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Dining out: Portillo’s adds first new cake flavor in 20 yearsAug 27, 2024 2:14 pm - Portillo’s is adding their first new cake offering in over 20 years with the Salted Caramel Spice Cake. Plus, Buffalo Creek Brewing hosts a Burger Throwdown on Sunday, and Yelp has ranked the top 100 pizza spots in the Midwest.
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DuPage County Board welcomes beekeeping on smaller lotsAug 27, 2024 1:59 pm - Beekeeping was all the buzz Tuesday as DuPage County Board members considered a change in zoning to allow for beekeeping on lots smaller than one acre. The change ultimately was approved in a 10-8 vote.
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No decision yet on controversial South Barrington church planAug 27, 2024 1:27 pm - A religious group will have to wait at least a few more weeks to learn if South Barrington’s plan commission will back its proposal to build a church and school in town.
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Learn how to form a business at Schaumburg workshopAug 27, 2024 11:15 am - Schaumburg-based Lavelle Law will host a seminar in its Breakfast Briefs series for people looking to start their own business. The Business Formation Workshop will take...
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CUB report: Customers choosing ComEd alternatives losing millionsAug 27, 2024 10:45 am - Illinois residents and businesses who have chosen electricity suppliers other than ComEd and Ameren Illinois have lost about $297 million over the last year and $1.8 billion since 2015, the Citizens Utility Board reported Tuesday.
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‘This is exciting’: Huntley eager to start up business incubators downtown in historic house and small shops
Aug 27, 2024 10:22 am - Huntley is moving forward with downtown incubator shops, following other municipalities in McHenry County including Woodstock and McHenry. Huntley plans to put the shops ...
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Swag Golf’s standout product line drives Northbrook sports equipment manufacturer’s growthAug 27, 2024 10:21 am - Friends since preschool, Nick Venson and Scott Weber have a hot golf equipment company, Swag Golf, on their hands.
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Water heater shows its true colorsAug 27, 2024 12:55 am - The day this homeowner moved in, every faucet delivered orange hot water, and a service company said the hot water heater was rusted inside. How liable is the home inspector for not noting this problem?
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‘A celebration of life’: Earlybirds Club bringing ladies dance party to the ‘burbsAug 26, 2024 4:55 pm - Prospect High School alums Laura Baginski and Susie Lee founded the Earlybirds Club with the idea of hosting dance parties for women who want the clubbing experience without saying out past midnight. Now they’re preparing to host their first event in the suburbs.
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Kroger and Albertsons defend merger plan in federal court against regulators’ objections
Aug 26, 2024 4:02 pm - PORTLAND, Ore. — Supermarket chain Albertsons told a federal judge Monday that it might have to lay off workers, close stores and even exit some markets if its planned me...