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Americans ramped up spending during the holidays despite some financial anxiety and higher costsDec 26, 2023 10:30 am - Holiday sales rose this year and spending remained resilient during the shopping season even with Americans wrestling with higher prices in some areas and other financial...
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The secret life of gift cards: Here’s what happens to the billions that go unspent each yearDec 26, 2023 7:00 am - Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don't stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays. Americans are expected to spend nearl...
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What small businesses need to know about new regulations going into 2024Dec 24, 2023 6:01 am - NEW YORK (AP) — Regulations are a double-edged sword. They’re created to improve business dealings, discourage unfair or illegal business activity, and protect workers. B...
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Lake in the Hills will still allow live music in restaurants, with limitsDec 24, 2023 6:00 am - Restaurants in Lake in the Hills can have live music. They can’t, however, charge a cover, have ticket sales or set a minimum drink purchase requirement, thanks to a new ...
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The Biz Week That Was: Cafe closure, new grocer, and rise in self-checkout among highlightsDec 24, 2023 6:00 am - Arlington Heights’ Uptown Cafe closes After the deaths of owners Georgios and Georgene Avgeris just days apart last year, family members soldiered on to keep the cou...
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How one pool, spa company turned making holidays bright into their businessDec 24, 2023 6:00 am - It used to be decorating the outside of your house for Christmas was simple. You dug strings of lights out of the boxes in your garage and untangled them. Then you risked...
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More retailers are charging return fees. Here’s how to pay lessDec 24, 2023 5:49 am - If you’re someone who likes to return and exchange gifts after the holidays, prepare yourself: Making returns could feel a little different this year. “It’s going to be h...
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Why some suburbs are scrambling to opt out of state’s new paid-leave law before Jan. 1Dec 23, 2023 5:19 pm - An Illinois law taking effect Jan. 1 will guarantee nearly all workers in the state the right to 40 hours of paid leave each year, leaving local governments with police, ...
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Patient Advocate: ‘Good news’ medical stories of 2023Dec 23, 2023 6:00 am - Today, I’m going to wrap up a year of columns by looking for the nuggets of good medical news: promising research, new technologies and improved treatments that are on th...
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Palooza Pizza opens in Schaumburg at former Firehouse Dogs locationDec 22, 2023 2:37 pm - Though its building upgrade took longer than expected, Palooza Pizza has met its goal of opening in 2023 on the former site of Firehouse Dogs in Schaumburg. Experienced r...