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Trax makes its way to new, healthy menu
Trax Tavern and Grill in Deerfield has brand-new, healthier menu items. Robert Cohn, general manager of the restaurant, said that he began looking at healthier choices after talking to customers. “We are very customer-oriented,” Cohn said. “I talked to the parents about it, and they …
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Value, service continues at Glencoe’s Olsky Jewelers
Pendants, rings, necklaces and pieces made of combined gold and silver adorn the display cases of Olsky Jewelers in downtown Glencoe. Watches line one part of the wall in the small shop, which has been in the same location for 57 years and is the …
Turning chaos into order
Highland Park resident Bonnie Hillman Shay’s career as a personal organizer may have started unwittingly, when she was 6 years old. As a child growing up near Lincoln Elementary School, Shay recalled enjoying her weekends reorganizing her mom’s kitchen pantry, closets and drawers. “I’d empty …
Trade show offers advice on real estate
If you’re looking for a vast amount of information about real estate — everything from renovation projects to ownership legalities — you should hit the Association of Condominium, Townhouse and Homeowners Associations, aka ACTHA, Spring Conference & Trade Show on April 21 at Drury Lane, …
The Book Stall earns national award
Just a few weeks after The Book Stall at Chestnut Court celebrated its 30th year with Roberta Rubin at the helm, the store was popping open the champagne bottles again.
This week Publisher’s Weekly named The Book Stall Bookstore of the Year. The official ceremony …
Glencoe yoga studio supports USO with event
Breathe... A Yoga Oasis, located in Glencoe, has announced its USO Kick Off Yoga Event on Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Owner Karen Citow invites the public to participate in all 76 “sun salutes,” or just some of them, and support U.S. soldiers in the …
Jewel-Osco parent to cut 800 jobs; 20 in Itasca
Jewel-Osco is cutting 20 positions at its Itasca headquarters as part of a companywide restructuring by parent company Supervalu that will eliminate 800 jobs, the grocer said Tuesday.
Tellabs cutting 530 jobs
Tellabs is cutting 530 jobs in a companywide restructuring, citing “a climate of economic uncertainty” for the Naperville-based telecommunications equipment maker. An unknown number will be cut at Tellabs’ research and development center in Naperville.
Abbott plans to lay off 700 workers
Abbott Laboratories announced plans Wednesday to lay off 700 employees, most of them in the Chicago area.
Report: Illinois teen employment at lowest rate
Teen employment has continued to plummet in Illinois, according to a new report from Northeastern University. The rate dived to 27.5 percent in 2011, the lowest teen employment rate in the 42 years for which data is available. It is down from just under 50 percent in 1999-2000 and from 36 percent in 2007.
