Biz Notes: DuPage Medical Group opens Hinsdale Immediate Care Center
• Global outdoor leader Columbia Sportswear Company has opened a new branded store at Oakbrook Center. The new location offers an extensive range of Columbia Sportswear Company’s innovative outerwear,...
View ArticleHelp Squad: Frustrated Xfinity customer wants installation damage repaired
Dear Help Squad, I need your assistance with this dispute. In June I called Xfinity. I wanted the company to be my new Internet provider. Xfinity sent a technician to install the Internet cable. Seems...
View ArticleHelp Squad: Best Selling, Best Value Electronics and Appliances of 2014
The combination of 2014 coming to an end and Help Squad’s unwavering pursuit of the best deals and advice for everyday consumers has resulted in a “Best-Of” list for you, our cost- and quality-...
View ArticleMitzuki Grill opens in former Las Palmas space
Restaurateur Jo Choi has opened an eclectic bistro in downtown Highland Park that offers a wide array of sushi choices alongside classic steak and seafood dishes inspired by French cuisine and American...
View ArticleBiz Notes: Evanston Chamber to introduce new president
• Michael Corr, newly elected president of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, will be introduced to chamber members, along with other new officers and Board members on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 5:30 p.m.-8:30...
View ArticleCounty unemployment continues downward trend with nearly 10,000 new jobs
Lake County’s unemployment rate continued to fall in 2014, dropping more than 2 percent from what was reported in 2013 and coming in 4.4 percent below what was seen at the height of the recession,...
View ArticleModernization shifts into full throttle at Highland Park hospital in 2015
Patients who visit Highland Park Hospital in 2015 are likely to encounter some pardon-the-inconvenience signs and other tip-offs that major construction is underway. The hospital’s $74-million...
View ArticleProperty transfers: Kincaid Street home sells for $565,000
HIGHLAND PARK 623 Broadview Ave, Highland Park 60035-4801: Green Building Technologies sold the property to Patrick Lytle & Carissa Lytle for $550,000 on December 29 637 Kincaid St, Highland Park...
View ArticleHelp Squad: Should you respond to a class action notification?
Dear Help Squad, I have a question I’m hoping you can answer for me. From time to time people will get notices in the mail that they could be a member of a class action lawsuit. Is this the modern day...
View ArticleDistrict 113 may opt out of historic preservation tax break
The prospect that a new wave of Fort Sheridan property owners may be applying for a property tax freeze has prompted High School District 113 to consider filing for an exemption from the state’s...
View ArticleBiz Notes: Roberts named assistant managing broker in North Shore offices
Nancy Nagy, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group, has announced Katie Roberts as assistant managing broker of the company’s Glenview, Deerfield and Lincoln Park Webster...
View ArticlePeoples Gas rate hike approved
Under its new chairman Brien Sheahan, the Illinois Commerce Commission voted Wednesday to raise Peoples Gas bills despite pleas from residents not to increase rates, the Chicago Tribune reports. The...
View ArticleMighty Fit Muffins mighty successful on North Shore
When Michelle Cozza gave her friend, Cindy DeMaio, a homemade gluten-free muffin to sample, the Deerfield mom of two and real estate broker never dreamed the gesture would turn into a booming business...
View ArticleCrumbs Bake Shop opens in Highland Park Friday, with free cupcakes
Crumbs Bake Shop is offering free cupcakes on a first-come, first-serve basis as it opens its doors Friday in Highland Park. The store officially opens Monday, Jan. 26, at 469 Central Ave., in the...
View ArticleProperty transfers: Pleasant Avenue home sells for $740,000
HIGHLAND PARK 1173 Glencoe Ave, Highland Park 60035-4005: John D Nelson sold the property to Lisa Ann Miller for $730,000 on January 8 119 Whistler Rd, Highland Park 60035-5922: Holly Waxman sold the...
View ArticleHelp Squad: La-Z-Boy customer can’t get comfy with return policy
Dear Help Squad, I’m hoping you might be able to help me in my fight with La-Z-Boy over the purchase of a recliner. I have had over three months worth of interaction with “Customer Care.” I really...
View ArticleBiz Notes: D’Angelo named vice president of Northwestern facilities
Thomas W. Begg Jr. of Indian Head Park, director of security life safety for the AON Center in Chicago was awarded the Security Professional of the Year Award by the Building Owners & Managers...
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