Lake County Business
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‘We still have plenty’: Retailers making sense of penny’s slow deathJan 17, 2026 11:15 am - Some businesses are rounding off cash transactions, others with high credit card transactions are unfazed after U.S. Mint discontinued penny production.
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Mundelein District 120 to issue $75 million in voter-approved bonds for facility improvementsJan 15, 2026 6:42 pm - Property owners in Mundelein High School District 120 will see increases on tax bills in June for ongoing improvements to school facilities approved by voters in late 2024.
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Campaign launched to provide information on battery disposal sites, safetyJan 15, 2026 5:51 pm - In light of a new Illinois law expanding access to safely dispose of batteries, the National Waste & Recycling Foundation has launched a battery safety campaign to make it as easy as possible to find disposal sites.
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Sales tax in Deer Park may stay 8% for a while longerJan 14, 2026 2:14 pm - Empowered by a change in state law, Deer Park officials are considering leaving the overall sales tax on goods purchased in town at 8%.
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Recent home and property salesJan 13, 2026 1:45 pm - Lake County property transfers for Oct. 27 to Dec. 17, 2025
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Recent home and property salesJan 13, 2026 1:45 pm - Cook County property transfers for Oct. 21 to Dec. 17, 2025
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Housing development on Libertyville Manor extended care site heads to final approvalJan 12, 2026 7:36 pm - Pulte Home Company’s plan to replace the aging Libertyville Manor extended care facility at 610 Peterson Road with 64 single-family homes and 70 age-restricted duplexes is heading for final approval.
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Lake County farm aims to provide fresh, chemical-free produce to restaurants and homesJan 12, 2026 2:50 pm - Mother-son duo Diana and Nic Geudtner own and operate Living Roots Farm in Fox Lake that provides fresh produce to residents and restaurants in the region, and will be opening their storefront in February.
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Don’t trash that battery: Rechargeables and others being accepted for recycling under new state lawJan 11, 2026 8:45 pm - With the groundwork for a new state law done and mechanisms in place, consumers now have places to take batteries rather than have them rolling around in kitchen drawers or gathering dust in the garage.
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The Biz Week That Was: New tap and coffee houses, grocer revival and subdued hiringJan 10, 2026 1:45 pm - ‘Tall mugs of beer’: Fatpour Tap Works wooing Mount Prospect Downtown Mount Prospect could soon welcome a new player on its tavern scene south of the Metra station —...