McHenry County Business
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Olympic coach teaching new generation of karate kids, adults in BarringtonApr 22, 2024 8:17 am - If you want Olympic-style karate training, travel no farther than Barrington. Brian Mertel, who coached one of the athletes in the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, recently opened The Garden Dojo.
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The Courthouse, McHenry’s new tavern, is a piece of historyApr 21, 2024 5:58 am - Taking a 184-year-old building and repurposing it into McHenry’s newest tavern, The Courthouse, was an easy deliberation for the Kopley family.
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The Biz Week That Was: Teardowns, business closings and new beginnings are among highlightsApr 21, 2024 5:47 am - ‘Something positive is happening’: Buildings torn down at Arlington Heights gateway to make room for apartments and retail A long-shuttered Applebee’s restaurant, dr...
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Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin shut down over safety violations cited in state inspectionApr 20, 2024 2:55 pm - Fun City Adventure Park in Algonquin abruptly closed after an Illinois Department of Labor inspection identified multiple violations, citing unsafe equipment and construc...
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Robin Hunden of Hunden Partners honored with Jeffrey D. Fisher Real Estate Legacy Award from Indiana University’s Kelley School of BusinessApr 19, 2024 9:48 am - Hunden Partners (Hunden), a full-service real estate development advisory practice, announced that its CEO and founder, Robin “Rob” Hunden, has been selected to receive o...
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Iconic restaurant Port Edward sails into new era 60 years after openingApr 18, 2024 1:33 pm - The seafood restaurant got a makeover, but strong legacy of late founder remains Some impactful changes have been made to the longstanding downtown Algonquin restaur...
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Demolition of downtown Fox River Grove block to start this monthApr 16, 2024 1:30 pm - A full block of empty buildings in downtown Fox River Grove will be demolished and turned into a grassy lot by the summer. All of the buildings along a stretch of Route 1...
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Barrington considering TIF district for downtown redevelopmentApr 15, 2024 7:56 pm - Barrington is taking its first steps toward creating a new tax increment financing district to spur redevelopment in the “Golden Triangle” area of the village’s downtown....
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‘Still too trusting’: Officials warn of surge in driveway paving scamsApr 15, 2024 4:44 pm - Suburban officials and the Better Business Bureau are warning of a surge in scammers swindling thousands of dollars from homeowners and leaving behind shoddy or nonexiste...
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Customers urged to stay connected if they are behind on billsApr 14, 2024 8:12 am - Residential heating bills were more than $100 lower this winter North Shore Gas is urging customers who are behind on their energy bills to reach out as soon as poss...