Vernon Hills Business
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‘A rare and exciting opportunity’: Grayslake hopes building purchase can boost Village CenterOct 08, 2025 9:19 am - Grayslake leaders are making a big investment to determine whether a deteriorating vacant building can become a key element in ongoing efforts to brand the Village Center as a hub of activity.
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Signarama opens in Volo, offering custom sign services to local businessesOct 07, 2025 2:26 pm - Lake County resident and entrepreneur Steve Trkla has opened a new Signarama in Volo to help businesses boost visibility and strengthen marketing through creative, high-quality custom signage solutions.
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Fueling future growth: Nicholas to expand auto dealership construction business with acquisition of JNCOct 07, 2025 1:59 pm - The Nicholas Family of Companies has acquired Joseph Nicholas Construction Corp., a Schaumburg construction firm specializing in automotive dealerships.
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College of Lake County graduates first class of energy auditorsOct 06, 2025 8:41 pm - College of Lake County partnered with Lake County Workforce Development and The Community Works to offer an Energy Auditor Program through the CEJA Workforce Hub.
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Suburban soybean farmers looking for solution to China’s boycott amid tariff warOct 04, 2025 2:00 pm - The effect of a Chinese boycott of American soybeans in retaliation for punitive U.S. tariffs is being felt even in the suburbs.
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The Biz Week That Was: A virtual reality escape, industrial and Main Street-like developments, and grants for business growthSep 27, 2025 1:22 pm - ‘A new kind of entertainment’: Rosemont virtual reality venue opens Friday Starting Friday, you’ll only have to go as far as Rosemont to be able to travel to ancient...
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Come for the food, stay for ax-throwingSep 25, 2025 3:16 pm - Local officials and well wishers Wednesday welcomed Up North Axe & Tap at 547 N. Milwaukee Ave., in downtown Libertyville, a Northwoods-themed restaurant and bar that also features four ax-throwing lanes.
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‘Trying to build a community’: Three bourbon lovers bring auction house/bar Aged in Oak to Vernon HillsSep 24, 2025 10:08 am - “This is something we are truly passionate about,” partner James Hall says about Aged in Oak, the recently opened establishment that marries a bar with a bourbon auction house in Vernon Hills.
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Lake County sees $1.96 billion in visitor spending, tourism bureau saysSep 23, 2025 3:32 pm - Lake County's visitor spending rose from $1.7 billion to $1.96 billion, according to the 2024 Illinois Economic Impact Report. It reinforces the county’s standing as the third largest tourism economy in the state behind Cook and DuPage counties, said officials with Visit Lake County during the group’s recent annual luncheon.
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Libertyville to share info on proposed $43 million police facility at open houseSep 22, 2025 8:38 pm - The vision for a new $43 million police station in Libertyville will be presented to the public at a drop-in open house Thursday.