McHenry County Business
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Marketing consultant up for vote in AlgonquinOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - Hoping to attract new businesses and spur development, Algonquin officials are considering hiring an outside consulting firm to help create a marketing strategy for the ...
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Huntley businessman pleads guilty to failing to pay federal taxesOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - A Huntley businessman pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to causing false union benefit fund statements and to failing to pay more than $600,000 in Federal Insurance...
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Island Lake annexes Kemper Valve propertyOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - Anticipating future company growth, Island Lake officials have agreed to annex 39 acres of farmland owned by the Kemper Valve & Fittings Corp. The property is adjacent ...
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Why the Cook County soda tax failedOct 14, 2017 1:00 am - Tim Schneider and his three Republican counterparts on the Cook County Board spent much of this year trying to convince Democratic colleagues a penny-per-ounce sweetened...
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East Dundee to seek new caboose operator after local meat market bows outOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - Butcher on the Block owners have decided to cease operations at East Dundee's caboose concession stand, leaving village officials searching for a new vendor to take over...
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College of Lake County seeks vendors for Holiday Gift and Craft FairOct 12, 2017 11:00 pm - Calling all crafters, entrepreneurs, photographers and artists of all types! The College of Lake County is hosting its second Holiday Gift and Craft Fair, Monday, Dec. 4...
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Final chance for meal at Boloney's Sandwich Shop in BarringtonOct 12, 2017 1:00 am - Fans of Boloney's Sandwich Shop - a beloved eatery next to downtown Barrington's Catlow Theater - will get their last chance for a meal there Saturday. Tim O'Connor, who...
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Why only Cook County homeowners are getting a bigger tax exemptionOct 11, 2017 5:30 am - Cook County homeowners are getting a property tax break that their counterparts in other counties aren't. The $7,000 homeowners exemption and $5,000 senior citizen exemp...
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Cook County soda tax dumped; Preckwinkle blames 'tax fatigue'Oct 11, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle predicted "painful" cutbacks and forecast a rough budget battle ahead as she suffered her biggest public defeat yet with Wednesday...
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Jim Gaffigan on growing up in the suburbs, eating Hackney's onion loafOct 10, 2017 5:30 am - When comedian Jim Gaffigan thinks back to his childhood years in Elgin and Barrington, his thoughts immediately turn to one thing. It's not his years at Barrington's Ros...