Cook County Business
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Hoffman Estates planning $3.7 million upgrade for Village Green, brew gardenDec 19, 2023 9:59 am - Hoffman Estates trustees Monday approved a $213,450 design contract for a new concessions and restroom building to serve the increasingly popular Virginia Mary Hayter Vil...
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Ski resorts tackle unseasonable warmthDec 19, 2023 7:30 am - Bartlett’s Villa Olivia resort plans to open its hills to skiers on Friday, but on the outset of another warm winter, managers are already sensing a trend becoming famili...
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Pappas adds more online tools to boost property tax transparencyDec 18, 2023 5:00 am - Cook County property owners can now track how much more money they are sending each government agency that gets a cut of their annual property tax bill. A new online port...
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How suburban counties are spending opioid settlement moneyDec 16, 2023 3:00 pm - With millions of dollars flowing into their coffers from landmark settlements with opioid companies, suburban county governments are mapping out how to spend some of the ...
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Deer Park to allow video gambling -- but only at one businessDec 15, 2023 11:26 am - For the first time since they were legalized in Illinois, video gambling machines will be allowed in Deer Park -- but only at a local bowling alley. The village board on ...
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Why you don’t want to wait until January to pick up a new or used carDec 14, 2023 5:47 am - If you’re considering buying or leasing a new car, you could save some dough by shopping before the year ends. Year-end sales events for 2023 models could have generous d...
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Will Prestige’s new equipment pass the smell test?Dec 14, 2023 5:30 am - A Mount Prospect animal feed producer that neighbors say has inundated nearby residents with a “burnt cheese” odor for four years will be allowed to operate during the da...
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Rosemont hikes ticket tax againDec 13, 2023 12:04 pm - Rosemont will hike its local amusement tax for sports, concerts and other ticketed events from 4% to 6% to help cover increased personnel costs, village officials said. T...
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Brown Commercial Group negotiates industrial lease in BensenvilleDec 13, 2023 8:18 am - Brown Commercial Group has negotiated a lease for a 14,503-square-foot industrial space in Bensenville that will allow a gutter supply company to expand its business. Br...
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Six decades after original ‘Dog House,’ to-go Portillo’s opens in RosemontDec 12, 2023 3:02 pm - After years of stalled redevelopment on a blighted corner at Rosemont’s gateway, the monthslong construction of a new Portillo’s there seemingly went as quick as it is to...