DuPage County Business
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‘Starting to bounce back’: Amenities, spec suites helping to stabilize suburban office marketJul 26, 2025 1:52 pm - The suburban office market that’s been struggling to establish a new identity since the cataclysm of the pandemic five years ago finally seems to be moving more confidently toward a fuller realization of its ever-stabilizing trends, analysts say.
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NAI Hiffman completes 3 corporate leases at office redevelopment in LisleJul 26, 2025 12:56 pm - NAI Hiffman, a leading Midwest independent commercial real estate firm, has completed three office leases totaling 15,642 square feet in the Corporate Lakes office park in Lisle.
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New Schaumburg Starbucks to open west of Veridian development Thursday morningJul 22, 2025 4:37 pm - A long-anticipated 2,000-square-foot Starbucks with a drive-through and an outdoor patio will open in Schaumburg Thursday at its regular daily starting time of 4:30 a.m.
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Not ‘just another boring burger and fries’: Jack in the Box returning to Chicago areaJul 22, 2025 1:37 pm - Jack in the Box is back. What set its apart? In general, all-day breakfast, low price points and “pretty much a broad or varied menu of items,” one analyst said.
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Sweet Basil Cafe in Hanover Park abruptly closes, leaving chain’s last location in SkokieJul 21, 2025 4:31 pm - Sweet Basil Cafe opened its seventh Illinois location in Hanover Park 15 months ago, but with its recent abrupt closure only one in Skokie remains.
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The ‘best breakfast burritos’: Guzman y Gomez plans second Naperville restaurant, opens latest in Des PlainesJul 21, 2025 11:26 am - With a mission to “reinvent fast food,” Guzman y Gomez continues to introduce suburbanites to its version of made-to-order burritos and bowls with a new restaurant in Des Plaines and another planned for Naperville’s Route 59 corridor.
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How West Chicago students created a new Flav-Or-Ice flavorJul 21, 2025 5:49 am - Students at Wegner Elementary School in West Chicago had the opportunity to team up with Jel Sert and Crayola to create their own crayon-inspired Flav-Or-Ice flavor.
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Kane County Treasurer Lauzen wins national award for innovative financial strategiesJul 20, 2025 10:53 pm - Kane County Treasurer Chris Lauzen received a national award for generating $47.6 million in new revenue through proactive liquidity and treasury strategies using an investment consulting firm's program.
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Cost over coal? Naperville and St. Charles consider 20-year contract extension for energy needsJul 20, 2025 9:00 pm - Electricity needs for Naperville and St. Charles — and the type of energy residents will use — are at the heart of a debate as both cities decide whether to sign on for another 20 years with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency.
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How Paramount’s shows, including boffo ‘Million Dollar Quartet,’ help boost Aurora’s economyJul 19, 2025 1:58 pm - Before Aurora’s Stolp Island Theatre opened a year ago, Paramount Theatre president and CEO Tim Rater predicted it would contribute more than $3 million to the economy annually. So far, the venue’s acclaimed production of “Million Dollar Quartet” has generated more than $2.5 million in ticket sales alone, which doesn’t include the impact the near daily sell-out performances have on the local economy.