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Who says the customer is always right?Sep 10, 2018 1:00 am - Probably the customer, especially if she thinks the marketing campaign you created to support her business' long-term growth strategy isn't working or if he thinks the a...
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A great opportunity derail legal career?Sep 10, 2018 1:00 am - Q: I'm 29 and have been working at a large company as an in-house attorney for a little over three years. This is my first job out of law school, and I really enjoy work...
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Palatine, Fremd to team up for 'Match for Maeve'Sep 10, 2018 1:00 am - Welcome back to another season of Sports Notes. We start this school year with information of a special night on Oct. 4 when the Fremd girls volleyball team visits Palat...
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Turning the page on a career also comes with fond memoriesSep 10, 2018 1:00 am - I feel a little like Babe Dahlgren. For those of you not familiar with Babe Dahlgren, he was the guy who replaced Lou Gehrig at first base for the New York Yankees in 19...
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Constable: Ship made of World Trade Center steel 'a constant reminder' for Navy ensignSep 10, 2018 1:00 am - A kindergartner living in Japan when the United States of America was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, former Grayslake resident Genelle Arandia remembers the phone ringing a...
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Elgin restaurant featuring custom-made pizzas opening soon on Randall RoadSep 09, 2018 11:00 pm - A new pizza business that allows patrons to customize their pizzas à la Subway or Chipotle is opening soon along the Randall Road corridor. MOD pizza, which stands for m...
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Cigarette odor can be difficult to removeSep 09, 2018 7:00 am - Q. I have a home I'm selling in New Mexico. It's a 1,300-square-foot brick ranch 25 years old. A relative lived there and was a heavy smoker. I had the home completely r...
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How to move forward with friend who had in-group affairSep 09, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I have a close group of girlfriends I have known for decades. We have helped each other through very difficult times over the years, and laughed and celebrated a lot ...
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What a 'silver tsunami' of retiring Baby Boomer business owners could mean for workersSep 09, 2018 1:07 am - A little-noticed measure in the recently signed defense spending bill aims to address the widening wealth divide between workers and the owners or top executives who man...
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Could boss have done more for sick employee?Sep 09, 2018 1:02 am - Q: Our co-worker, who had a number of mental and physical health issues, developed anorexia and was hospitalized for malnutrition. When she left the hospital, she was se...