Cook County Business
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‘This is going to be fun’: Firms hired to restore historic Des Plaines buildingAug 05, 2026 3:02 pm - The exterior and interior restorations of a historic building in downtown Des Plaines will begin soon.
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Cook County-area business owners share their approach to PTOAug 05, 2026 12:30 pm - According to a recent survey from the Society for Human Resource Management, more than 80% of workers said that “paid leave” is either an extremely important or very important benefit they expect from their employer, ranking just below health insurance and retirement benefits.
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Senior apartment building’s 4-story height next to homes not ‘going to fly,’ Arlington Heights mayor saysAug 04, 2026 3:27 pm - Despite supporting the concept, Arlington Heights village board members said a proposed four-story, 60-unit affordable senior housing development on Golf Road is too tall and too close to neighboring homes.
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RISE business incubator opens as Roosevelt University’s Schaumburg campus marks 30 yearsAug 04, 2026 2:31 pm - Roosevelt University and the village of Schaumburg Tuesday launched a new business incubator program to assist suburban entrepreneurs at the now 30-year-old campus just north of Woodfield Mall.
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South Barrington looking at creating special taxing district to improve old Allstate headquarters siteAug 04, 2026 2:29 pm - South Barrington officials are taking steps to create a special taxing district that would help fund improvements at the former Allstate headquarters and in a neighboring office complex.
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Suburban hospitals rank tops in Illinois; Northwestern Memorial, Rush among best in nationAug 04, 2026 2:00 pm - Several suburban Northwestern Medicine hospitals have made the list of the best hospitals in Illinois, according to U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2026-27” report. And three Chicago hospitals are among the best in the nation.
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Plan to replace Wheeling’s landmark fountain progressingAug 04, 2026 10:36 am - A suburban company has been hired to manage construction of a new fountain at a high-profile Wheeling intersection.
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‘Full circle moment’: Husband and wife set to launch transformation of shuttered Rolling Meadows firehouseAug 03, 2026 6:36 pm - Husband-and-wife business owners Michael and Emily Schumann will convert a former 1958 Rolling Meadows fire station into Abide Coffee + Bakery, with a $1.8 million renovation set to begin this fall.
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Dutch Bros Coffee gets informal nod for spot between two restaurants along Milwaukee AvenueAug 03, 2026 4:44 pm - The next coffee shop chain to set stakes in Vernon Hills could be one that got its start in Oregon and has grown to 1,000 shops nationally.
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Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce names new leaderAug 03, 2026 1:49 pm - The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that Lindsay Tintera will become the organization's next president and chief executive officer. She succeeds Carol Gieske, who is retiring after 19 years.