The Times published a nice story about specialty liquor production:
With its abundance of grain and fruit, the Midwest stands poised to capitalize on the confluence of trends unlike any other region and could, in time, come to rival California, currently the leader in small-scale distilling, experts said. (source: New York Times 11/25/07)
This is an interesting […]
The city has been working on getting a luxury auto mall at the intersection of Randall and I-90, but proposed Illinois senate legislation would severely curtail any economic benefits that could be derived:
Senate Bill 1429, or the “streamlined sales tax bill,” would change the sales tax collection system by allocating revenue to the town where […]
Ravenheart Coffee opened for business today in downtown Elgin. I stopped by there this afternoon with Steve Munson of the DNA, after we had lunch at the Elgin Pub (mmm…love those burgers). We weren’t sure if the place was open, but we were standing around outside looking in and the owner, Jerri McCue […]
Neumann goes bankrupt, Merrill posts its biggest loss in 93 years, and Elgin foreclosures increase 42% year-over-year. Call me a pessimist, but somehow I don’t think this Channing Square project is going to come to fruition anytime soon.
Julie Schmitt has been passionately fighting this development, but hers has probably been an unnecessary expenditure of […]
