24/7 Embroidery and Screen Printing opened at its new location, 384 W. Virginia St. in Crystal Lake, in June and held a grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 20.

No immediate layoffs are expected for the Follett School Solutions workforce of 1,315, a spokesman for Follett said.

Professional Wealth Advisors, an independent wealth management firm with an office in Crystal Lake, hired Aaron Baddeley of the PGA Tour to serve as a brand ambassador.

A Milwaukee-based brewery, MobCraft beer, is seeking to open a taproom in downtown Woodstock’s Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House once the complex is refurbished, municipal and business leaders said.

Woods Creek Tavern in Lake in the Hills will be closing its doors on Aug. 31, exactly six years to the day it first opened, after the tavern’s owner sold the property to a new owner.

For 13 years, Wendy Perisall created Woo! Junior content. Now she is working in business development at Mango Publishing, the Miami-based outfit to which she sold her kids activities book label

A Prairie Grove golf league again partnered again this year with a McHenry business to cover the cost of post-breast cancer surgery therapy garments for women with little or no medical insurance.

Mercyhealth hired Alen Brcic as its new vice president of people and culture, effective Aug. 23, the health system said in a news release.

Crystal Lake-based 1776 Restaurant named Chris Blackburn its new executive chef, where he will oversee and execute all culinary operations at farm-to-table, fine-dining establishment.