DuPage County Business
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Lake Zurich among the latest communities to approve local grocery tax to replace expiring state measureApr 22, 2025 4:29 pm - Like dozens of other communities, Lake Zurich will replace the expiring 1% state grocery tax with a local one starting Jan. 1.
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Carol Stream adopts grocery taxApr 22, 2025 4:27 pm - In response to the elimination of the state’s 1% grocery tax, Carol Stream joins other suburban municipalities in instituting its own tax.
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Fogo de Chão opens in Schaumburg with weeklong donation to Greater Chicago Food DepositoryApr 22, 2025 4:26 pm - Fogo de Chão, the internationally known Brazilian steakhouse, opened its fifth Chicago area restaurant at 1950 E. Golf Road in Schaumburg Monday.
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‘A step backwards’: Naperville neighbors, commission oppose gas station’s U-Haul parking planApr 21, 2025 8:15 pm - Naperville planning and zoning commissioners have voted against a request to allow an existing, nonconforming Marathon gas station to be expanded to accommodate U-Haul operations on the property off Ogden Avenue.
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Misfits JiuJitsu has a new home in St. CharlesApr 19, 2025 5:40 pm - Misfits Jiujitsu, a martial arts gym in St. Charles with an emphasis on safety and mental health, has moved into a bigger and better location.
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The Biz Week That Was: Alfresco dining a boon, video gambling expansion, and tariffs threatening higher solar costsApr 19, 2025 2:01 pm - From ‘ghost town’ to boom town: How Arlington Alfresco kept downtown thriving Their live music venue and gastropub shuttered by a pandemic, Arlington Heights busines...
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As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underpreparedApr 19, 2025 1:45 pm - AURORA, Ill. — At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating b...
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Should Cook County dissolve its four suburban mosquito abatement districts?Apr 19, 2025 1:00 pm - A new report from the Civic Federation calling for the elimination of four suburban mosquito abatement districts is gaining traction with some Cook County Board members after an inspector general’s investigation calls on leadership at one district to resign.
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PM Music Center to host grand opening of Mariachi Mercado with a celebration of music, cultureApr 18, 2025 3:33 pm - PM Music Center opens Mariachi Mercado, a new showroom celebrating mariachi music's heritage. The free grand opening event on April 26 will have live music, food, and family activities.
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Scooter’s Coffee shop could replace Des Plaines restaurantApr 18, 2025 12:50 pm - A Scooter’s Coffee shop soon could replace a restaurant in Des Plaines.