After surviving COVID-19 lockdowns and a devastating fire, the beloved downtown Crystal Lake gift shop Out of the Box is permanently closing.

The Lomeli family has operated Lomeli’s International Supermarket in Round Lake for 26 years. Now they're opening Lomeli's Fresh Market at the former home of Island Foods in Island Lake.

The McHenry Area Chamber of Commerce has announced which Riverwalk Shoppes are returning in 2026 and what new offerings shoppers will have when they open in May.

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Tina and Trevor Bupp of McHenry-based Bupp Woodworks & Design, have made a name for themselves preserving florals like wedding bouquets and funeral flowers to memorialize important events.

McHenry County businesses are having another go at Small Business Saturday this weekend after last week’s promotion was mostly derailed by almost a foot of snow that blanketed the region.

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Huntley is set on Saturday, Nov. 1 to debut Shops on Main, an incubator with 10 small store spaces downtown where new brick-and-mortar retailers are able to test out their business models.

The Algonquin Commons shopping center has been sold to new owners about a year after it went on the market.

Action Packaging will be moving its operations to Woodstock – with a little help from the city.

From a Civil War-era pharmacy to a bank that lasted through the Great Depression, some of the oldest active businesses in northern Illinois are still going strong