Business Columns
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Feder: Chicago TV news warms up to common senseJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Often criticized for putting reporters and news crews in hazardous situations unnecessarily, Chicago television finally got smart this time, Robert Feder writes. Local ...
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Feder: Jim DeRogatis to write the book on R. KellyJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Veteran Chicago music critic and "Sound Opinions" co-host Jim DeRogatis is the subject of a glowing profile in The New York Times, which credits him for his heroic repor...
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Feder: Tribune Media sells last piece of Cubs to Ricketts familyJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - Ten years after the Ricketts family bought 95 percent of the Chicago Cubs from Tribune Co. for $845 million, they've just acquired the remaining 5 percent, Robert Feder ...
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Do you look like a job hopper? It depends.Jan 27, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I am a furloughed government contractor, currently on unpaid leave. I am tired of living with the threat of shutdowns disrupting my work. I've been at my current posi...
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Selling your business? There are questions to answerJan 27, 2019 12:00 am - It's happened: The idea that has been popping up in the back of your mind has moved to the front. You're going to sell your business. Now. Or at least this year. But tho...
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Chicago-area firms earn awards at nationwide PGA Merchandise ShowJan 27, 2019 12:00 am - LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida - The 66th annual PGA Merchandise Show lived up to its billing as "the biggest show in golf" last week. More than 40,000 industry members from ...
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Feder: CBS 2 alums Sudberry, Baskerville team up on podcastJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - Two well-known veterans of CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 - former sports anchor Howard Sudberry and former meteorologist Steve Baskerville - are reuniting to launch their own...
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How Marie Kondo's 'Tidying Up' is sparking joy for suburban resale shopsJan 24, 2019 4:29 am - Television has been influencing fashion for decades. The sitcom "Friends" fueled a generation of women who sported the "Rachel" hairdo for a few years. Joan Collins on "...
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Will DuPage Airport tenants have to pay back taxes?Jan 23, 2019 4:00 am - DuPage Airport Authority tenants owing thousands of dollars in overdue property taxes still haven't ponied up. Will the county ever make them pay? Coupon clipping can sa...
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Feder: Lite FM ratings basking in Christmas glowJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - For WLIT 93.9-FM - and more than three million listeners to the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station - 2018 ended on a high note, Robert Feder writes. The final weeks ...