Vernon Hills Business
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Upscale Lincolnshire plaza in new handsNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Lincolnshire officials are hopeful a Denver investment company will boost the fortunes of an underperforming upscale mall near Milwaukee Avenue and Route 22. Baceline In...
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Kraft and Starbucks spar over distribution dealNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods Inc. said it would challenge Starbucks Corp.'s attempt to end a retail grocery coffee-distribution agreement between the two companies and has initiated an a...
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Exempt casinos from smoking ban?Nov 26, 2010 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Almost three years since Illinois' indoor smoking ban took effect, the push is on again to allow gamblers to light up in casinos. Illinois casinos' reven...
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Local retail season looking more upbeat this timeNov 25, 2010 10:00 pm - The Super Target in South Elgin opened at 4 a.m. earlier than usual for Black Friday and it paid off, as about 500 shoppers lined up for the doorbuster sales. “We are...
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Wise shoppers can find deals on smartphonesNov 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Wireless providers are getting just as aggressive as other retailers with hot buys, including some new technology for just one penny. So if you're hoping to avoid the pa...
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Small businesses on Main Street get a boost this SaturdayNov 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Katie Kuempel, owner of Angelina gift and accessories store in downtown Barrington, has been posting to her Facebook fans for weeks, excited about this particular Saturd...
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New owners for bankrupt Lincolnshire, Naperville retirement communitiesNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - A New York company has completed a deal to take over Lincolnshire and Naperville retirement communities that fell into bankruptcy. Senior Care Development, Inc. paid $38...
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Black Friday: Here's our survival guideNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - If you're a savvy shopper, you're likely prepping now for that sale of sales, that holy grail of doorbusters, that day of retail infamy: Black Friday. Yes, it's that tim...
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Unemployment rate falls in suburbs, highest in RockfordNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - The Illinois Department of Employment Security is reporting unemployment in all the state's metropolitan areas fell in October. The agency reported Wednesday the metro a...
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Palatine's Idol's closes its doorsNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Though signs at the entryway still advertise a Thanksgiving Eve party with promises of U-Call-It specials and an opportunity to meet the Miller Girls, Idol's Sports Bar ...