Lake County Business
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Pritzker: Taxpayers shouldn’t be ‘propping up’ Bears stadium planAug 11, 2025 4:46 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker put free market capitalism ahead of his desire to see the Bears remain in Chicago on Monday by defending the team’s plan to relocate to the Northwest suburbs.
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Longtime Northwest suburban tourism leader dies at 91Aug 09, 2025 6:36 pm - Former Northwest suburban marketing chief Thomas Rivera, who lobbied and gained the respect of governors and brought tourism dollars back to the region, has died at age 91. He considered the opening of the Schaumburg convention center his crowning achievement.
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The Biz Week That Was: A new data center, theater goes dark, and nostalgic popAug 09, 2025 12:02 pm - Data center could land at former Alcatel-Lucent site in Naperville The site of a once-iconic office complex on the north side of Naperville could host a pair of data...
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‘Stop focusing on the past’: Mundelein won’t revise impact fees for Ivanhoe Village development nowAug 08, 2025 12:47 pm - Mundelein Mayor Robin Meier this week quashed any hopes officials with two local school districts may have of receiving more cash from the company behind the proposed Ivanhoe Village development.
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These Illinois licensing facilities will offer expanded Saturday hoursAug 08, 2025 7:05 am - Thirteen Illinois state driver’s license locations will begin offering walk-in Saturday service starting Saturday, Aug. 9.
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Leasing underway for luxury apartment complex in GurneeAug 07, 2025 11:36 am - Leasing has begun for a new luxury apartment complex in Gurnee.
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‘Tastes like childhood’: Craft business revives memorable GlenRock Pop brandAug 06, 2025 4:56 pm - The happy memories and feel-good vibes of GlenRock Pop are being revived in Lake County. “It’s been 45 years since I had this, and it still tastes like yesterday,” says Rob Gartley.
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After nearly seven decades in Arlington Heights, Persin & Robbin moves to Deer ParkAug 04, 2025 5:20 pm - After 67 years serving customers in Arlington Heights, Persin & Robbin Jewelers has officially opened the doors of its new 8,200-square-foot store at the southeast corner of Quentin and Lake-Cook roads in Deer Park. But it is also closing the doors of its Arlington Heights store.
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Prospect High School student entrepreneurs shine in national competitionAug 04, 2025 12:22 pm - As part of a national competition, a trio of Prospect High School students recently pitched their product to a panel of investor judges. The panel, in turn, awarded the trio $8,000 to take their breakthrough product to the next level.
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How marina purchase will help keep the Chain O’ Lakes flowingAug 03, 2025 2:38 pm - The Chain O' Lakes is well known as a tourism magnet and economic engine for Lake County but keeping the good times flowing requires some help.