Cook County Business
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Schaumburg welcomes new director of TransportationFeb 22, 2024 10:54 am - The village of Schaumburg is pleased to announce Sidney Kenyon has been selected as the next director of Transportation.
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Proposed state budget includes $1 million for Route 53 corridor greenway master plan in Lake CountyFeb 21, 2024 5:34 pm - Supporters of creating a greenway out of land acquired for the defunct Route 53 extension in Lake County are celebrating a $1 million allocation for the project in Gov. J...
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New owners of former Sears HQ meet Hoffman Estates business community at mayor’s forumFeb 21, 2024 2:34 pm - Hoffman Estates’ business community saw growth on many fronts during 2023, but Dallas-based Compass Datacenters’ purchase of the 273-acre former Sears headquarters was th...
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Two planned Des Plaines restaurants get city grants for improvementsFeb 21, 2024 2:30 pm - A pair of restaurants coming to Des Plaines have been awarded grants to help pay for necessary remodeling and other improvements. The city council on Tuesday approved a $...
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Des Plaines City Council narrowly approves changes to controversial apartments planFeb 21, 2024 1:23 pm - Proposed changes to a controversial apartment building plan in downtown Des Plaines were narrowly approved by the city council Tuesday night. With two aldermen absent, Ma...
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VivaValet, age in place support, expands in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake countiesFeb 21, 2024 12:02 pm - VivaValet Expands to serve the greater Chicago area, pioneering a new era of aging in place On Wednesday, Feb. 21, VivaValet announced a meaningful expansion of its uniqu...
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Amazon to be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Walgreens Boots AllianceFeb 21, 2024 9:14 am - NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. is being added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, joining Apple, Walt Disney, Walmart and other companies that make up the 30-stock average. ...
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‘This is our baby’: Downtown Mount Prospect restaurant set to expandFeb 21, 2024 9:05 am - Esteban Aguado, owner of Mia's Cantina Mexican Grill and Tequila Bar, is expanding the business to a vacant spot next to his Prospect Avenue restaurant in Mount Prospect.
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Data center campus to replace four office buildings at Northwest Point in Elk GroveFeb 21, 2024 8:52 am - Two new data centers and an electrical substation will take the place of four office buildings in Elk Grove Village’s Northwest Point, an area the village has primed for ...
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A bounty on buckthorn: How conservation group is targeting invasive plantFeb 20, 2024 5:52 pm - As gardeners get antsy to start planting, a Lake Zurich-based conservation group is offering a “buckthorn bounty” to homeowners who clear their landscapes of the tenaciou...