It’s like a garage sale on a smartphone

Consumers now can sell unwanted items via the ShopSavvy app. Consumers tired of that old lamp sitting in the garage, but don’t want to set up an actual garage sale to sell it have a new mobile option.

Lyons Township High School garage sale helps fight cancer

Relay for Life organizers at Lyons Township High School are gaining on their $1 million goal to cap a decade of fund-raising to fight cancer. Students raised $7,200 from items donated for the group’s annual garage sale Jan. 13-14 at the south campus in Western Springs, said Kris Costopoulos, the group’s adviser and a two-time cancer survivor. “Our numbers were down from years past,” Costopoulos ...

Lyons Township High School hosts garage sale with proceeds to fight cancer

Relay for Life organizers at Lyons Township High School are gaining on their $1 million goal to cap a decade of fund raising to fight cancer and find a cure. Students raised $7,200 from items donated for the group’s annual garage sale Jan. 13 and 14 at the south campus in Western Springs, said Kris Costopoulos, the group’s adviser and a two-time cancer survivor. “Our numbers were down from years ...

‘Nextdoor’ puts neighborhoods online

At a time when tweets and Facebook posts have replaced fireside chats and block parties, meeting your neighbors can be a daunting — and sometimes undesired — task.

thredUP Launches Online Concierge Service to Compete with Children's Consignment

thredUP, the leading online marketplace for secondhand children’s clothes, announced the launch of their new service, Concierge, today. thredUP Concierge is the first recycling pro