Columns
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Contrary to popular belief, manufacturing is boomingFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Rumors of the death of U.S. manufacturing have been greatly exaggerated. Everyone from Sen. Bernie Sanders to Tucker Carlson laments the supposed demise of U.S. manufact...
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WLS Radio picks up Illini football, basketballFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - University of Illinois football and basketball will move to WLS 890-AM this fall under a new five-year agreement announced Monday with the Cumulus Media news/talk statio...
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Feder: Cliff Kelley leaving WVON afternoon showFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - Cliff Kelley, the former Chicago alderman who forged a distinguished career as a news analyst and radio talk show host, is stepping down as afternoon star of urban news/...
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Rozner: Super Bowl beauty in eye of beholderFeb 04, 2019 12:00 am - It was the most boring Super Bowl ever. This seems to be the opinion of nearly every human outside of New England, including so many who were compensated to observe Sund...
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Code Ninjas aims to spark kids' interest in STEMFeb 03, 2019 10:00 pm - A new business where kids can learn to code while also having fun developing video games now is open along the Randall Road corridor. Code Ninjas opened this past fall a...
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Unlimited vacation can burn workers when they quit, get laid offFeb 03, 2019 5:16 am - If you're laid off from your job or quit to go elsewhere, does your employer owe you the vacation time you've accrued? As with so many things related to employment law, ...
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Harassment safeguards should work against false claims, tooFeb 03, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I'm a male program manager in my thirties. I often have to request information from other departments. Recently, I asked "Stacey," a female co-worker in her mid-twent...
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Son struggles with relationships after father's deathFeb 03, 2019 5:00 am - Q. My adult son, now 29, lost his father in a freak accident the day before he turned 13. For more than two years after the accident, his dad lingered in a near vegetati...
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Batavia group accepting donations for annual Prom Dress GiveawayFeb 03, 2019 5:00 am - If you organize a prom dress giveaway for high school girls and it becomes quite popular, you end up with an interesting problem at the end of the event. What do you do ...
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What great legislators have in commonFeb 03, 2019 12:00 am - Each of the great politicians and legislators I've known over the course of my career in Congress was very different. They were masters of the rules, or unassailably kno...