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

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Preserved Peculiarities, which moved from McHenry's Riverwalk Shoppes incubator to a more permanent location downtown, sells things like bugs mounted under glass, dioramas of dried flowers and butterflies, animal skulls, rabbits feet, tattooed pigs ears, exotic animal mounts and materials for Wiccan and Pagan followers.

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Cafe Olympic owner Rachel Skubiszewski has opened Black Market Bakery right next door at 86 N. Williams St. in Crystal Lake. It's open-concept, where customers can see bakers working on goods from scratch and bringing items into display cases.

Silesia Flavors, a Germany-based food flavoring company with U.S. operations in Hoffman Estates, expects to have a Huntley facility up and running next summer.

Despite having shed a few stores in recent years, The Fresh Market grocery chain is in the midst of a true growth spurt, bringing its distinct stores to redeveloping areas of the suburbs.

The McHenry Country Club has been sold for almost $2 million to a local businessman and philanthropist, and the McHenry City Council had a special meeting to grant a liquor license.

Bella’s Short Stacks in downtown Algonquin serves customers one last time Friday before permanently closing.

The 10 McHenry Riverwalk Shoppes owners are preparing to kick off the third season of the local retail incubator Friday.