Finance
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Cable firms offer alternatives to the bloated bundle
Sep 26, 2015 7:33 am - The best alternatives to the cable bundle may be coming out of the cable companies themselves. Since Verizon Communications in April introduced cheaper, slimmed-down bun...
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First Midwest acquires Peoples' Bank of Arlington HeightsSep 22, 2015 1:00 am - Itasca-based First Midwest Bancorp, the parent company of First Midwest Bank, announced it will acquire The Peoples' Bank of Arlington Heights for an undisclosed sum. Pe...
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The Federal Reserve is trying to do what nobody else has been able to do
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What you need to know about the Federal Reserve
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It's about to get easier for students to figure out which colleges they can afford
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Senior savers will wait to reap benefits from Fed rate increases
Sep 20, 2015 7:31 am - WASHINGTON - Jerry Willis is ready for higher interest rates. Willis is 79 and retired. Like millions of other older Americans, he owns an investment portfolio that incl...
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Racial disparities in college major selection exacerbates earnings gap
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Lake County program helps 39 homeowners keep homesSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - About 25 percent of the Lake County homeowners who participated in the first year of a new foreclosure mediation program renegotiated loans and kept their homes, officia...
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Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union opens Schaumburg branchSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - SCHAUMBURG - The Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union, the nation's largest ethnic credit union, has opened a new branch in Schaumburg. The facility at 1112 South Rosell...
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The schools driving America's student loan crisis