...
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Carpentersville's Fat Cat Guitars gets a makeoverOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Since it opened in 2004, Fat Cat Guitars has been a hot spot for guitar lessons. Recently, owners Scott and Kate Bond unveiled a new, state-of-the-art lesson program tha...
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Are podcars a viable way to get around?Oct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The thought of a driverless, computer-guided car transporting people where they want to go on demand is a futuristic notion to some. To Jacob Roberts, podcars -- or PRTs...
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Movers & shakersOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - James Saul joined Baker & Daniels LLP as an associate in the law firm's intellectual property group. He will work in the Chicago office, focusing his practice in the are...
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Oilman comes to Chicago to plead for wind powerOct 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Oilman T. Boone Pickens will be in Chicago today at Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom at 10:30 a.m. to push his "Pickens Plan" for reducing America's dependence on foreign oil....
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Burlington Coat Factory coming to ElginSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin once was considered a hub for suburban shopping. But then regional malls started opening up, and Elgin's downtown pedestrian shopping experience disappeared. The l...