Columns
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Why suburban police have high hopes for new Batman-worthy restraint gadgetDec 14, 2018 4:30 am - Catching bad guys might never be the same. At least that's the hope for police in Aurora, where they're testing a new nonlethal restraint tool they say can safely immobi...
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The American dream comes true for Lake Zurich business ownerDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - Sergio Briseno's first job at the age of 16 was as a dishwasher at Mers Restaurant on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. He has been in restaurants ever since. He worked as a waite...
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Now, it's up to Pritzker to find long-term solutions despite short-term costsDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - After four tumultuous years of dysfunction between Gov. Rauner and the General Assembly, a multitude of difficult challenges await Gov.-elect Pritzker. These challenges ...
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Feder: Jennifer White to host 'Morning Shift' on WBEZDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - Jennifer White has been named host of "The Morning Shift," the locally produced news and talk show airing at 9 a.m. weekdays on WBEZ 91.5-FM, Robert Feder writes. Start...
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DePaul basketball coach Bruno sidelined after spinal surgeryDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - A mainstay on the sidelines of one of the best women's college basketball teams in the country might be forced to be sidelined himself in the coming weeks. Doug Bruno, D...
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New host for holidays can include new traditionsDec 13, 2018 10:00 pm - Q. We are in our 30s, financially independent with young children, in our own home. When we go to my in-laws' house for the holidays, we always abide by their rules, as...
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The sales success code for 2019Dec 13, 2018 12:00 am - I am fascinated by the way clients, prospects and salespeople, in general, define success. It is usually very personal and intimate, and reflects their perspective on th...
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Get-Trump talk shifts: now it's campaign finance, not RussiaDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Prosecutors investigating President Trump made big news recently, but it wasn't about Russia. Rather, in their sentencing recommendation for fixer Michael Cohen, lawyers...
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The path to success for Heather Nauert at the UNDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Those of us of a certain age can actually remember the high drama as America's Ambassador to the United Nations Adlai Stevenson confronted the Soviets with photographic ...
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Feder: NPR reports Tribune payment over Ferro's slurDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - A bombshell report Wednesday claimed Michael Ferro, the former chairman of Tribune Publishing, was heard making an anti-Semitic slur to a gathering of company executives...