Eyes on Enterprise

Nellie Roberts Curiosity Shop, 625 N. Main St., Princeton, recently opened a new antique mall, joining other area antique and collectable stores in the city.

Crystal Lake-based Schafer Brothers Remodeling announced it has received the 2025 “Best in Houzz” Award in Service recognition.

A two-story office building off Route 14 in Cary could be turned into a 12-unit studio and one-bedroom apartment building in the next few years.

Located at 3512 E. Lincolnway in Sterling, Boots and Boujee Boutique offers one-of-a-kind “boho, new-vibe” inspired shirts, jeans, boots, hats, lingerie, jackets and jewelry.

Blissful Branch in Kewanee opened a second location in Sheffield, 113 S. Main St.

The Cary-Grove Area Chamber of Commerce honored members and businesses at its annual dinner Friday night.

Jiffy Lube has opened a new location at 682 E, Lincoln Hwy. in New Lenox.

Hamilton Loft in Lockport is available for public and private events, workshops, brand pop-ups, photos shoots and meetings.

A DeKalb panel is preliminarily backing plans to rezone a Grove Street building that once housed a motorbike seller, in hopes of helping the building’s owner market the vacant space for new business.

White Fence Farm has added three new food items to its carryout menu at its four locations.

Lake in the Hills is trying to help some of the businesses that will be hit by the Randall Road construction.

3 Rivers Cafe in Channahon is a modern breakfast and lunch restaurant with “liquor options."

Wing Snob, a nationally branded wing restaurant, will be opening a location in Romeoville along Weber Road this summmer.

After less than a year in operation, the Illinois Food and Deli in La Salle will close Wednesday, April 30, the company said Thursday on its Facebook page.

The Crystal Lake Chamber Foundation has announced plans for the 12th anniversary of its GEM Leadership Celebration and this year’s GEM award honorees.

This is the last week for women’s boutique Bromley & Brown, 308 E. Main St., Streator. 

The owners of the staple downtown Crystal Lake retail store The Clothes Gallery are celebrating 30 years of business this week with a celebration party on Saturday.

A sign proclaiming, “Coming soon – The Pancake House" hangs off the fence near its new home at 3147 W. Jefferson St. in Joliet.

The owners of The Dirty Bird 815, a staple Sycamore fried chicken restaurant, will soon open up a new food venture in the city’s downtown area.

The Big Dipper, 1901 S. Bloomington St., in South Streator is scheduled to open Thursday, April 10, for the season.

Matthew Hicks, who also teaches building trades at the Whiteside Area Career Center and owns a construction business, built the 13-hole course. It will have a grand opening Saturday, April 12.

The Milk Moustache in downtown Princeton is for sale. The business will remain open while a buyer is sought.

Developers are looking to construct an age-restricted apartment building in Crystal Lake with the aim to be more affordable compared to other units in the area.

Collective Wellness & Aesthetics opens Wednesday at 2222 Fourth St., Peru.

La Cocina De Irene, a food truck, recently opened a brick and mortar location in downtown Spring Valley, 219 East St. Paul St.

The Anderson family has been making chocolates at Anderson's Candy Shop for more than 100 years but a late Easter means more chocolate for customers

Scorched Earth Brewing Company in Algonquin will host its Sip Into Spring Makers Market Sunday.

Construction on the incubator shops in downtown Huntley is about to begin.

La Colonia in Romeoville features handcrafted cocktails, along with an extensive menu that also includes a breakfast and a children’s menu.

Unique Japanese discount retail store Daiso is taking over the shuttered BuyBuy Bay property in Crystal Lake with a grand opening this weekend, becoming one of the first in the state and Midwest.

Lin Garden in Ottawa reopened Wednesday after a temporary closure.

Edward Jones, 425 First St., Suite 2, La Salle is hosting a special open house 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 11, to meet its new team.

First Secure Community Bank of Joliet is hosting its annual April sale of American Eagle Gold Coins – produced by the United States Mint – on Saturdays in April.

The city of Joliet, in partnership with the Joliet City Center Partnership will showcase 10 Chicago Street businesses in a special event on Friday.

Owner Aurelio Gallardo told Shaw Local that the move will provide additional dine-in seating, a drive-thru option and new menu items, including sandwiches, soups, bagels, custom cream cheeses and new specialty coffee drinks.

As the owners of A Second Chance Liquidation, Ashley and Mike Taylor have embraced ways to support and give back to the Princeton community.

Northern Illinois Food Bank President and CEO Julie Yurko was appointed to the Global FoodBanking Network board of directors.

Lin Garden, 305 W. Main St., Ottawa, has temporarily closed because of a family emergency. 

Mike Oliver, McHenry, proposes drive-up boat storage, an expanded marina, car condos and public space at a revived Paradise Cove at Chapel Hill Road and the Fox River.

Theater manager Lori VanOosten said that when the work is finished later this week, both of the theater’s two viewing rooms will each feature 165 seats, including 20 recliners, 117 rocker-back lounge chairs and seating for 28 people in the tabletop area.

A new hotel, anticipated to be a four-story Hilton TRU, will be located at Weber Road and Normantown Road in Romeoville.

Restaurants, bakeries and, of course, grocery stores in the McHenry County area are seeing the impact of higher egg prices.

The soaring cost of eggs has prompted many McHenry County businesses to raise their prices or limit purchases, though some are starting to see relief.

The Huntley Area Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a night of celebration and recognition at its 2025 annual awards dinner.

Cary’s Tracks Bar and Grills owner is opening another restaurant called Leo's 121 in downtown Cary that will serve speciality cocktails, paninis, sandwiches and flatbreads.

The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry recently named Cesar Cardenas as the 2025 recipient of the Marx Gibson Community Leadership Award.

La Michoacana has reopened its mini location in the Streator Liquor & More parking lot, 402 N. Bloomington St.

The Marseilles Subway is closing its location at 237 Commercial St. permanently at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25.

GDL Mexican Restaurant opened this month in the former Monte’s, 903 E. Norris Drive, Ottawa.

Johnsburg's Sarah Hagen turned a piece of property into a community garden and then created a market for other people to sell their wares. She is among the current class of honorees of the Northwest Herald's Women of Distinction.