McHenry County Business
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The Biz Week That Was: Sears complex comes down, restaurant marks 50 years, residents opposing auto dealership among highlightsAug 18, 2024 5:41 am - Demolition begins on mammoth Sears complex in Hoffman Estates Demolition has begun on the 2.4 million square feet of office space that once served as Sears’ worldwid...
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‘It’s all about the bumblebees’: Dogs looking for nests help effort to boost pollinator habitats and populationAug 16, 2024 5:06 pm - Specially-trained dogs were used in Lake County forest preserves this year to locate bumblebee nests in an effort to improve pollinator habitat.
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Lemont businessman sentenced to five years in prison for bribeAug 16, 2024 9:45 am - A Lemont businessman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison after admitting he bribed an employee of the Cook County assessor’s office to lower taxes on his family’s properties.
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‘It’s going to happen again’: Biting mites an issue for some following cicada emergenceAug 15, 2024 6:57 pm - Like 17 years ago, a corollary effect of the periodical cicada emergence has left some people scratching unexplained red welts appearing seemingly out of nowhere.
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Hoffman Estates joins other suburbs by outsourcing crossing guardsAug 15, 2024 2:56 pm - Facing increasing difficulty finding and retaining school crossing guards, Hoffman Estates is joining neighbors Schaumburg, Hanover Park and Barrington by contracting Aurora-based Andy Frain for those services.
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Neighbors give Barrington auto dealership proposal the worksAug 14, 2024 4:56 pm - Neighbors of Motor Werks of Barrington continue to push back against a proposed expansion of the campus near the corner of Dundee Road and Grove Avenue.
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Artisan Marketplace in McHenry spotlights women-owned businessesAug 13, 2024 11:18 am - Of the nearly two dozen vendors with booths at McHenry’s Artisan Marketplace, all but one is run by women, and that is how Cyndi Sarabia wants it. “I try to promote small...
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Huntley approves facade grants for downtownAug 13, 2024 11:13 am - Sal’s Pizza Place and Ritual Facial Bar and Boutique in downtown Huntley are set to get new awnings. The Huntley Village Board on Thursday approved $20,000 as part of its...
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The Biz Week That Was: A hot dog hall of famer, new coffee shop and place to build with Lego bricks among highlightsAug 11, 2024 5:52 am - ‘This goes both ways’: Luke’s of Mundelein joins Vienna Beef Hall of Fame, thanks community There is more to Luke’s of Mundelein than a good hot dog or beef sandwich...
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‘I saw it as an opportunity’: Lake Zurich works toward banning sale of Delta-8, Kratom productsAug 09, 2024 9:44 pm - Lake Zurich has joined several other communities in banning the sale of unregulated Delta-8 and Kratom products.