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‘It just kind of took off’: Passion for acai bowls leads to successful business for Libertyville nativeDec 30, 2024 8:20 am - Lolo’s Bowls, a family business that has been operating in Libertyville since 2019, recently opened a second location in Lake Zurich.
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Value-seekers drove 2024’s retail trends and dead ends
Dec 30, 2024 8:09 am - Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.
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Suburban real estate executive buys Michael Jordan’s Highland Park mansionDec 29, 2024 2:55 pm - The buyer of Chicago Bulls legend and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan’s mansion in Highland Park has been revealed: a 42-year-old real estate executive from Lincolnshire.
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How you could benefit from tax-loss selling this year
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The Biz Week That Was: Auto repair shop closes, referendum on development and more among the highlightsDec 29, 2024 5:22 am - Palatine auto and tire repair shop dating back to 1946 to close at year’s end The vintage brick building conjures memories of classic roadside auto repair shops. The...
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Illinois is better prepared for the next recessionDec 29, 2024 5:15 am - For much of the past two decades, Illinois’ recession preparedness was wholly inadequate. But new research from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute and the Project for Middle Class Renewal at the University of Illinois reveals a major shift compared to where our state was during the last two major economic downturns — the Great Recession and the COVID-19 recession.
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Bidding adieu to suburban businesses that closed in 2024Dec 29, 2024 5:08 am - Patrons bid farewell to neighborhood haunts, chain eateries, mom-and-pop operations, longtime community staples and shuttered shopping malls that were among a slew of business closures in the suburbs this year. Here, we mark the demise of a sampling of those ventures, some of which left lingering memories in the hearts of their loyal customers.
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Why your new phone should be a used one
Dec 27, 2024 2:37 pm - If you’re thinking of buying a new phone, laptop or smartwatch, getting refurbished technology could save you money and help the planet. “The biggest thing that people wi...
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Joe Cosenza, ‘legendary deal maker’ of Inland Real Estate, diesDec 27, 2024 1:44 pm - Inland Real Estate Group co-founder, director and Vice Chairman Joe Cosenza, 81, of Downers Grove, died Dec. 25.
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Woman pleads guilty to organized thefts from Ulta, Victoria’s SecretDec 27, 2024 1:32 pm - A woman accused of stealing items repeatedly from an Ulta store in Geneva, as well as ones in Naperville and Niles, has pleaded guilty to a charge of organized retail crime.