McHenry County Business
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E-cigarette store opens second location in AlgonquinApr 20, 2014 11:00 pm - Frank Angiulo says he's already helped thousands of people along the path to quitting smoking since he opened his first Vapor Hut store less than six months ago. After s...
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Puppy mill protesters picket in BataviaApr 19, 2014 1:01 am - Bolstered by recent "puppy mill" bans in Chicago and suburban Cook County, protesters from The Puppy Mill Project picketed along Randall Road in Batavia Saturday. Organi...
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Blarney Island being raised above Chain flood levelsApr 18, 2014 5:00 am - When floodwaters crested on the Chain O' Lakes a year ago, Blarney Island owner Rob Hardman said the only place he was able to walk inside the century-old Grass Lake tav...
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How Medinah’s proposed tax cut could cost schoolsMar 26, 2014 5:15 am - The exclusive Medinah Country Club's lush, rolling greens have played host to celebrities and golfing elites throughout their storied history, including in 2012 when the...
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Diversity commission honors suburban leadersJan 17, 2014 8:22 am - The Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations on Friday celebrated two suburban leaders at an event remembering Martin Luther King Jr., two days after what wo...
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As Dominick's closes, employees, customers reminisceDec 28, 2013 10:00 am - Saturday was a sad day for Patricia Kolvek, a longtime Dominick's customer who stopped by the Schaumburg store at Meacham and Higgins roads one last time. “I didn't com...
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Centegra gets final OK for Huntley hospitalDec 20, 2013 9:00 am - Centegra Health System won final approval to build a hospital in Huntley, almost three years to the day the McHenry-based health provider announced plans to build it...
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Algonquin gives green light to green lights at gas stationsDec 19, 2013 5:42 pm - The owner of the BP gas station in Algonquin wanted to display gas prices in green LED lights, but the village allowed only red and amber-colored lights. So Ratilal Pate...
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Carpentersville replaces vehicle stickers with sales tax hikeDec 04, 2013 12:00 pm - Carpentersville leaders eliminated the village's vehicle sticker program Tuesday and replaced it with a one-half percent hike in the sales tax, an increase that retires ...
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Dominick's to become Mariano's in Gurnee, Aurora, Buffalo GroveDec 02, 2013 2:30 pm - Eleven soon-to-be shuttered Dominick's grocery stores in the Chicago area — including ones in Gurnee, Buffalo Grove, Aurora and Park Ridge — will become Mariano's stores...