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Calling all seniors: Go back to work, your country's restaurants need you

By Izzy Kharasch
Dec 7, 2022 1:17 PM - It has been nearly impossible to fill 50% of the job openings at many restaurants across the country. I'm going to make a statement that applies to many but not all in the job market today ... young people are not showing up.
The Board Room is the latest entree on Libertyville's menu of restaurants

By Mick Zawislak
Nov 2, 2022 12:20 PM - Food being shared with friends is the concept for a new restaurant called the Board Room opening Friday in downtown Libertyville.
Hampton Inn Chicago/Naperville has new owners; now managed by Atira Hotels

Submitted by Tania Gawel
Oct 27, 2022 11:09 PM - Atira Hotels is delighted to announce that the Hampton Inn Chicago/Naperville near NIU Conference Center has changed ownership and been added to Atira's portfolio of managed hotels.
Huntley's new Hampton Inn, first hotel in town, licensed to sell alcohol

By James T. Norman
Oct 17, 2022 12:49 PM - A couple of months after opening, the first hotel in Huntley will be able to sell alcohol to its guests.
Hollywood Casino Aurora owners present plan to move out of downtown, rebuild by I-88

By Doug T. Graham
Oct 10, 2022 9:44 PM - The owners of Hollywood Casino Aurora want to close their facility downtown and rebuild it on a site closer to I-88, they announced Monday. The new location would cost about $360 million and include a casino with about 900 slot machines, 50 live table games and a sportsbook, plus a 200-room hotel with meeting and event space.
'It's been a very long journey': Hotel Indigo returning to life in downtown Naperville

By Kevin Schmit
Sep 25, 2022 1:00 AM - Like most hotels, the Hotel Indigo in downtown Naperville struggled mightily during the peak of the pandemic. With the reopening of the Plank Bar and Restaurant, though, the boutique hotel continues to show signs of returning to life.
Developer puts Deerfield hotel up for sale

By Danny Ecker
Sep 22, 2022 10:47 AM - A Chicago developer that revamped a full-service hotel in north suburban Deerfield before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the hospitality sector has put the property up for sale, a test of investor appetite for big suburban hotels as travel demand recovers.
Oklahoma investor in deals for distressed Evanston and Itasca hotels

By DANNY ECKER
Aug 22, 2022 11:28 AM - An Oklahoma real estate investor is buying a pair of distressed suburban hotels in a wager that brighter days are ahead for the COVID-gutted hospitality sector. In a pair of deals poised to resolve pending foreclosure lawsuits, a venture led by Oklahoma-based real estate investor Mark Beffort last week bought the 269-room Hilton Orrington hotel in downtown Evanston and has agreed to acquire the 408-room Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, according to people familiar with the deals.
$2 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds approved by DuPage County for eligible hotels

Jul 26, 2022 12:30 PM - OAK BROOK -- Available now to every eligible hotel in DuPage County through the DuPage County Hotel Relief Program -- being administered by the DuPage Convention & Visitors Bureau (DCVB) -- are federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Out of the $179,266,585 received by the County of DuPage of ARPA funds, the DuPage County Board voted in favor of allocating $2 million for a Hotel Relief Program. The objective of the program is to infuse dollars directly to the properties at a critical time when hotels are facing significant headwinds.
'Definitely a big deal': Renovated lakefront hotel at Illinois Beach State Park ready to reopen

By Mick Zawislak
Jun 30, 2022 10:48 AM - After sitting vacant for 18 months, the completely renovated hotel at Illinois Beach State Park is re-opening Friday with new management. "It's definitely a big deal," said Maureen Riedy, president of Visit Lake County.

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