All Stories from January 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Troubled times for suburban orchestrasJan 26, 2013 7:00 am - Among the arts organizations suffering the effects of the lingering economic downturn are suburban orchestras whose financial and logistical woes amount to slightly diff...
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Hanover Park gets advice on revamping Irving Park Road corridorJan 26, 2013 7:00 am - The struggling Irving Park Road corridor in Hanover Park faces a unique set of challenges. Vacancy, turnover and tax rates are high, while the commercial stock is overab...
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Future uncertain for 36-year-old COD orchestraJan 26, 2013 7:00 am - Future uncertain for 36-year-old COD orchestra
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Elgin Symphony asks skeptical city council for moneyJan 26, 2013 7:00 am - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra, already in arrears with its rent, is asking the city to restore its annual allocation, and to kick it up to $150,000 a year for the next th...
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Sugar Grove dreaming big after landing new LPGA eventJan 26, 2013 7:00 am - Building off the success of the Solheim Cup in 2009, Sugar Grove area officials said Friday the securing of another Ladies PGA event in 2016 is a steppingstone toward ma...
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SnapTax app promises quick tax filingJan 26, 2013 6:57 am - Snaptax Taxes in 10 minutes? That’s the promise of SnapTax, an app from Intuit that lets users take a smartphone photo of their W-2 and fill in the paperwork from t...
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Venture investments declined in 2012Jan 26, 2013 6:45 am - NEW YORK — A new study shows that funding for business startups declined in 2012, the first time that’s happened in three years, as venture capitalists spent less money ...
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Google fielding more legal demands for user dataJan 26, 2013 6:44 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Google says it is fielding more legal demands from governments around the world seeking to learn more about the people using its Internet search engine, ...
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Imagining a future when machines have all the jobsJan 26, 2013 6:39 am - WASHINGTON — Martin Ford saw it everywhere, even in his own business. Smarter machines and better software were helping companies do more work with fewer people. His Si...
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‘Oddly Normal’ tells of family trying to help struggling sonJan 26, 2013 6:37 am - When you were born, your parents counted your fingers and toes. They lovingly stroked your baby-soft skin, checked to make sure all parts were present and accounted for,...