Business owners and landlord’s in Joliet’s Special Service Area are invited to have coffee with Emmanuel Lopez, the new executive director for the Joliet City Center Partnership.

The District Salon Suites celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Yorkville Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Seebach family has been growing and selling pumpkins in Flagg Center just outside Rochelle for the past 44 years. Seebach’s Pumpkins at 5498 S. Center Road opened for the season Sept. 13.

Railroard tracks that run through Huntley are seen Sept. 3. Huntley residents have mixed reactions to the village declining to have a spot on a Chiccago-to-Rockford passenger train service.

Tickets are now available for the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s “The Visionary Series: Inspiring the Future of Business,” on Nov. 19 at Hollywood Casino – Joliet.

Locally, SERVPRO-Joliet, which includes Crest Hill and Romeoville, opened in 2005, according to SERVPRO- Joliet.

The TALK-LINE interview for Oct. 1 featured Shaw Local News representatives Charlene Bielema and Brandon Clark looking at featured news stories, including a planned expansion at a Sterling business and substance abuse care in Rock Falls

Frank Thomas, who was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014, is coming to Goodfellas Cigar Lounge in Joliet. The event is ticketed.

Energy and waste industry leaders gathered Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, to mark the launch of the Lee County Renewable Natural Gas facility, a project that is already converting landfill gas into clean energy for the region.

Throughout the month of October, several local Dixon businesses are joining forces to support the OSF Foundation, with all proceeds benefiting the Women’s Imaging Center at OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center.

Closet Traders Resale, a locally loved consignment and resale boutique, is thrilled to announce its Grand ReOpening Celebration, Trunk Sale, and Merchant Market on Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their brand-new, expanded location: 31 S. Seymour Ave., Grayslake.

Downtown DeKalb has a new spot for steaks and other food, after Florentino’s Charhouse opened this month.

To celebrate their grand opening, the owners of Nothing Bundt Cakes in Yorkville are hosting a fundraiser for Cal’s Angels, a pediatric cancer nonprofit. You can also receive free cakes for a year.

The Treehouses at Starved Rock is a 26-acre retreat carved into Starved Rock’s border. There are two treehouses available for short stays and two more under construction, with availability beginning in February.

A family-owned Country Club Hills restaurant specializing is cheesesteaks and lemonade is coming to Joliet.

One is for Business Name : Kafe de Kasa at 707 W. Jefferson St. Unit I , in Shorewood, a quick service coffee and pastry shop.

The village of Romeoville is considering a plan to construct a new commercial space at Weber Road and Normantown Road including two new restaurants.

To celebrate the milestone, the company is offering customers up to 35% off labor on projects booked from Oct. 1 through February 2026.

Opened in 2004 as the Hilton Garden Inn, the hotel will now be a Wyndham Garden.

Electronic Arts, maker of video games like “Madden NFL,” “Battlefield,” and “The Sims,” is being acquired for $55 billion, the biggest leveraged buyout attempt in history

Owners of The Mercantile want to increase the establishment's seating capacity by opening up a wall in the cocktail lounge, creating a larger dining area that will feature darts, and obtain a permit that will allow their doors to stay open later during special events.

Selmi’s, located in Rock Falls, is a family-owned farm, apple orchard, and greenhouse that has served the region for four generations.

A husband and wife duo, Ryan Quinn and Nancy Quinn, have acquired and rebranded the former Schramm Construction Company into Quinn Design-Build Inc., according to a news release.

As artificial intelligence and demographic changes reshape the U.S. job market, the nation’s largest private employer is trying to identify the skills its workers and the broader labor force might need for the future

Maggie and Mabel aren’t your average local celebrities. For starters, they wear shaggy coats all year long and like to cuddle. The Scottish Highland cows will even pose for a photo or two during sessions at Majestic Highlands of Batavia.

OSF HealthCare is welcoming Dr. Andrew Feyh to its team of general surgery providers.

For 40 years, State Street Jewelers in Geneva has been the go-to place for fine jewelry that memorializes special moments. “It’s kind of an honor," general manager Kelly Vass said. “Not a lot of businesses survive that long.”

Hollywood Casino will give away $60,000 to local nonprofit; already has distributed $155,000.

The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index was up 2.7% in August from a year earlier

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1

Harvest began for Ogle County farmers in mid-September, Ogle County Farm Bureau Manager Ron Kern said Sept. 25, 2025.

Geneva’s State Street Jewelers, 230 W. State St., marked 40 years Thursday with a ribbon cutting and soiree with champagne, hors d’oeuvres, gift bags and a raffle.

A new McDonald's is now open at the corner of Plank Road and Illinois Route 23 in Sycamore.

The development features 36 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom units, located at 1356 Sycamore Road in Yorkville.

Iniga Pizzeria Napoletana’s last day in Ottawa will be Sunday.

The grand reopening begins at 3 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and will include refreshments and giveaways.

Daniel Markun, a former academy coordinator at Joliet West High School and now a teacher a Lincoln Academy, brought the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy to thet attention of Lincoln School Principal Rick Bain.

Earthmover Credit Union has announced two senior management promotions for Lisa Maratea and Todd Westmoreland.

A grand opening was held for U.S. Silica’s Rochelle Innovation Center on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at 1951 S. Steward Road in Rochelle.

The Dixon City Council has OK'd two redevelopment agreements that will bring a string of businesses into the Gateway project area as well as a suite of dental service providers – including one for pediatric dentistry – to the other side of South Galena Avenue.

An Oglesby favorite has reopened.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday signaled a cautious approach to future interest rate cuts, in sharp contrast with other Fed officials who have called for a more urgent approach

Shares of Tylenol maker Kenvue bounced back sharply before the opening bell Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump promoted unproven and in some cases discredited ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism.

A new cafe offering coffee, sweet treats, and a welcoming space recently opened at 1746 U.S. 6, Suite B, Spring Valley.

The year-round, indoor-outdoor venue will offer a 4,000+ square foot main room, flexible pre-function areas, and outdoor patios.

Garden’s Gate is changing ownership, but the new owner is a familiar face to customers of the longtime Ottawa garden center. 

Scooter’s Coffee and Woodie’s Wings opened for business Monday at the convenience store at Gas N Wash. This is the first Scooter’s Coffee in the village.

The White House said Monday that it intervened under the terms of a three-month-old national security agreement with Japan-based Nippon Steel to block a decision to stop processing raw steel at U.S. Steel’s Granite City Works plant in Illinois

Jitters coffeehouse's anniversary event will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 26 at 178 N. Chicago St. in Joliet.

Sometimes opening up a new business is a leap of faith, sometimes it’s a promise. For new Vanessa and Virginia Vences, “Pinky Promise Boba” perfectly captures the sentiments of saying hello to the Plano community.