Business Columns
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AT&T debuts Digital Life in Chicago areaApr 22, 2013 11:00 am - AT&T today, April 26, launches its Digital Life services, which allows homeowners to remotely secure their home or garage, adjust the temperature, or even shut off the w...
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Highland Park plastic surgeon gives children in Peru new look on lifeApr 22, 2013 6:00 am - More than 10 years ago when Jeffrey Weinzweig first saw the work of now deceased French surgeon Paul Tessier and how it transformed a child’s severely deformed face into...
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Palatine law firm turns to social media to build recognitionApr 21, 2013 11:00 pm - Lawyers and social media. The words don't roll off the tongue as easily as, say, chocolate and ice cream or summer and vacation — unless you're talking with Colin Gilber...
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When a carrot feel more like a stick at workApr 21, 2013 8:00 am - Q: Two months ago, I was promised a promotion at work. I have yet to see a title change or salary increase. My boss told me my promotion has been approved, but, because ...
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Elgin firm launches app for gluten-free needsApr 18, 2013 10:09 am - A delayed flight during a family vacation sparked the idea for a new app. Charles Falls was on his way home and waiting for his plane in Miami with his family. To kill t...
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Elgin firm launches app for gluten-free needsApr 18, 2013 10:00 am - A delayed flight during a family vacation sparked the idea for a new app. Charles Falls was on his way home and waiting for his plane in Miami with his family. To kill t...
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Lake in the Hills business makes school lunches healthierApr 16, 2013 11:52 am - When Jennifer Bychowsky and her husband Mike were looking to open a franchise in Lake in the Hills, they considered pretty much everything. Both had spent many years in ...
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Northbrook hotel employee honored for life-saving roleApr 15, 2013 7:45 am - Prospect Heights Fire Chief Donald Gould Jr. made a surprise visit to the Hilton Chicago/Northbrook recently to meet with one of its managers, Robert Smith, to commend h...
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Fitness experts need not apply to run these new centersApr 15, 2013 6:47 am - Wauconda resident Brian Cygan, founder of Lake Zurich-based Exercise Coach, said he’s expanding the franchise from 16 to 28 locations nationwide this year. He’s looking...
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Traction control powers down the engineApr 14, 2013 5:06 am - Q. I have a 2009 Lexus ES 350, purchased new in May 2009, now with 35,000 miles. I have been trying to resolve a problem believed to be associated with the traction cont...