Columns
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Tips to make this your best business year yet: How smart planning sets you up for successJan 10, 2026 1:30 pm - It’s the start of a new year, a perfect moment for small businesses to hit refresh and set the stage for growth.
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‘Til debt do us part: Planning for your business to not go as plannedJan 10, 2026 12:45 pm - Across suburban Chicago, many people will start new businesses this year, and many of them will have more than one owner. While starting a business is relatively easy, keeping it free of conflict is much more difficult. That is why taking affirmative steps to protect both the owners and the company is paramount.
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Commercial real estate in 2026: How the market is taking shapeJan 10, 2026 12:30 pm - As the new year begins, the commercial real estate sector is continuing to take shape amid shifting economic conditions and evolving business needs.
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Economic outlook: What to expect in 2026Jan 10, 2026 12:30 pm - President Donald Trump’s reelection in 2024, the tariff shock in 2025, and geopolitical events along the way have left investors wondering what comes next.
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O’Donnell: The evolution of a wild-card point spreadJan 10, 2026 11:29 am - OF THE 12 NFL TEAMS PLAYING on this wild-card weekend, the Bears were drawing the largest percentage of betting handle in any of the six head-to-head matches. That's publ...
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Social media videos falsely claim to show Venezuelans celebrating the capture of MaduroJan 10, 2026 11:00 am - In this week’s Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that certain videos showed Venezuelans celebrating the capture of Nicolas Maduro, a man was ordered to remove Christmas decorations in London and more.
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Lincicome: Judging the worth of bowls, champions and the defeatedJan 10, 2026 10:00 am - It has been reliably reported that college football is still being committed when those of us who have paid passing attention assumed it ended somewhere in Boca Raton, as...
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Edward Cabrera helps Cubs win now and stabilize future rotationJan 09, 2026 3:38 pm - Acquiring another starter was an idea that team president Jed Hoyer and general manager Carter Hawkins have reiterated all winter long.
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Environmental groups celebrate signing of energy reformJan 09, 2026 12:49 pm - Amid warnings of impending energy shortages, Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a wide-ranging energy reform package into law aimed at bolstering the state’s power grids after years of negotiations.
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Trump invades the 1950sJan 09, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: