All Stories from November 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Theater events: Comedian Steve Byrne plays SchaumburgNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - TBS' Byrne at Improv Standup comedian Steve Byrne, a veteran of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Conan” and “The Tonight Show” and star of the TBS sitcom “Sullivan & Son,” hea...
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Comcast to sell films, shows via set-top boxNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Comcast Corp. plans to start selling movies and TV shows from its set-top box before the end of the year. That's according to a person familiar with the ma...
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Home office gathering dust? Consider other optionsNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - The home office, it seems, is going the way of the fax machine. Interior designers say families are finding more inventive uses for their homes’ extra little rooms — opt...
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Craft beers, sports on tap at The Town Bar & GrillNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - The owners of Last Call Sports Bar and Grill in Naperville closed that spot to open The Town Bar & Grill in Aurora in 2011. Since then, they've been attracting plenty of...
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Retailers take on Silicon ValleyNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Software engineers wearing jeans and flip flops test the latest smartphone apps. Walls and windows double as whiteboards where ideas are jotted down. And...
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Suit challenging Google's digital library tossedNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — A federal judge handed Google Inc. a victory in a long-running legal battle on Thursday, tossing out a lawsuit claiming the Internet giant was violating copyr...
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McDonald's eyes bigger share of coffee marketNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - McDonald's wants to be a bigger player in the global coffee business. The world's biggest hamburger chain on Thursday highlighted beverages as one of its key growth oppo...
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'Port Authority' examines love, regret through the eyes of Dublin menNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - Director William Brown knew what he was doing when he cast Writers Theatre's Midwest premiere of "Port Authority," Conor McPherson's 2001 meditation on love and regret a...
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The best games of a generationNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - A new generation of console video gaming begins this week when Sony unleashes the PlayStation 4 in stores on Friday. Not to be outdone, Microsoft launches the Xbox One a...
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Jos A Bank drops $2.3B bid for Men's WearhouseNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - HAMPSTEAD, Md. — Jos. A. Bank withdrew its $2.3 billion offer to buy rival Men's Wearhouse. Shares of Men's Wearhouse dropped almost 7 percent in premarket trading Frida...