Business Columns
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Feder: Fox 32 ties WGN in late-news ratingsMay 25, 2018 1:00 am - Propelled by a 50 percent increase in its primetime lead-in ratings, Fox-owned WFLD-Channel 32 tied with Tribune Broadcasting WGN-Channel 9 among viewers between 25 and ...
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Feder: WLS cuts ties with Dick BiondiMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - When Dick Biondi turned 85 last September 13, WLS 94.7-FM honored the legendary radio personality with a daylong celebration that included an outpouring of on-air salute...
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Feder: WXRT promotes Richard Milne to afternoon driveMay 22, 2018 1:00 am - After more than three decades as a weekend and fill-in air personality at WXRT 93.1-FM, Richard Milne has moved up to afternoon drive - from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through F...
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Gifford's Kitchen and Social now open in ElginMay 21, 2018 11:00 pm - A new restaurant now is open in the former Tilted Kilt location along the Randall Road corridor in Elgin. This month, Gifford's Kitchen and Social opened at 2300 Bushwoo...
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Why you, too, should never be in a hurryMay 21, 2018 6:00 am - May is Motorcycle Safety Month. Motorcycling can be a dangerous sport, and often mishaps are totally beyond our control. But many things are within our control, like our...
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Who's on contractor selection committee? Tollway won't sayMay 21, 2018 5:30 am - The Illinois tollway contends its no-bid process that uses a selection committee to makes recommendations to the board on expensive engineering contracts is independent ...
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Feder: Melissa Forman going 'home again' to Lite FM morning showMay 21, 2018 1:00 am - Likable longtime Chicago radio and television personality Melissa Forman is returning to WLIT 93.9-FM as morning host, the iHeartMedia adult contemporary station announc...
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Feder: Kristina Kage no longer on Lite FMMay 21, 2018 1:00 am - It's over and out for Kristina Kage as morning personality at WLIT 93.9-FM, Robert Feder writes. Friday was her last day on the air at the iHeartMedia adult contemporary...
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Redesigned Ninja 650 serves dual purposesMay 20, 2018 6:00 am - Last fall I stopped into Nielsen Enterprises in Lake Villa to check out some of the new bikes just launched. It sells Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and also a wide var...
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Analysis: Why open plan offices are like a nudist beachMay 20, 2018 1:07 am - In the #MeToo era, an open-office environment might seem like the perfect solution for fixing the sexual harassment that can take place behind closed office doors. If th...