Business Columns
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Feder: Steve Harvey wants to make deals for youFeb 08, 2019 12:00 am - The Steve Harvey money machine just keeps on rolling along, Robert Feder writes. The latest enterprise by the ubiquitous TV and radio host is Steve Harvey Deals, a websi...
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Feder: Block Club Chicago hires three new reportersFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - Three new full-time reporters have been hired at Block Club Chicago, the nonprofit subscription-based digital news site founded by former editors of DNAinfo Chicago, Rob...
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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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The write stuff to becoming an authorFeb 03, 2019 12:00 am - So you want to write a book. The good news is that writing and publishing a book is doable. Maybe the book in your head is a business book that shares your successes, an...
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Cars and lasting impact of extreme coldFeb 02, 2019 5:01 am - By Doug McAllister You heard over and over again about the polar vortex this week, about the record cold and how dangerous it was. If you used your car during those subz...
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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...