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U.S. service industries expand at slowest pace in five months

Henry Ren
Nov 4, 2020 9:49 AM - U.S. service industries expanded in October at the slowest pace in five months as orders and employment cooled, indicating more moderate growth in the biggest part of the economy.
Plans for two new hotels in Elk Grove Village hampered by pandemic

By Christopher Placek
Oct 28, 2020 6:03 PM - What's left of a shuttered motel at a busy corner in Elk Grove Village will be demolished, after a developer who planned to renovate and add onto it for a new hotel is backing out of the project due to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.
Tired of the same old home office? Punch the clock in a hotel guest room

Andrea Sachs
Oct 24, 2020 6:16 AM - During the global crisis, a new type of traveler has emerged: the accidental digital nomad. To accommodate the needs of remote workers, hotels are flipping their reservation times and touting their office amenities over their R&R perks.
Clarendon Hills' Country House restaurant serves haunted history with its hamburgers

By Kevin Schmit
Oct 15, 2020 1:50 PM - With a history of ghostly sightings, the Country House restaurant in Clarendon Hills draws diners looking for a taste of the paranormal.
Cranky customers, smaller tips: How work has changed for service workers during the pandemic

Abha Bhattarai
Oct 1, 2020 12:49 PM - The pandemic that has ravaged the service industry and cost millions of jobs is changing the nature of customer-facing work at stores, spas, restaurants, barbershops and other service sector jobs. Workers across the country say even the most basic interactions with customers and colleagues have been complicated by social distancing and mask requirements, as well as the underlying fear of contracting the deadly virus.
Schaumburg hotel reopens after renovation

Sep 28, 2020 3:06 PM - The newly renovated Four Points by Sheraton hotel at 1100 E Higgins Road reopened earlier this month, the Schaumburg Business Association announced.
Jersey Mike's to open in Deerfield

Sep 24, 2020 9:07 AM - Jersey Mike's Subs will celebrate the Sept. 30 opening of its first Deerfield location, 190 Waukegan Road, with a fundraiser to support Bounce Children's Foundation.
Cooler weather will bring fall brews to the 'burbs

By Doug T. Graham
Sep 13, 2020 6:25 AM - Just because this fall will be unlike any other doesn't mean it has to taste any different thanks to the autumn releases on tap at suburban breweries.
Orbus Group acquires Fabric Images

Sep 11, 2020 3:19 PM - Woodridge-based Orbus Exhibit & Display Group has acquired Fabric Images, an company that makes printed textiles and fabrics for display exhibits.
Courtyard Marriott Elmhurst/Oakbrook transforms meeting rooms into 'learning pods'

Submitted by Lisa Mitchell
Sep 9, 2020 8:25 AM - Parents are turning to learning pods this fall and the Courtyard Marriott Elmhurst/Oakbrook is here to help.

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