• E-cig industry awaits looming federal regulation

    RICHMOND, Va. – Smokers are increasingly turning to battery-powered electronic cigarettes to get their nicotine fix. They're about to find out what fe ...
    April 22, 2014 - 11:30 pm

  • Sales of U.S. existing homes slip to a 20-month low

    WASHINGTON – Sales of existing U.S. homes slipped in March to their lowest level since July 2012 as rising prices and a tight supply of available home ...
    April 22, 2014 - 9:45 am

  • Netflix poised to raise prices after strong 1Q

    SAN FRANCISCO – Netflix is preparing a sequel unlikely to be a hit with its subscribers. The Internet video service is about to raise its prices for t ...
    April 22, 2014 - 11:08 am

  • Gauge of U.S. economy up for 3rd straight month

    WASHINGTON – A measure of the U.S. economy’s health rose in March for the third consecutive month, a sign of stronger growth after harsh winter weathe ...
    April 21, 2014 - 4:39 pm

  • Bates: In some cases, networking trumps social media

    How does Kurt Rice do it?How does Rice, owner of a Better Water Treatment Co., run a successful refe ...
    April 21, 2014 - 4:36 pm

  • Hickey Financial Group to host MLB pitching coach

    ALGONQUIN – Allstate - Hickey Financial Group, 2385 S. Randall Road, Algonquin, is hosting two-time World Series pitching coach Jim Hickey, of the Tam ...
    April 21, 2014 - 4:36 pm

  • Court to hear dispute over Internet TV broadcasts

    WASHINGTON – Thirty years after failing to convince the Supreme Court of the threat posed by home video recordings, big media companies are back and n ...
    April 21, 2014 - 11:59 pm

  • McHenry County farmers prepare for farm bill’s implications

    WOODSTOCK – Linnea Kooistra is absolutely going to buy dairy insurance.Like crop insurance, the volu ...
    April 19, 2014 - 11:14 pm

  • Doggie Daycare Delight opens in Crystal Lake

    A Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of Doggie Daycare Delight, 7808 Virginia Road, Crystal La ...
    April 18, 2014 - 4:47 pm

  • Time capsule: The Heidelberg Café in Fox River Grove

    Before there were fast-food places such as McDonald’s and Burger King, there were family-owned cafés. Cafés proliferated in the 1920s and 1930s as pav ...
    April 18, 2014 - 4:46 pm

  • Baird & Warner gets 2 new agents

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Two new agents have joined the Crystal Lake/Carpentersville Baird & Warner Real Estate Office.
    April 18, 2014 - 4:47 pm

  • Linda Costoff joins Tessler Construction Co.

    CRYSTAL LAKE – Tessler Construction Co. Inc. has appointed Linda Costoff as its business development manager.
    April 18, 2014 - 4:47 pm

  • A Choice: Taxable or tax-free income in retirement?

    Forty years ago, the Stanford marshmallow experiment explored self-control by offering preschoolers a choice: Take a marshmallow immediately and get o ...
    April 18, 2014 - 4:49 pm

  • Rosecrance Health Care opens in Crystal Lake

    Rosecrance Health Care, 422 Tracy Court, Crystal Lake, recently celebrated its opening with a Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony ...
    April 18, 2014 - 4:49 pm

  • Mercy Health System adds doctor in Algonquin

    ALGONQUIN – Mercy Health System recently added Dr. Preeti Vemuri, a board-certified allergist/immunologist, to its staff at Mercy Algonquin Medical Ce ...
    April 18, 2014 - 4:49 pm

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