Cook County Business
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Suburban businesses battling Blackhawks for attentionJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - The Tampa Bay Lightning aren't the only ones in for a beating at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawks today. There are chilled Thai lobster spring rolls that will likely ...
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Tax incentive lures gaming machine maker to Mount ProspectJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - With the help of a Cook County property tax incentive, a manufacturer and distributor of gaming equipment to casinos will be moving into Mount Prospect's Kensington Busi...
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The long, costly battles to regulate suburban strip clubsMay 31, 2015 7:30 am - Just south of Elgin, surrounded by green space and struggling industrial sites, lies Kane County's last strip club. The sign for Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club advertises a...
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Three groups merge to create mega local hospice organizationMar 31, 2015 1:00 am - Three area palliative and end-of-life care providers announced today that they have agreed to merge into one agency which, when fully integrated, will become one of the ...
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170,000 pounds of beef recalled in Cook CountyMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - A Cook County meat company is recalling nearly 170,000 pounds of beef that may be contaminated with E.coli, according to a release from the Illinois Department of Agricu...
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Willis Tower gets a buyer, not a name changeMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - The Willis Tower, formerly named the Sears Tower and still called that by many, is getting acquired, reportedly for $1.3 billion. The name is not expected to change agai...
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Griffin: Who benefits from business district tax?Mar 11, 2015 5:30 am - When Bill Fagi looks across the parking lot at Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, he sees where some of his profits go. Customers at Fagi's Furniture Connections in ...
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Shoppers paid extra $1 billion in local sales taxesFeb 25, 2015 4:30 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct information about how Batavia became a home-rule community. Shoppers in Illinois paid more than $1 billion in ...
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Coffee shop-looking cafe casinos taking hold in suburbsFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - It's the lunch-hour rush, and the food counter at one of Oakbrook Terrace's newest businesses offers deviled eggs, mini bratwursts and white zinfandel. Nobody is orderin...
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Schaumburg sets renewal policy for tax breakJan 28, 2015 12:00 am - Schaumburg trustees have approved specific criteria to consider the growing number of renewal requests for Cook County's Class 6B property tax incentive for industrial b...