McHenry County Business
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St. Charles leaders tout accomplishments, share challenges at State of the City addressOct 14, 2025 11:12 am - Leaders from the city of St. Charles, as well as its schools, parks and library, gave a 90-minute presentation during a recent St. Charles Chamber of Commerce State of the City address.
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Working it out: Brothers start gym in basement, now have growing business in HuntleyOct 14, 2025 10:45 am - Two Huntley-area brothers, Anthony and DJ Yatos, began lifting weights in their basement about a decade ago. Years on from those humble beginnings, the brothers recently have expanded their Warhouse Barbell workout center in Huntley, and they’re planning to grow their space yet again.
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Fox Lake apartment project targets the “missing middle”Oct 13, 2025 6:49 pm - The first building foundations are expected to be poured this week for what Fox Lake officials say will be a transformative development to provide a much-needed housing option in town.
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Crystal Lake’s Raue Center receives ‘game-changer’ grant, explores satellite theater in East DundeeOct 13, 2025 10:49 am - The Crystal Lake-based Raue Center for the Arts has received a multiyear, $150,000 grant that could support a possible expansion into East Dundee.
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Fox River Grove to demolish half-built, ‘monstrously ugly’ apartment building shellOct 13, 2025 9:30 am - A long-abandoned apartment complex in Fox River Grove soon will be demolished after years of standing uncompleted.
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‘This can rock the whole town’: Algonquin approves downtown entertainment venueOct 12, 2025 10:10 am - A new live entertainment venue is coming to Algonquin’s downtown — a business that neighboring property owners said could transform the area into a “destination place.”
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‘A place of innovation and opportunity’: Work underway for data center campus in GrayslakeOct 11, 2025 1:54 pm - A huge project Grayslake officials say represents one of the largest private investments in Lake County history and a major step for the village’s long-term economic growth is underway.
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The Biz Week That Was: Amazon warehouse hub expands, experts warn of AI bubble, Village Center gets boostOct 11, 2025 1:13 pm - Amazon set to build high-tech service hub for delivery trucks in Arlington Heights Just as Amazon has revolutionized the way consumers can make purchases with the cl...
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‘Living museum’: New generation of volunteers aims to restore rare, ancient prairies in CaryOct 11, 2025 10:15 am - Tucked away in Cary are three separate areas of a rare ecosystem created by melting glaciers tens of thousands of years ago called the gravel hill prairies. These dry grasslands are home to many uncommon, threatened and endangered species that volunteers are trying to ensure won’t vanish due to invasive species taking over the land.
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Program providing food to children gets big boost with $250K check from AbbottOct 09, 2025 5:20 pm - Volunteers stuffed backpacks with food Thursday for the BackPack Program, which aims to help children with food insecurity, at the Northern Illinois Food Bank facility in Lake Forest. The program also received a $250,000 grant from Abbott.