Business Columns
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World's Fair exhibit fueled family journeyJul 24, 2017 6:00 am - By Matt Avery Special to the Daily Herald In 1965, Bennie Horton and his dad set off on an epic cross-country road trip. They left their home in Los Angeles, heading eas...
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In Transit: How tollway travel times are calculatedJul 24, 2017 5:30 am - It's 17 minutes from Arlington Heights to Route 59 via the Jane Addams Tollway (I-90), the digital message board claims. But is it 17 minutes for the driver who faithful...
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Aurora exec retires from health care group, but not volunteeringJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Sue Kaufman of Aurora thought she would just take a job as a receptionist at a downtown Chicago organization, knowing it would soon move to Naperville. While she enjoyed...
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Is law firm 'merger' a model for others?Jul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Founded in 1868 and once a fixture in the Kane County legal community, Elgin law firm Brady & Jensen LLP is no more: One week ago today, five of the firm's six attorneys...
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More Americans working beyond traditional retirement ageJul 23, 2017 7:23 am - Life after 65 is starting to look a lot more like life at ... 64. The percentage of Americans working past the traditional retirement age hit new highs in the most recen...
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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...