Cook County Business
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Amateur chefs whip up grab-and-go goodies at Mount Prospect storeJul 18, 2026 8:00 am - Many dream of becoming a professional chef but are reluctant to take that step. Mount Prospect residents Charles and Alynne Chen are turning that dream into reality for area amateur chefs — and making their creations available to the public.
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The Biz Week That Was: Inflation woes, downtown businesses close, and unemployment claims dipJul 18, 2026 7:55 am - Americans are using credit-card rewards to pay for groceries, gas A pile of credit-card reward points can take you business class to Bali or cover a few days’ stay i...
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Streamwood High School receives security tech upgrade donated by Hoffman Estates companyJul 17, 2026 7:39 pm - A team of 400 volunteers from Hoffman Estates-based Convergint descended on Streamwood High School Friday for a daylong upgrade to the campus’ security technology and overall safety.
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Algae-Palooza celebrates lake stewardship effortsJul 17, 2026 5:20 pm - Lake Lovers, a nonprofit stewardship organization in Lake County, is hosting Algae-Palooza from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Parkway on the Lake banquets, 25212 Lake Shore Drive on the north side of Long Lake in Ingleside.
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Industrial redeveloper of Schaumburg neighborhood seeks adjacent Experior trucking siteJul 17, 2026 2:46 pm - Chicago-based industrial developer Logistics Property Company won’t end its transformation of Schaumburg’s southwest corner with the recent purchase and demolition of the unincorporated Long Avenue neighborhood.
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Hanover Township Mental Health Board releases funding applicationsJul 17, 2026 2:30 pm - Funding applications for fiscal year 2028 are now available from the Hanover Township Mental Health Board.
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‘Nature is so healing’: PAWS Chicago breaks ground for Rescue Ranch in Hawthorn WoodsJul 17, 2026 12:14 pm - PAWS Chicago breaks ground on Rescue Ranch, a 20-acre homeless pet adoption, enrichment and education facility in Hawthorn Woods.
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At Lake Forest event, stadium property taxes and World Cup on Bears president’s mindJul 17, 2026 9:38 am - Chicago Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren said the NFL club is performing due diligence for a potential stadium in Northwest Indiana, but at an event in Lake Forest Thursday night, he didn’t close the door on Arlington Heights either.
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Opponents readying to fight proposed South Elgin data centerJul 17, 2026 8:02 am - A data center proposed for 20 acres in South Elgin is to be reviewed by the village’s Planning and Zoning Commission next month, with opponents already gearing up for a fight.
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Mount Prospect hires outside firm to handle data center permittingJul 16, 2026 5:29 pm - Dealing with the departure of the village’s longtime building inspector, and sagging under the weight of reams of permit paperwork related to the CloudHQ data center campus, Mount Prospect is finding relief from an outside firm.