Lake County Business
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‘It just didn’t take off’: Why Lake County plastic bag recycling program is ending next yearSep 22, 2026 8:00 am - A program that offered residents in some Lake County communities a chance to keep hard-to-recycle items out of landfills is ending next year because of its sponsors’ difficulty finding entities to take the materials.
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How Vernon Hills, developer plan to make sure Hawthorn redevelopment gets doneSep 21, 2026 5:29 pm - Estimated costs have nearly doubled and the timeline has been extended but Vernon Hills officials and owners of the Hawthorn mall property say they are committed to seeing the massive redevelopment project through.
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What are the best accessories for business travel?Sep 21, 2026 9:16 am - The cost of business travel so far in 2026 has risen faster than the number of trips taken, according to the Global Business Travel Association, which recently held its annual conference in Chicago.
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Essendant closing Lincolnshire headquarters ending 510 on-site and remote jobsSep 18, 2026 9:51 am - Wholesale distributor Essendant plans to terminate 510 employees, cease operations at its Lincolnshire headquarters and close the facility.
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Lake County voters to decide on sales tax to pay for school improvementsSep 17, 2026 4:30 pm - Voters throughout Lake County will be asked Nov. 3 whether a 1% sales tax should be imposed to be used exclusively to improve school facilities or to hire school resource officers and mental health professionals.
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District 128 considering digital scoreboardsSep 17, 2026 6:12 am - Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 officials appear receptive to replacing aging scoreboards with upgraded digital versions. But they are seeking more detail before committing to a program estimated to cost about $1.4 million over seven years.
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Legislative panel weighs in on children’s mental health, data centers and state vs. local controlSep 16, 2026 4:26 pm - A panel of Republican and Democratic state legislators came together Wednesday in Barrington to discuss a variety of topics, including the impact of social media and technology on children’s mental health and whether data centers should be under state or local control.
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‘Wasn’t a fit’: Libertyville rejects car wash proposal because of locationSep 15, 2026 4:58 pm - Libertyville officials recently denied a proposal to revamp an aging corner on Milwaukee Avenue south of Route 176, saying the plan was not a good fit for the location.
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Barrington sees scaled-down multifamily proposal for Golden TriangleSep 15, 2026 4:25 pm - The UrbanStreet Group is leaving its imprint on the suburban residential landscape with such projects as the Element at Veridian in Schaumburg and The 250 Residences in Buffalo Grove. Now, the Schaumburg-based group plans to make its mark on the north section of Barrington’s Golden Triangle area near the northwest corner of Liberty and Hough streets.
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Mundelein townhouse plan in limbo after tie vote, but developer says it’ll be backSep 15, 2026 2:57 pm - The future of a plan to build a 68-unit townhouse development in western Mundelein is uncertain following a rare tie vote by the village board.