Business Columns
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Feder: Emails reveal what hosts really think of WGN RadioJun 18, 2018 1:00 am - Today WGN 720-AM begins a new era in multimillion-dollar state-of-the-art studios on the 18th floor of 303 East Wacker Drive. But that doesn't mean the Tribune Broadcast...
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Beware crafty job scammers, even on the most trusted classified ad sitesJun 17, 2018 1:00 am - "I feel like I am being scammed." So began the message from "Sophie," a Maryland resident whose story is a reminder that even on reputable sites such as Monster, Glassdo...
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Wet carpeting can mean plugged drain tubeJun 16, 2018 6:01 am - By Doug McAllister We have seen a few cars come in the shop lately with water on the front passenger-side floor. It is actually not uncommon to see this in the beginning...
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Family key in success of Jel Sert's products, business cultureJun 15, 2018 6:00 am - Childhood memories are made in the smallest ways, like sitting under the tree on a hot summer day enjoying a cold, frozen ice pop with your family. When you became an ad...
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Feder: Sun-Times sells Chicago Reader to African-American groupJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - The Chicago Reader, the city's leading alternative weekly for 47 years, has been sold to a group led by Dorothy Leavell, publisher of the African-American Chicago Crusad...
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Feder: Tariffs on newsprint threaten Illinois newspapersJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - The future of more than 450 daily and weekly newspapers throughout Illinois may be in jeopardy because of a tariff that could raise the price of Canadian newsprint by as...
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Feder: Sun-Times CEO Eisendrath fires back at criticsJun 13, 2018 1:00 am - Sun-Times CEO Edwin Eisendrath is responding to critics who've questioned whether the paper can cover politics and City Hall fairly under its current ownership, Robert F...
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Feder: 'Eric in the Morning' reigns supreme in Chicago radio ratingsJun 12, 2018 1:00 am - As sure as the sun rises over Lake Michigan, Eric Ferguson dominates morning radio in Chicago, Robert Feder writes. The Nielsen Audio ratings report released Monday show...
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Summer plans should include plan reviewJun 11, 2018 5:00 am - What a great month June can be: Warm weather. Weddings. Picnics. A trip to Grandma's. The beach. The pool. Summer band concerts. Lunch with your outside accountant and b...
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Feder: Sun-Times no longer outsourcing customer service callsJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - In the latest nod to its organized labor ownership, the Chicago Sun-Times no longer outsources its customer service to a call center in Asia, Robert Feder writes. As of ...