Lake County Business
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Opening of world's fastest wooden coaster delayedMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - The grand opening of what's being billed as the world's fastest wooden roller coaster is on hold. Six Flags Great America spokeswoman Katy Enrique says the amusement par...
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Neighborhood feel the key to new restaurant venture in LibertyvilleMay 17, 2014 8:00 am - The former tenant moved weeks ago yet a hint of beer lingers in the air as a testament to one of most popular places to meet in Libertyville and among the longest contin...
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Robert D. Stuart Jr.: Former Quaker Oats CEO, ambassador remembered as 'great American leader”May 13, 2014 1:00 am - Lake Forest resident Robert D. Stuart Jr. — who spent 15 years as Quaker Oats Co.'s chief executive officer — is remembered for his service as a U.S. ambassador, philant...
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Downtown Libertyville prepares for another rail crossing shut downMay 09, 2014 1:01 am - As soon as the Metra rail crossing on busy Milwaukee Avenue in downtown Libertyville opened this week after being closed for five days of emergency work, drivers and obs...
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Will Walgreens move to Chicago?May 08, 2014 1:00 am - Deerfield-based Walgreen Co. talked to the state in January about potentially moving its headquarters to Chicago, even before shareholders urged the company to move to E...
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'Code Red': 5-day road closure looms in LibertyvilleApr 29, 2014 1:00 am - They are hoping for the best, but drivers, business owners, civic leaders and others in Libertyville are bracing for the five-day closure of Milwaukee Avenue at the down...
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Libertyville's MainStreet a model for downtown revampApr 27, 2014 7:00 am - Visiting downtown Libertyville didn't always involve a pleasant tree-lined stroll past restored and repurposed century-old buildings, window shopping at boutique shops o...
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4 hurt in accident at Grayslake dry cleanerApr 24, 2014 1:01 am - Two employees and two firefighters were injured in a hazardous situation Thursday afternoon at a Grayslake business. The Grayslake Fire Department responded to A1 Cleane...
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Deerfield's Computer Explorers offer games for learningApr 24, 2014 1:00 am - Some parents may argue that spending too much time on computer games is bad for kids. Lori Gross, director of Computer Explorers of Northeastern Chicagoland in Deerfield...
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Hoffman entrepreneur raises bar with new non-alcoholic drink productApr 21, 2014 1:01 am - Adam Leja, 30, of Hoffman Estates is founder of the organic lemon drink, Lemonesse, which is bottled in Geneva. It took a serious car accident involving a drunken driver...