Business Columns
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CEO's response on sick day for mental health goes viralJul 23, 2017 7:18 am - Recently an utterly human response from a CEO to his employee who was taking time off to cope with mental-health issues took the Internet by storm. It prompted thousands...
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Border wall bid would trouble this workerJul 23, 2017 7:16 am - Q: I work for a government contractor. My boss' boss (a big fan of the current administration) has ordered me to pursue federal contracts to help build the border wall. ...
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Feder: 'Nutcracker' documentary coming to WTTW; Glen Ellyn native will report for WGN TVJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Production is underway on "The Nutcracker Behind the Scenes," a one-hour documentary on The Joffrey Ballet's new version of the holiday classic, to air later this year o...
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Grocery store's video gambling opens new wagering frontier in suburbsJul 19, 2017 5:30 am - There's more than just booze behind the new bar inside Antioch's Piggly Wiggly grocery store. Shoppers can find four video gambling machines there, too. Last month, the ...
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Feder: Roger Ebert will be inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of FameJul 19, 2017 1:00 am - Roger Ebert, the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic who wrote 17 books, will be inducted into the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame on Aug. 19. Other inductees include Marga...
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Suburban native designs Fender guitars for Clapton, other starsJul 18, 2017 5:33 am - When he walked into the recording session and handed Eric Clapton the Fender guitar he'd custom-designed for him, George Blanda apologized. The La Grange native and Fend...
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Feder: Law Bulletin Publishing Co., parent company of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, has changed its name to Law Bulletin MediaJul 17, 2017 1:00 am - The parent company of Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, an indispensable source of legal news and information for 162 years, has a new corporate identity: Law Bulletin Publish...
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Don Jr. reminds us: Don't email anything you don't want to see in The New York TimesJul 16, 2017 7:20 am - Experts on leadership communications call it The New York Times rule or the "front page test." It's one of the most common aphorisms of advisers and attorneys who counse...
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Wait a minute. What do you mean 'we,' boss?Jul 16, 2017 7:17 am - Q: It drives me batty any time a supervisor says, "We should ..." or "Have we done such and such?" when I am the one doing the work. I find it strange and annoying - imp...
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Nurse turned entrpreneur shows creative side with handmade jewelryJul 16, 2017 1:00 am - Dana Mitchell of Downers Grove had a fulfilling career as a nurse for about 15 years. She worked in labor and delivery and other areas at North Shore Rush, Illinois Mas...