DuPage County Business
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Pollyanna Brewing plans holiday pop-up in St. CharlesJul 28, 2026 12:40 pm - St. Charles will welcome a holiday pop-up beginning Nov. 19 when Pollyanna Brewing Company transforms its taproom into a Christmas village complete with holiday scenes, playful fauna and towering trees dripping with multicolored lights.
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Naperville could replace grocery tax with higher sales taxJul 28, 2026 10:36 am - The Naperville City Council will consider replacing the local grocery tax with an increased sales tax after city staff said tax revenue is falling short of expectations, in part because some stores did not comply with the new ordinance.
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Proposal to build Batavia rec center, police station on same site advancesJul 27, 2026 2:03 pm - A proposal to build a recreation center and a police station on the same site in Batavia has advanced to the point that there are two rough concept plans on how both would fit on 20 acres of land being donated to the Batavia Park District.
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Naperville reigns as ‘retail mecca,’ producing $5.7B in sales last yearJul 27, 2026 11:02 am - Naperville reigns supreme once again as an economic powerhouse among Chicago suburbs. Illinois’ third-largest city has retained its spot as the top suburban retail sales generator in the Chicago metropolitan area for another year, according to a recently released report from Chicago-based consultant firm Melaniphy & Associates.
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Despite cool June and wildfire smoke in July, suburban pools have been busy this seasonJul 26, 2026 8:30 pm - Despite a cool June and smoke-related closures this month, customer counts at suburban swimming pools and water parks generally are above or near seasonal averages so far this summer.
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Batavia City Council mulling changes to city’s video gambling regulationsJul 26, 2026 4:25 pm - Batavia is looking at changes to its code that could limit the number of video gambling establishments in the city.
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Cologne caper: ‘Eau de Fraud’ YouTuber probe uncovers $250,000 con job, sheriff saysJul 25, 2026 7:29 pm - Cook County sheriff’s investigation results in mail fraud charges against a YouTube personality accused of a perfume scam.
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Roosevelt University, Schaumburg launch business incubator for suburban entrepreneursJul 25, 2026 12:00 pm - A business incubator program born of a partnership between the village of Schaumburg and Roosevelt University is about to launch an even stronger and more permanent presence as a resource for would-be entrepreneurs of the Northwest suburbs.
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The Biz Week That Was: New cancer care center gains approval, massage parlor moratorium, and food truck raceJul 25, 2026 7:19 am - Former Motorola building saved from demolition proposed for residential use in Schaumburg The residential conversion of the last Motorola office building left in Sch...
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Three Northwest suburban hospitals accused of not properly providing pricing informationJul 24, 2026 3:58 pm - Three behavioral health hospitals in the Northwest suburbs are among the medical facilities the Trump administration says have failed to provide the public with basic pricing information.