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Got too much stuff? Blue Crates wants to bring storage to your door
Michael Walker has made a business of taking people's stuff. He figures you don't have enough room at your place, don't want to part with it and aren't interested in...
Enterprise CarShare is officially pulling out of most Chicago locations
Enterprise CarShare is ending its regular service in Chicago — and five other cities. But if you're a college student or professor, you might still be in luck. The company...
Servy takes restaurant secret-shopping to the masses with on-demand discounts
A startup that crowdsources mystery shopping at restaurants formally launched in Chicago this month, offering discounts to everyday patrons of restaurants including Protein Bar and Lyfe Kitchen in exchange for...
Taffy grapes: South Side treats that sell out daily are spreading across Chicago
Fruit is flying out of many a display case at Chicago-area chicken and fish takeout joints. It's not a health thing. Wrong spots for that. Chicagoans are rushing the restaurants...
Alpana Singh finds hiring at-risk youth for restaurants is a complex dish
Restaurateur Alpana Singh believes she has a solution for some of Chicago's violence problems in her kitchens: Hire folks from Chicago's most economically underserved areas, including ex-offenders and youth who...
This startup lets you spend health benefits on yoga — and it’s opening a Chicago HQ
A startup that aims to provide flexible options for employer-provided health insurance is making Chicago its home for U.S. operations. Toronto-based League, which connects workers to a la carte health-care...
Enterprise CarShare halts service in Chicago, citing ‘theft, vandalism and fraud’
Chicago crime has led Enterprise's car-sharing operation to cancel existing reservations in the area and stop taking new ones, the company says. Enterprise CarShare has had "a lack of vehicle...
How Marcus Lemonis helped a Wrigleyville board shop reboot on ‘The Profit’
A 35-year-old Wrigleyville shop catering to skaters and snowboarders has expanded its inventory to appeal to a more general sports audience, thanks to a push from its new partner, celebrity...
SuperTailgate hopes its stadium guides can make your sports trip a win
A Chicago entrepreneur wants to improve your next sports-related road trip, providing information on the facilities, traditions and drinking and dining options in and around stadiums nationwide. Patrick O'Brien is...
Marcus Lemonis drops in on Chicago surf and snowboard shop for ‘The Profit’
Seeing profits wiped out, the team behind a Chicago board shop turned to entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis ? for help. The owners of Windward Boardshop, a 35-year-old retailer catering to skaters,...