Kim Mikus
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What will we cut -- manicures or cable?Feb 01, 2009 10:00 pm - We're more willing to cut maid service than cell phone service from our budget, a survey released Monday shows. While facing pay freezes and foreclosures, consumers must...
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Training facility picks up speed in St. CharlesJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Three St. Charles men who have 11-year-old daughters that play on the same travel softball team recently launched a facility where young athletes can train. Eric Wendt,...
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North Aurora pizzeria takes gambling motifJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Steve Edwards, owner of a new pizzeria and pub in North Aurora, realizes that launching a restaurant right now is a gamble. It's just a coincidence though that he named ...
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Home Depot to cut jobs, close Expo stores in suburbsJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Home Depot Inc. Monday announced plans to cut 7,000 jobs and close its remaining design showrooms, two of them in the suburbs. The home-improvement giant will close 34 ...
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Homeowners are pursuing lower rates in droves, but not all shouldJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Jeff Heck plans to pull the trigger as soon as mortgage rates dip just a little bit more. "Our target is if it drops under 5 percent," Heck said. The Antioch resident is...
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Novak & Parker going strong after 95 yearsJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Dan Novak, owner of Novak & Parker Home Appliance in Mount Prospect, admits he's conservative in running the 95-year-old business. That approach has helped bring the co...
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New Schaumburg pizza rolling in dough ... and sauce, and toppings ...Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - Steve Taube has fond memories of his father, Tom, making pizza on Sunday evenings at their Roselle home. "If we were eating at 5:30, my dad would start the dough at 3 o...
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Women stitch together online fabric businessJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - When a longtime fabric store closed in Barrington last year, Barbara Black and Linda Iverson thought about purchasing the business. Black of Palatine and Iverson of Lak...
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Deerfield man's new games assists people with low visionJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Charles Schwartz, a trainer who works with elderly people with low vision, created a game that helps teach them how to live independently. After researching the concept...
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Edward Morain, Arlington HeightsJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - Edward Morain, 40, of Arlington Heights and his former college roommate from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, talk politics for hours. The men, who have remain...