Business Columns
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Hawthorn Woods doctor offers products for young-looking skinJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A Hawthorn Woods doctor recently launched his first product line designed to make skin look younger. Dr. Stephen Apple, a medical director at an International medical de...
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Getting the most from home warrantyJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Buffalo Grove-based Home Warranty of America (www.hwaHomeWarranty.com) revamped its Web site and plans to add more features, including a consumer video this week, to hel...
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Beanbag game hot summer activityJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The simple concept of tossing bags filled with beans into a hole is hitting the target as the summer's most popular backyard barbecue game. The beanbag game, also known ...
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Trifecto aims to make home automation easyJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Two suburban men who formerly worked for the electronics retailer Tweeter, where they installed entertainment and environmental systems in homes, have launched their own...
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Advisers key to successful sale of a businessJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - You've weighed the what-will-I-do-with-my-spare-time and how-long-will-I-need-money issues of selling your company, and it's still time to go. Now what? Get the people, ...
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Steps for getting a guaranteed lifetime incomeJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I am 73 and have investigated buying back the Social Security benefits I took at age 62. The buyback number is $158,529. My current monthly benefit is $1,231. A total...
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As credit squeeze tightens, creditors' collection practices scrutinizedJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - The reports just keep coming that consumers are still having difficulty paying their debts. One of the latest is from the Consumer Credit Delinquency Bullet...
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Pizza patriarch still active in the family business at 91Jul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Fred Rosati, who recently turned 91, still plays an active role in the pizza empire he sliced in the market more than four decades ago. The Hinsdale man makes his way i...
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Frozen yogurt company expanding in local mallsJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Yogen Fruz, which features healthy, tart-tasting frozen yogurt, is expanding to area malls. The Canadian company opened at Yorktown Center last week after making its U....
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How to make your hard drive clean againJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Do you know of a free or inexpensive program that will overwrite hard drives? My husband and I have updated to new computers, leaving us with two hard drives tha...