Retail and Shopping
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Chambers of commerce largely staying silent on marijuana salesJun 17, 2019 5:30 am - Suburban chambers of commerce are largely staying out of the debate on whether to allow or forbid recreational marijuana sales in towns across the region. The ethics be...
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Allow sales or 'incur pain'? Suburbs weighing legal pot shop regulationsJun 17, 2019 5:30 am - Recreational use of marijuana will be legal in Illinois come Jan. 1, but whether pot can be sold in our backyards is up to local officials. Each community has the author...
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Town hall meeting on Hawthorn Mall planJun 16, 2019 1:00 am - A town hall meeting to present the proposed redevelopment plans for Hawthorn Mall will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, inside the vacant Carson Pirie Scott store ...
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Amazon's one-day delivery depends on the work of thousands of robots
Jun 15, 2019 6:09 am - The sprawling warehouse, which looks big enough to double as an airport hangar, is unofficially known as the "robot highway." Inside Amazon's Denver "sortation center," ...
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Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights ready to show off renovationsJun 13, 2019 1:00 am - Mitsuwa Marketplace in Arlington Heights will show off its first major renovation since it opened in 1987 with a three-day celebration beginning Friday. The Japanese sup...
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Reopened Ace Hardware, new medical facility a boost for Palatine PlazaJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - Palatine Plaza is getting busier with the reopening of Ace Hardware under a new ownership group and the planned addition of medical offices. Highland Park-based Mutual A...
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BeaUnique Latin Kitchen brings new menu to St. CharlesJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Beatriz Cardona started making fresh Latin cuisine from her home a couple of years ago for family and friends. Soon, they started clamoring for more dishes, more often t...
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As Walmart turns to robots, it's the human workers who feel like machines
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Here's how tariffs will raise prices at some of America's best-known companies
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Woodfield announces Under Armour pop-up storeJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg has announced that Under Armour has opened a pop-up in the mall's upper level Nordstrom wing, which will run through June 2020. The 4,997-s...