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Your Friendly Neighborhood Dry Cleaner May Be Another Casualty Of The Pandemic

by Odette Yousef — WBEZ February 1, 2021February 3, 2021

When Charles Kwon’s parents bought a dry-cleaning operation in 1989, business was booming: Loyal customers regularly hauled in armloads of two-piece suits, dress shirts and all manner of women’s work attire. In the years since, Kwon relocated from Downers Grove to a better location off Route 59 in Naperville. But right now, he’s one of […]

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