Business Columns
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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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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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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...
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Resale shop newest addition to Geneva's 'furniture row'Sep 05, 2018 11:00 pm - The 2,300 square feet of showroom is somewhat cluttered at the moment, but what the site momentarily lacks in space will make up for itself simply through location. Eli...
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How new law likely will affect your taxesSep 03, 2018 1:00 am - If a sit-down year-end tax review isn't part of your regular process with your tax adviser, this may be the year to get that process going: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act the...
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Feder: L.A. Times owner reportedly looking to acquire troncAug 28, 2018 1:00 am - Patrick Soon-Shiong, the biotech billionaire who paid $500 million to buy the Los Angeles Times from Chicago-based tronc, may have his sights on acquiring the rest of th...
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Feder: Dann Gire hands off leadership of film criticsAug 28, 2018 1:00 am - Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire is stepping down after 22 years as president of the Chicago Film Critics Association, the organization he co-founded and continues to ...
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How to enhance your storytelling skillsAug 27, 2018 1:00 am - How to enhance your storytelling skills Want to sell more product? Encourage prospects to try a broader range of your services? You might want to pay attention to what B...
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Five myths about CEOsAug 26, 2018 1:10 am - PepsiCo announced this month that Indra Nooyi would step down as chief executive in October, ending the 12-year tenure of one of the country's most prominent female CEOs...