McHenry County Business
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Solar farm OK’d near Sugar Grove despite objections from villageDec 12, 2025 12:57 pm - Kane County Board members have approved the construction of an electricity-generating solar panel farm near Sugar Grove.
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How Wauconda High School students are helping local eatery redefine itselfDec 11, 2025 7:19 pm - The Side Lot restaurant won't be changing its name to The Chicken Coop but menu and programming tweaks based on ideas proposed by that winning team of Wauconda High School marketing students are in the works.
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Housing plan near St. Charles criticized for its density, gets city review delayDec 09, 2025 1:02 pm - The developer who proposed building 83 single-family homes on 38 acres at Red Gate Farm near St. Charles has hit the pause button.
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‘A lot of buzz’: Lake Zurich now the site of Salvation Army’s seventh area thrift storeDec 08, 2025 6:22 pm - The newest store in Lake Zurich won't open until Friday morning, but that hasn't stopped would-be patrons from knocking on the door in hopes of getting a sneak peek.
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‘Global home furnishings retailer’ to fill last of three spaces at former Sears Grand at Gurnee MillsDec 06, 2025 1:56 pm - The last of three available spaces at the former Sears Grand store in Gurnee Mills will be built out for a “global home furnishings retailer” hinted as being Ikea’s new smaller store format.
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‘This is a hot topic’: Lake County panel to consider data center impactsDec 05, 2025 2:26 pm - A Lake County Board committee plans to discuss the potential impacts of data centers and possible ways to slow their development.
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178 single-family homes proposed in Crystal Lake where Amazon warehouse was plannedDec 04, 2025 10:27 am - Single-family homes could occupy an empty plot of land in Crystal Lake once set to be an Amazon warehouse.
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Paint recovery program makes it easier to get rid of old products at no costDec 03, 2025 5:01 pm - While out navigating the holiday rush you can also get a jump on spring cleaning under a new statewide paint recovery program.
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Christmas tree costs: Tariffs on artificial trees could be advantage for fresh-cut sellersDec 02, 2025 12:03 pm - Businesses that sell artificial Christmas trees say tariffs are having an impact on their costs this year. Conversely, farms that sell fresh trees and aren’t facing the same tariffs are reporting strong early sales.
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Chicago, suburbs to get millions from PCB pollution settlement with MonsantoDec 02, 2025 8:14 am - Monsanto, once the largest makers of a now-banned class of chemicals, agreed to pay the state $120 million and potentially more, under a settlement announced by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Monday.