Cook County Business
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Entertainment venues, grocery stores and more on tap for suburbs in 2026Jan 02, 2026 8:52 am - Pickleball courts, child day care facilities, data centers and restaurants have been popping up or proposed throughout the suburbs but they won’t be the only newcomers in 2026.
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Time short for Schaumburg family’s quest to retain access to daughter’s medical marijuanaDec 31, 2025 3:57 pm - A Schaumburg family’s quest to change interstate commerce laws to retain access to their 19-year-old daughter’s medical marijuana patches is running out of time.
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Immigration battle, Kirk assassination among top stories of 2025Dec 30, 2025 11:05 pm - The reaction to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s murder, immigration enforcement efforts and the conclusion to a decades-old disappearance were among the top suburban stories of 2025.
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Video gambling coming to the Polar Dome at Santa’s VillageDec 30, 2025 5:44 pm - Video gaming is coming to the Polar Dome at Santa’s Village in East Dundee.
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Closed Schaumburg YMCA relocating to former retail sitesDec 30, 2025 4:40 pm - After closing more than a year ago, Schaumburg’s 56-year-old YMCA branch is reopening soon after taking over two former retail sites in town.
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Illinois wine from California grapes: New sipping space opens in Elk GroveDec 30, 2025 11:14 am - MCG Winery, a new microwinery in Elk Grove Village, is now open for private tastings. It doubles as a production facility.
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Development of Experior Logistics’ trucking headquarters in southwest Schaumburg delayedDec 29, 2025 5:41 pm - Experior Logistics’ plan for a new trucking headquarters on 55 acres in southwest Schaumburg is at a financial impasse, officials say, with the village’s June deadline looming for the completion of buildings that haven’t even been started yet.
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The Barn Steakhouse expanding with second location in Highland ParkDec 29, 2025 5:40 pm - Nine years after opening The Barn Steakhouse in Evanston, restaurateur Amy Morton is expanding north to the town where she was raised with a second location in Highland Park.
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Schaumburg mayor to deliver State of the Village before business community Jan. 21Dec 29, 2025 3:10 pm - Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly will deliver his 2026 State of the Village address before a breakfast gathering of the Schaumburg Business Association on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
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Make plans for new restaurants coming to the suburbs in 2026Dec 29, 2025 1:41 pm - A new year brings with it the promise of new restaurants anticipated to open in the suburbs in 2026, including avec, Chubby Cattle BBQ, and The Grand Social House and Tavern.