Kim Mikus
-
Founder of new school knows what it means to have learning problemsAug 21, 2008 11:00 pm - When Eric Cooper entered the sixth grade, he was unable to read. After a great deal of testing, tutors and frustration, his parents discovered he suffered with childhood...
-
Moms helping kids go green when heading back to schoolAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Two Naperville moms started a business designed to help eliminate trash in the lunchroom. The women are helping families go back to school green through their business,...
-
Couple coaches personal and professionalAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Husband and wife team Tom and Evie Caprel joke that they're just "a couple-a-coaches." Both have their own coaching businesses, which they operate from their Wheaton hom...
-
Factory-style training caters to youth athletesAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Joe Giustino's gym designed for student athletes doesn't have mirrors, TVs, fancy weightlifting machines or air conditioning cranked low. The St. Charles facility, much ...
-
Parents subtract from back-to-school budgetAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Students heading back to school in a few weeks may sport the same clothes as last year and carry lighter backpacks. Back-to-school supplies and styles aren't ranking as ...
-
Polish restaurant serves all meals in Arlington HeightsJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Agnes Zietek is bringing a little piece of Poland to Arlington Heights. Zietek, who immigrated here six years ago, launched a Polish restaurant at 6 S. Dunton Ave., jus...
-
Restaurant owners respond to dieting food budgetsJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - When it costs $100 to fill up the car on the way home, the idea of ordering pizza for the family may be panned, said Rick Rosati, who runs a growing pizza chain. "Anybod...
-
Kids, adults get a taste of Lego creativity at Schaumburg previewJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The pieces are coming together at a huge indoor Lego park set to open at Streets of Woodfield Monday. Children were able to test the new 32,000-square-foot play arena Fr...
-
Frustrations become growing business helping the elderlyJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - When a Lake County couple attempted to find care for their grandma, who was suffering with cancer in Florida, they grew frustrated. Shelly and JR Sun compared many of th...
-
Business turns around custom doors - quicklyJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - When approaching a home, the front door often gives the first impression. Entrepreneur Greg Wozniak, who founded a real estate development company five years ago, reali...