Kim Mikus
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Knitting salon touts social atmosphereApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Connie Grundschok wove her career as a commercial interior designer into creating a yarn salon in Buffalo Grove. The Wheeling woman recently opened Knit Happens at 794 S...
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Palatine instrument repair business expandsApr 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Musician Bonnie Radecki Reidel recently expanded her home-based musical instrument repair business to a store in Palatine. Fix This Musical Instrument Repair Inc. opera...
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Businessman's mission: Helping orphans sleep at nightApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Scott Moriarty's business goal is to sell furniture that helps suburban children sleep comfortably at night. His personal mission is to help Cambodian orphans do the sam...
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Golf concept drives to SearsApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Golfers will be able to test clubs at select Sears stores this summer as part of a new initiative with Edwin Watts Golf Shops. Sears Holdings announced a multiyear agree...
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Gurnee Mills plans $4.8 million renovationApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - As Gurnee Mills hits its 20th anniversary this year, plans are rolling out for a $4.8 million renovation of the property. The mall announced a three-year plan to upgrade...
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Balloon-tying invention really taking offApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Wayne Sikorcin's experience as a moldmaker coupled with his frustration with tying water balloons for a family picnic sparked a new invention now hitting the market. Si...
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Lindenhurst, Crystal Lake cheerleading companies mergeApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Ultimate Athletics, a competitive cheerleading business in Lindenhurst, announced it is merging with Cheer Fusion Allstars in Crystal Lake. The company, which will be ca...
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Many appliance shoppers face long lines but say rebates worth the waitApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Dick Kessler of Antioch was first in line at 4 a.m. Friday at Gurnee's Sears Grand to up his chances to snag federal funds for a new dishwasher. At 6 a.m. the doors open...
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'Occasional boutique' caters to women of all agesApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - A year-old Naperville women's boutique doesn't play by the rules. But it's working just fine for Lillians of Naperville, part of a growing Minnesota-based franchise. U...
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Retired teacher's eye is always on his artApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Retired art teacher Thomas Kapheim spends lots of his free time playing chess and planning for his new role as coach of his grandson's baseball team. But as it has been ...