Cook County Business
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Neighbors who complained about smell from feed plant now battling warehouse proposal in Mount ProspectJul 13, 2026 5:16 pm - A group of Des Plaines homeowners who successfully waged a yearslong fight against an animal feed plant in Mount Prospect are now battling a proposed light-industrial warehouse near their homes.
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‘Happy to be here’: Four Shadows sports bar and grill fills vacancy in downtown WaucondaJul 13, 2026 2:29 pm - After four years, a frustrating vacancy at 120-122 S. Main St. in Wauconda has been revived and reopened as Four Shadows Wauconda tavern and grill.
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Redevelopment plan for former Allstate property in South Barrington moving forwardJul 13, 2026 1:12 pm - Redevelopment plans for the former Allstate Corp. headquarters near South Barrington took a key step forward late last week.
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Farmers markets in the suburbs July 15-21Jul 13, 2026 9:15 am - Farmers market season is here, bringing fresh produce, handmade goods and more back to local downtowns and parks. Here’s this week’s schedule.
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Schaumburg Convention Center looks to build on two decades of successJul 12, 2026 8:45 pm - Marking their 20th anniversary this month, the Schaumburg Convention Center and its adjoining Renaissance Hotel are just putting down roots for a future more productive than their past.
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Should suburban pet owners fear screwworm’s return? Here’s what experts sayJul 12, 2026 8:45 pm - Pet owners in Illinois and elsewhere are advised to be mindful after the detection last month in Texas of a parasitic fly whose larvae feed off living tissue of warm-blooded animals.
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Suburban craft brewer Pollyanna is buying and reopening Chicago’s shuttered Alarmist brewery and taproomJul 09, 2026 9:57 am - Banking on the shelf life of a shuttered Chicago craft brewery, Pollyanna Brewing & Distilling has purchased Alarmist Brewing, with plans to reopen its Sauganash taproom ...
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Arlington Heights appoints new village prosecutor after 48 yearsJul 08, 2026 7:21 pm - Ernie Blomquist is stepping down after 48 years as Arlington Heights village prosecutor and will be succeeded by Elizabeth Hantzos, who has served as associate prosecutor for 19 years.
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Plan for massive industrial park approved in Vernon HillsJul 08, 2026 6:34 pm - An industrial park potentially containing 1 million square feet of new building space has been approved for the 70-acre former American Hotel Register property on Milwaukee Avenue in Vernon Hills.
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Mount Prospect eases gaming rules for restaurants, adds wineries to liquor classJul 08, 2026 3:22 pm - Mount Prospect trustees voted this week to change the village’s liquor code, eliminating a one-year waiting period for restaurant liquor license holders to apply for video gaming.