Cook County Business
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Smithfield sausage plant resumes limited work; one worker died of COVID-19May 01, 2020 1:00 am - The Smithfield sausage-making plant in St. Charles reopened with limitations Wednesday under terms agreed upon by the company, state and Kane County health departments a...
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Sharing positivity during a pandemic - Rohrer Corp. contributes $15,000 to Illinois charitiesApr 30, 2020 11:00 pm - Rohrer Corporation, a leading paper and plastic packaging manufacturer, operates three facilities in Illinois: Bensenville, Addison, and Huntley. These manufacturing fac...
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Tide Cleaners and Tide Loads of Hope offer free dry cleaning and laundry services to frontline respondersApr 30, 2020 11:00 pm - "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." Tide Cleaners and Tide Loads of Hope are proud to offer free dry cleaning and laundry servi...
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Furniture maker turns to masks, shields to keep business goingApr 30, 2020 6:00 pm - Key Interiors was preparing to furlough 15 manufacturing and warehouse workers when Illinois first issued a stay-at-home order in response to the coronavirus outbreak. I...
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With Palatine farmers market set to open Saturday, organizers 'feel the pressure of doing this right'Apr 30, 2020 5:30 am - Organizers say Palatine's long-running summer farmers market will serve as a test of sorts when it opens for the season Saturday under restrictions aimed at operating sa...
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Stir crazy customers put pressure on bike shopApr 30, 2020 5:00 am - As he deals with the coronavirus pandemic, Wayne Mikes has two big concerns for his Palatine bicycle business. Actually three concerns. Maybe four. The first is the sam...
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Buttermilk restaurants, cinema in Woodridge filed insurance lawsuit due to COVID-19Apr 30, 2020 4:00 am - The owners of Buttermilk restaurants in Geneva and Naperville, and one that hasn't opened yet in Vernon Hills, and the owners of Hollywood Boulevard Cinema in Woodridge ...
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Palatine Restaurant Week starts May 1Apr 30, 2020 1:00 am - The Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce (PACC) has announced the kickoff of its Restaurant Week - created to encourage ongoing support for Palatine area restaurants during...
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Some suburban malls to reopen so stores can offer curbside pickupApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - At least three suburban malls are poised to reopen Friday for "retail-to-go" under the state's modified stay-at-home order. Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, Fox Va...
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Brown brokers commercial lease in WoodridgeApr 30, 2020 1:00 am - WOODRIDGE - Brown Commercial Group represented American Cleaning & Restoration South in a 36,612-square foot industrial lease in Woodridge. The tenant is doubling its sp...