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Naperville man opens Mister Sparky franchise in Downers GroveMar 04, 2024 12:27 pm - Instead of preparing for retirement, Clark Smith decided to work even harder. An electrical engineer, he’d worked with companies including First Alert, Midtronics, Chambe...
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Chris Sparkman to lead village of Long GroveMar 04, 2024 11:28 am - The village of Long Grove announced the appointment of Chris Sparkman as its new village manager.
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JetBlue, Spirit ending $3.8B deal to combine after court ruling blocked their merger
Mar 04, 2024 8:47 am - JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines are ending their proposed $3.8 billion merger weeks after a federal judge blocked the deal, saying it would hurt consumers who depend ...
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Prescribed burns part of conservation, nature’s cycleMar 03, 2024 4:58 pm - Long before Europeans settled in Illinois and transformed the Prairie State into what it is today, fire fueled the land. Landscape scale fire, both natural and indigenous...
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One acre at a time: Barrington’s Citizens for Conservation reconnects the suburbs with Illinois’ Prairie State originsMar 03, 2024 4:55 pm - Every Thursday and Saturday morning, Matt Van Acker puts on his work gloves, grabs his curved hand saw and leaves his home in Barrington on foot, walking south across a v...
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Nurse practitioner helps revive Rolling Meadows community clinic he went to as a kidMar 03, 2024 9:59 am - Adam Chavez was 9 years old when he and his family moved to a Rolling Meadows apartment complex, where he could visit a neighborhood resource center’s clinic for physicals and vaccinations. Now a nurse practitioner, Chavez is helping bring those health care services back.
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Prescription for pingpong? How table tennis is helping Parkinson’s patients
Mar 03, 2024 9:46 am - Since first noticing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease 12 years ago, there is one prescription that Mike DeBartolo says came naturally to him — exercise. The Wilmette resident was searching for something active for the colder months. The answer — pingpong.
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Growing the workforce supports small businesses and increases workplace productivityMar 03, 2024 6:30 am - Small businesses continue to have a remarkably difficult time hiring and retaining talent. This stubborn and persistent problem, which became increasingly pronounced dur...
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Intentional workplaces increase collaboration, happiness and resultsMar 03, 2024 5:58 am - Workplaces are shedding sameness. The redefined workplace is less about time on the clock and more about impact of the unique teams that gather there. In the ever-evolv...
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Work advice: How to handle an employee who keeps making basic mistakes
Mar 03, 2024 5:53 am - Q: I’m in charge of fundraising at a small nonprofit. One of my supervisees needs improvement in working independently and producing higher-quality work. He sends me mate...