After months of facing plummeting sales since the Chicago-area’s contentious penny-per-ounce tax on soda and sweetened beverages was enacted, small business owners were finally able to rejoice with the Cook County Board’s decision to repeal the tax Oct. 11. The board voted 15-2 to repeal the tax on sweetened beverages starting Dec. 1. The vote […]
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Having her own studio had always been a dream for Christina King, but the opportunity came at an unexpected time when she wasn’t actively searching to start up her own business. King, 46, is the owner of a belly dance studio in Elgin, Illinois. She has been teaching belly dance for 14 years and has […]
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The theatre on 87th Street has served as the community theatre for 20 years and continues the legacy of its founders, Alisa and Donzell Starks. Located at 210 W. 87th St, the Texas-based theatre franchise Studio Movie Grill is the current owner of the theater, but it began as a black-owned theatre under Inner City […]
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