Columns
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Taking flight: A new business model helped make DuPage Airport Authority and NAI Hiffman a successJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - This is a turnaround story. Credit a change in business model. For years the technology park south of DuPage Airport in West Chicago languished, unable to lure more than...
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Small business advocacy in 2023: Hitting the ground runningJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - My hope is that your holidays were wonderful, and I wish you all a safe, healthy, and prosperous year. The Small Business Advocacy Council is excited to hit the ground ...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: When will the big thinkers care about my $20 omelet?Jan 08, 2023 12:00 am - I paid $20 for a ham and Swiss cheese omelet this morning. The omelet came with fried potatoes, two slices of white toast and coffee. It wasn't an upscale restaurant, ei...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Trump's tax returns spur the wrong policy debateJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - The recent release of former President Donald Trump's tax returns has triggered two seemingly contradictory reactions. Some people are eager to point out that considerin...
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Widows and widowers may need to build a new networkJan 07, 2023 6:00 am - Almost 50 years ago, Lynn Caine wrote the seminal book on widowhood, entitled “Widow” (1974). It's about the problems and social situation widows face after the death of...
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Grammar Moses: 1 in 2 of you reading this has better things to doJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - Lucy DelMonico sent me a printed ad that reads: "1 in 2 US adults have diabetes or prediabetes." "Is this correct or should it be '1 in 2 adults has diabetes'?" she aske...
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Facts Matter: False information follows football player's collapseJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, during a Monday Night Football game last week against the Cincinnati Bengals, made a tackle, got up and immediately collapsed. He suff...
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Lien is invalid if homeowner was not notifiedJan 06, 2023 6:00 am - Q: My husband and I hired someone to do some repairs around our house. This included some roof repair, painting and the replacement of many cedar boards. Although we had...
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Spotlight: BoHo Theatre revives Jonathan Larsen tuner; 'Chicago' returns to its namesake cityJan 06, 2023 5:00 am - 'Tick, Tick ... Boom!' An aspiring composer worries that time is running out for him to write the great American musical in "Tick, Tick ... Boom!" the semi-autobiographi...
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Board responsibilities go beyond keeping assessments lowJan 06, 2023 5:00 am - Q: The board of our condominium association thinks its primary responsibility is to keep monthly assessments low and to avoid special assessments. I would like to know w...