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Sunday, October 13, 2019

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For Americans who couldn’t figure out how to pay their taxes in April after Republicans overhauled the tax code, there is a new day of dread for accountants: Oct. 15. That’s the filing deadline for individuals and corporations that asked the IRS for a six-month extension.

October is the new April for accountants after tax law confusion

For Americans who couldn't figure out how to pay their taxes in April after Republicans overhauled the tax code, there is a new day of dread for accountants: Oct. 15. That's the filing deadline for individuals and corporations that asked the IRS for a six-month extension.
In this day and age, are we still required to use cover letters when replying to online job postings, especially sites that have one-click “easy application” features that let you attach a résumé and apply without going through multiple screens of questions?

Do I really need to write cover letters for online job applications?

Just as you probably have multiple ready-to-share résumés tailored to a variety of jobs, you should also have a selection of prewritten, neutral-tone standard introductory statements to pair with them.
General Electric Co. delivered the latest blow to workers’ retirement hopes on Monday.

Analysis: GE pension freeze shows workers need better way to save

It's time to get serious about helping workers achieve a secure retirement.
Yale University in New Haven, Conn., accepted less than 6% of applicants last year.

Parents, teens: Wake up to the truth about 'dream schools'

The colleges your kids attend matter far less than the majors they choose, and multiple studies have shown elite schools don't offer any extra payoff for most graduates.
Startups with at least one female founder raised 21% more in venture capital funding than companies with all male teams, according to a study released Thursday by the Kauffman Fellows Research Center, a two-year training program for senior venture capitalists.
Startups with female founders raise more venture cash
The study adds to growing evidence that diversity at a company, in leadership, and in staffing, leads to better financial results.
Heidi Alexander, operations director of Busy Brains Children’s Museum, inside the former Chrysler dealership on Cedar Avenue in Lake Villa that had been considered as the location for the museum’s permanent home. The museum is selling the building and the village is providing an incentive for a craft brewery.
Children's museum plan gives way to brewery in Lake Villa
Lake Villa officials recently approved a $175,000 incentive to Harbor Brewing Co. of Winthrop Harbor to help buy the long vacant former Chrysler dealership on Cedar Avenue in a continuing effort to revive the downtown area.
The hinge — the mechanism that lets users open and shut the phone — seems slightly stronger in Samsung’s revamped Fold.
Samsung fixed its folding phone. but it's still not ready for most
Six months after launching a device with a strange screen protector and a tendency to crack, Samsung is back with a much-improved product. It's still not ready for most consumers, though.
In a promotional video, Amazon.com Inc. says its Cloud Cam home security camera provides “everything you need to monitor your home, day or night.” In fact, the artificially intelligent device requires help from a squad of invisible employees.
Amazon workers may be watching your Cloud Cam home footage
In a promotional video, Amazon.com Inc. says its Cloud Cam home security camera provides "everything you need to monitor your home, day or night." In fact, the artificially intelligent device requires help from a squad of invisible employees.
Businesses that live or die by their placement on Google search results pages are finding it more expensive to ensure a premium spot — even for their own brand.
To live or die by Google search brings an escalating cost for businesses
"Where's the best place to hide a body? The second page of a Google search." But many businesses aren't laughing.
In the e-scooter industry, theft of the two-wheelers is regular and costly, with replacements cost a few hundred dollars each.
Sting operations help startups crack down on stolen scooters
In the e-scooter industry, theft of the two-wheelers is regular and costly, with replacements cost a few hundred dollars each.
From the moment Facebook officially unveiled Libra, the digital currency has faced an onslaught of criticism.
Good news, Facebook doubters: You can bet on Libra being delayed
From the moment Facebook officially unveiled Libra, the digital currency has faced an onslaught of criticism.
Marketing coordinator Oscar Gonzalez of the Parker Restaurant Group greets visitors at The Hampton Social booth during the DuPage Hospitality Expo Thursday afternoon at Abbington Banquets in Glen Ellyn.
Business Ledger | Images: 2019 Hospitality Expo - DuPage
Images from the 2019 Daily Herald Business Ledger Hospitality Expo, held Oct. 10 at Abbington Distinctive Banquets in Glen Ellyn.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 33,229, Jim Frost photo: Winging the wind is what skysailing is all about for enthusiasts of the fast-growing sport. A beginner, Calvin Swaback of Elgin, takes a running start from the ski slope at Norge Ski Hill in Fox River Grove in September of 1974.
Through the Film Magnifier: Rocket launches, Farrah Faucett, Billards, Ron Santo and Skysailing
The Daily Herald Archives, Assignment 89,960-A, Gilbert Boucher photo: Chicago Bears Walter Payton and Jim McMahon sing a football as the team gathered in Lake Forest for the end of the National Football League Players Association strike in November of 1987.
Through the Film Magnifier: belly dancing, NFL Strike, Penn and Teller, Great America and more
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,063, Jim Frost photo: Celebrity disc jockey Wolfman Jack at the Chicago Marriott in March of 1977.
Through the Film Magnifier: Wolfman Jack, Harry Caray, Richard Dent, Great America and more
Michelle Dobosz, right, equestrian program coordinator, takes Ellie Abata, 11, on a short lead ride at the Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton. Ellie was taking part in a camp called Horse Sense for fifth- and sixth-graders.
Horses still reign at Danada Forest Preserve
Bert, a Black-Capped Capuchin monkey leans into the coming turn as he rides Luna, a German Shepherd in the Banana Derby at the McHenry County Fair Tuesday in Woodstock.
Tuesday at the McHenry County Fair
The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 43,828, Dave Tonge photo: “Happy Days” actor Ronnie Howard was in Chicago to promote the movie “Grand Theft Auto” which he directed and helped write the script in June of 1977.
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