Retail and Shopping
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New grocery stores coming soon to McHenry County towns
Feb 22, 2024 12:06 pm - Several McHenry County towns are getting new grocery stores this year. Carniceria La Rosita in Crystal Lake will open a much larger store in town, while new grocers KD Ma...
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‘Like a candy store’ for tea: Elgin’s Steep N’ Clay sells everything for the perfect cup, down to the potFeb 22, 2024 11:45 am - The shelves at Steep N’ Clay in downtown Elgin present an astounding array of teas with labels on the jars that excite curiosity about their contents — Eternity, Garden Gold, and Black Beauty. This only scratches the surface of the inventory though.
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Buona and Rainbow Cone opening dual concept location in southeast WisconsinFeb 20, 2024 12:26 pm - Iconic Chicago area brands opening in Pleasant Prairie; state’s second location arriving soon in Lake Geneva PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis. -Today, the Buona Companies annou...
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Join celebration of Black History Month and African American business owners on Feb. 25Feb 15, 2024 12:51 am - McHenry County African American business owners will be honored at the Black History Month celebration at Donna Lowe Salon, 772 S. Randall Road in Algonquin, on Sunday, F...
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‘Farm-grown skin care’: Wheaton’s MION makes soap from the ‘best things’ nature providesFeb 14, 2024 10:54 am - Editor’s note: This story is part of an occasional series focusing on local businesses inducted into the Illinois Made program by the Illinois Office of Tourism. As ...
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Chocolates, flowers and procrastination. For many Americans, Valentine’s Day is a last-minute affair
Feb 14, 2024 10:39 am - In a classic “Saturday Night Live” sketch, a young man hands his girlfriend a Valentine’s Day gift: a bear dressed in a bee costume that he picked up at the drugstore. “W...
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Westfield Old Orchard’s planned redevelopment includes apartments, retail, event spacesFeb 13, 2024 1:24 pm - Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is partnering with Focus to bring new residences, eateries, wellness facilities, and outdoor amenities to the North Shore’s top lifestyle destination. Focus is the co-developer for the first phase of the transformation of Westfield Old Orchard in Skokie.
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Round1 Bowling & Arcade to open this summer in former Sears Grand space at Gurnee MillsFeb 07, 2024 2:39 pm - California-based subsidiary of company founded in Japan looking to expand in U.S. An aggressively expanding arcade/entertainment business will be filling a long vac...
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Making way for growth: Pheasant Run Resort buildings coming down; city eyes redevelopment of eastern gatewayFeb 05, 2024 4:06 pm - Drive into St. Charles from the east, you’ll be greeted by an empty mall and whatever remains standing at the Pheasant Run Resort. The Von Maur, once touted as a sign of ...
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Bloomingdale takes over Stratford Square Mall to pave the way for ‘legacy development’Jan 31, 2024 7:46 pm - After steadily buying a collection of vacant department store buildings at Stratford Square, the village of Bloomingdale has taken over the core of the mall itself. The v...