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How the accountant shortage is affecting businesses, marketsJan 14, 2024 6:45 am - The accounting industry is in a period of significant change. Although one could point to a number of factors driving this change, one of the most significant is the gen...
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The Biz Week That Was: Marijuana sales dip, new restaurants, and high-tech kitchen gadgets among highlightsJan 14, 2024 6:15 am - Illinois marijuana tax haul down nearly 4% from previous year despite record sales Sales taxes collected from recreational marijuana purchases in 2023 were down near...
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Small Business Advocacy: Hitting the ground running in 2024Jan 14, 2024 6:00 am - Robust engagement by the small business community paved the way for big legislative victories last year. Among the wins scored by small business advocates was the enactm...
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How data centers became the newest growth industry in the suburbsJan 14, 2024 6:00 am - When the restructured Transformco put its former Sears corporate campus in Hoffman Estates on the market two years ago, much head-scratching and debate followed over how ...
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Federal funding will help build new training program for water careersJan 14, 2024 6:00 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates on Thursday announced $225,000 in federal funding allocated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Adminis...
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Do I really need supplemental insurance (Medigap) with Medicare?
Jan 14, 2024 4:43 am - About 41% of Original Medicare beneficiaries had Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, in 2021, according to a February 2023 report summarizing enrollment data from ...
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3 time-sensitive money tasks for new widows and widowers
Jan 14, 2024 4:31 am - Widows and widowers are often told not to make any major decisions for a year or more after a spouse’s death. Grief can cause you to make choices you later regret. Some f...
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Should I purchase a home in a master-planned community?Jan 13, 2024 7:00 am - When shopping for a home, it can be hard to find a property in a desirable neighborhood that boasts attractive surrounding residences, plentiful green space, nearby parks...
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‘We’re just trying to figure out what comes next’: Affordable housing proposal withdrawn in Lake ZurichJan 13, 2024 5:15 am - Project called for annexation and rezoning for a two-story, 24-unit building
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Encore Village of Schaumburg rising from bankruptcy of Friendship Village senior communityJan 12, 2024 1:47 pm - The largest continuing care retirement community in Illinois has been rebranded Encore Village of Schaumburg after 46 years as Friendship Village that ended with seven mo...