Cook County Business
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The Biz Week That Was: Growing pot sales, new eateries on tap and immersive auto spa among the highlightsJan 05, 2025 5:30 am - Illinois on tap to have biggest year yet from marijuana tax revenue Illinois is poised to see its best year yet for tax revenue from adult-use marijuana sales in 202...
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Proposal calls for replacing ‘aging, underutilized’ Regal Lake Zurich theater with apartmentsJan 03, 2025 5:58 pm - Developers are seeking feedback from Lake Zurich officials for what would be the largest residential community in town.
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Elmhurst Hospital plans $100M project focused on cancer center, observation beds, more ORsJan 03, 2025 5:39 pm - Elmhurst Hospital envisions an expansion of its cancer center, along with more operating rooms and a 16-bed observation unit as part of a $100.8 million project.
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Schaumburg awaiting formal plans for housing on Loeber propertyJan 03, 2025 5:05 pm - Schaumburg officials are anticipating the submittal this month of a revised formal proposal by developer Nitti Group LLC for exclusively owner-occupied housing units on the 33-acre Loeber Farm property adjacent to Rolling Meadows.
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Supportive living facility proposed for vacant land in Des PlainesJan 03, 2025 12:38 pm - Plans for a new supportive living facility in Des Plaines will be unveiled publicly Tuesday night.
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‘Time for a change’: La Tasca Tapas in Arlington Heights to close, reopen as Greek restaurantJan 02, 2025 6:46 pm - La Tasca Tapas, a Spanish restaurant in downtown Arlington Heights, will close after 28 years on Feb. 28 and reopen as Paréa Greek Kitchen weeks later. The owners decided to change the concept due to declining business, especially after the pandemic, and to fill a void for Greek fine dining in the area.
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‘A good, viable option’: More women are choosing to work in the trades for better pay and benefitsJan 02, 2025 1:08 pm - A growing number of women are entering the trades. According to Institute for Women’s Policy Research, in 2023, the number of women working in the trades reached the highest level ever — 363,651 working in construction and extraction occupations.
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Ramzy’s Italian Steak House to replace The Local Kitchen & Tap in SchaumburgJan 02, 2025 12:30 pm - Just days after the closure of The Local Kitchen & Tap in Schaumburg, plans already are maturing to replace it at 1140 E. Higgins Road with Ramzy’s Italian Steak House.
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Tesla reports 1.1% sales drop for 2024, first annual decline in at least 9 yearsJan 02, 2025 11:05 am - Tesla’s global annual sales fell for the first time in at least 9 years, with a 2.3% increase in the final quarter not enough to overcome a sluggish start to 2024 despite...
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Founder of Elgin’s Laird Funeral Home to be laid to rest this weekDec 31, 2024 1:25 pm - Services will be held this week for Donald Laird, founder of Laird Funeral Home in Elgin. Laird died at the age of 93 in his home on Dec. 23.