Cook County Business
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‘Vendors, volunteers and vibes’: Why Arlington Heights Farmers Market is ranked top in the stateDec 03, 2025 12:08 pm - The Arlington Heights Farmers Market secured the top ranking in Illinois in a nationwide contest by the American Farmland Trust.
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Brunchy’s opens in former Panera spot in Buffalo GroveDec 02, 2025 1:20 pm - A new brunch restaurant is helping fuel the revival of a Buffalo Grove strip center near Dundee and Arlington Heights roads. Brunchy’s Pancakes and Cafe, owned by Victor Manuel Soberanis, is serving up American breakfast classics and Mexican cuisine in the spot previously occupied by Panera in Strathmore Square.
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Christmas tree costs: Tariffs on artificial trees could be advantage for fresh-cut sellersDec 02, 2025 12:03 pm - Businesses that sell artificial Christmas trees say tariffs are having an impact on their costs this year. Conversely, farms that sell fresh trees and aren’t facing the same tariffs are reporting strong early sales.
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335-unit luxury apartment complex coming to Hoffman EstatesDec 02, 2025 11:55 am - Hoffman Estates village board members have approved a two-building, 335-unit luxury apartment complex for the former Menards site along Higgins Road.
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Chicago, suburbs to get millions from PCB pollution settlement with MonsantoDec 02, 2025 8:14 am - Monsanto, once the largest makers of a now-banned class of chemicals, agreed to pay the state $120 million and potentially more, under a settlement announced by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday.
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Wheeling to tax streaming TV, music and gamesDec 01, 2025 7:46 pm - Wheeling residents who enjoy chilling out while watching Netflix, Hulu or other streaming services soon will have to shell out more for the privilege as the village has enacted a 4% tax on video or audio streaming services.
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Could goats be forest preserve district’s secret weapon against invasive plants?Dec 01, 2025 5:57 pm - Four-legged reinforcements may be enlisted to help battle invasive buckthorn in Lake County forest preserves.
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Long vacant, 113-year-old home in Algonquin gets new lifeDec 01, 2025 11:30 am - Matthew Mosur regularly drove by a vacant, 113-year-old Algonquin home that caught his eye. In June, he bought the house and took on the challenge of renovating it.
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Plans brewing to convert Rolling Meadows’ original firehouse into coffee shopNov 30, 2025 8:45 pm - A shuttered firehouse in Rolling Meadows is set to be transformed into a coffee shop, bakery and community hub, under a tentative deal between the city and proprietors.
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Black Friday shopping less about deals than ‘time with family’Nov 28, 2025 3:14 pm - Groups of friends and families filled Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, carrying on Black Friday shopping traditions.