Village officials recognized five Algonquin businesses Monday night for their economic impact, community service, and architectural design.
“While a lot of people think we focus on recruiting business, we also want to retain the ones we have,” Village Planner Katie Thornton said. “These awards are one way of doing that.”
JC’s Guitars, 2212 E. Algonquin Road, was [...]

Peter Blake, an architect, critic and former editor of Architectural Forum who was known for his lively critiques of Modernism and his friendships with artists, died yesterday at a hospice near his home in Branford, Conn. He was 86.
The cause was complications from a respiratory infection, said his son, Casey Nelson Blake.
One of Mr. Blake’s [...]

The transition from employed graphic designer to graphic design firm entrepreneur wasn’t easy for Mesa resident Derek Jordan, but three years later, the owner of OneSource Graphic Design said it was worth it.
At the time, Jordan was working full time as a graphic designer at Living Word Bible Church and nearly full time as a [...]