Lake County Business
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Illinois 200: Caterpillar's long central Illinois history, and its HQ move to the suburbsOct 06, 2018 1:00 am - Peoria wasn't always a company town. It was a distillery town, a farm implement town and a river town before the Caterpillar Tractor Co. set up shop. A bond developed be...
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Lawsuit claims 'all natural' LaCroix Water contains cockroach insecticideOct 05, 2018 1:00 am - A Cook County woman claims LaCroix Water contains one chemical used in an insecticide and another that is toxic to kidneys, according to a class-action lawsuit filed by ...
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Pine Tree takes over Bannockburn centerOct 05, 2018 1:00 am - Pine Tree LLC assumed operational responsibility for Bannockburn Green, a 183,792-square-foot community shopping destination in Bannockburn. The Northbrook-based compan...
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Grayslake clearing former fairgrounds site for developmentOct 05, 2018 1:00 am - Slowly over the past few weeks, the reminders of Lake County Fairs of old have been erased, the buildings demolished to make the site at routes 120 and 45 more attractiv...
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Cary-Grove Chamber hosts ribbon cutting and grand reopening at Fox Valley Quick WashOct 03, 2018 11:00 pm - On Wednesday, Sept. 26, the Cary-Grove Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting and grand reopening ceremony at Fox Valley Quick Wash, 354 Northwest Hwy., Cary. O...
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Illinois Manufacturers Overwhelmingly Oppose Gas Tax IncreaseOct 03, 2018 11:00 pm - According to a survey of the 1,000 manufacturing members of the Technology & Manufacturing Association (TMA), 80% of Illinois manufacturers do not support the proposed g...
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Should Buffalo Grove ban pet stores? Debate rolls on in Buffalo GroveOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove is taking a fresh look at a proposed ban on retail dog and cat sales in the wake of new information presented to village board members this week by pet sto...
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Craft beer store on tap for downtown GrayslakeOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - A new liquor store is headed to downtown Grayslake after the village board approved giving its owners an economic incentive package worth $21,000. The owners of Beer Baz...
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Vernon Hills' Mellody Farm touted as evolution in retailingOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - The $200 million Mellody Farm retail center in Vernon Hills passed an early test of shopper interest Wednesday, as a ceremonial ribbon cutting played to a full house of ...
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Wheeling OKs $50,000 grant to help reopen longtime barOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - The Old Munich Tavern in Wheeling will get $50,000 in village tax dollars to held fund exterior upgrades as part of a plan to reopen under new ownership. Village board ...