Cook County Business
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Mount Prospect, Des Plaines approve settlement with Prestige Feed ProductsJun 18, 2025 8:15 am - The two-year legal battle pitting two Northwest Cook County suburbs against an odor-causing animal feed producer is now over.
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New options: Developer presents revised plans for former Haeger Potteries site in East DundeeJun 17, 2025 6:55 pm - East Dundee officials are raising concerns about the initial plan for the former Haeger Potteries site in East Dundee. A developer wants to transform the site into a mix of townhouses and apartments. However, village board members are worried about a lack of parking.
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Barbecue battle: Chicago restaurant claims Palatine-based Weber infringed its trademark nameJun 17, 2025 5:41 pm - A Chicago barbecue restaurant is taking on grilling giant Weber in a federal trademark dispute.
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Hoffman Estates approves $385,000 purchase of TIF-funded landJun 17, 2025 1:49 pm - The Hoffman Estates village board unanimously authorized the $385,000 purchase of 11 acres of land Monday as part of a TIF district redevelopment plan.
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Wheel Haus restaurant coming to Wheeling Town CenterJun 17, 2025 11:04 am - The entrepreneurs behind the Moretti’s chain want to open another restaurant in the Wheeling Town Center complex.
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Hawthorn Woods panel holding special meeting on Kemper Ridge proposalJun 16, 2025 8:14 pm - A plan introduced in February described as meeting a demand for smaller housing options in Hawthorn Woods has been revised to include fewer homes and more open space.
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Former Rosemont village hall to be torn down for new restaurants near Rivers CasinoJun 16, 2025 12:41 pm - Rosemont’s former village hall will be demolished with an eye toward development of a restaurant campus across the street from Rivers Casino in Des Plaines.
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Custom guitar maker in South Elgin brings musicians’ visions to lifeJun 15, 2025 9:00 pm - After years of repairing and upgrading guitars as a sideline, Ed Snoble launched Penguin Guitar Company in April, making bespoke guitars in his South Elgin home.
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Campton Hills could annex 962 acres for 900-home developmentJun 15, 2025 8:28 am - In a departure from the contentious now-dead project of Settlements of LaFox’s more than 2,000 homes in St. Charles, the village of Campton Hills is poised for a smaller, less dense annexation.
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‘A better way’: How one suburban woman is helping families make senior downsizing and transition less of a crisisJun 14, 2025 2:09 pm - After more than 20 years helping support companies in issues management and crisis communications, Kathleen Cantillon switched careers and bought a franchise of Caring Transitions, which assists people in downsizing and relocation.