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Target will stop accepting personal checks next week. Are the days of the payment method numbered?

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
Jul 09, 2024 2:26 pm - NEW YORK — Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded obj...
12 new businesses open at Fox Valley Mall in Aurora

Daily Herald report
Jul 09, 2024 12:49 pm - Twelve new businesses will be welcomed Wednesday at the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora. Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin will host a group ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. for the...
‘The natural approach’: Cary Apothecary sells local, nontoxic products inspired by owner’s Lyme disease journey

By Michelle Meyer
Jul 07, 2024 8:44 am - When Cary resident Tami Moore-Kedzie was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012, she was bedridden for about a year and came up with an idea to open her own apothecary business.
Moving beyond COVID: How Schaumburg hopes to keep meeting demands of businesses

By Eric Peterson
Jun 28, 2024 8:31 am - The suburbs’ largest hub of economic activity is implementing a new three-year economic development strategic plan designed to help it build upon its status in a post-pandemic world that’s affected some of its traditional strengths.
Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge shows price pressures easing further

By PAUL WISEMAN
Jun 28, 2024 8:31 am - A measure of prices that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve suggests that inflation pressures in the U.S. economy are continuing to ease.
‘Enchanting fusion’ of apartments, retail pitched for Block A in downtown Lake Zurich

By Mick Zawislak
Jun 20, 2024 12:53 pm - The second proposal in two weeks for a mix of apartments and retail uses for the same spot in downtown Lake Zurich has surfaced.
‘Buying back their childhood’: Younger people are getting into antiques, giving new life to vintage wares

By Amanda Marrazzo
Jun 19, 2024 10:44 am - Amy and Jason Diesel of McHenry are in their 30s and among a growing number of “younger” folks who routinely buy antiques, those in the business say. The married couple s...
Plan to turn old Rolling Meadows Sam’s Club into Asian-focused ‘lifestyle center’ could get green light

By Christopher Placek
Jun 18, 2024 6:37 am - Elected officials in Rolling Meadows will vote Tuesday on a plan that would transform a long-vacant Sam’s Club into what’s being billed as an Asian-focused lifestyle center of restaurants, shops and entertainment.
Legos resale store opening in Algonquin; ‘passion project’ for McHenry family

By Michelle Meyer
Jun 18, 2024 11:33 am - Thousands of Lego kits, pieces and miniature figures fill up the shelves at the new Bricks and Minifigs store in Algonquin owned by McHenry-based couple Julie and Todd Krater.
Bike shops boomed early in the pandemic. It’s been a bumpy ride for most ever since

By MAE ANDERSON
Jun 16, 2024 8:50 am - For the nation’s bicycle shops, the past few years have probably felt like the business version of the Tour de France, with numerous twists and turns testing their endurance.

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