Business Columns
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Suburbanites upset by AT&T's U-verseMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Some area suburbs are so upset with AT&T Inc.'s U-verse and its local access channel 99, that they've contacted state officials to see if violates state law. Their compl...
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Both earpieces do the job, but one does it betterMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Wireless cellphone earpieces can make people look faintly ridiculous as they stroll down the street or around the office, seemingly talking to themselves with ugly appen...
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New South Barrington mall still plans September openingMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - A rainy spring and a slowing economy has only slightly dampened plans for the area's newest shopping center. The Arboretum of South Barrington, near routes 59 and 72, i...
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Coach helps small business owners find balance between life and workMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The tough economy is driving an expansion of a company that assists smaller businesses thrive. Business professionals operating franchise locations of Cincinnati-based T...
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Lisle entrepreneur closes store, offers advice to othersMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Randy Russell knows first-hand that even good business plans don't always work: The Lisle store he co-owned, Wine Expressions, closed its doors Saturday, transitioning t...
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Immediate annuities can be a useful toolMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I wonder if single-premium immediate annuities (SPIAs) are for me. I am 75. My wife is 73. We have no debt, $850,000 in IRAs (mostly in the American Fund family) and ...
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Overspending foes advocate public anti-spend campaignMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A coalition of consumer advocates, public policy groups and academics wants to attack our country's dependence on debt by creating a national campaign much...
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New business bearing rich fruit for three longtime friendsMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - After opening less than a year ago, the owners of a Villa Park wine shop are expanding. Prairie and Vine, 29 E. Park Ave. is growing into the store next door and openin...
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The value of America can be measured in barrels of oilMay 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Most of us view the world through dollar glasses. It's perfectly reasonable. Dollars, after all, are the currency we use in daily life. And the lens, until recently, was...
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Two new notebooks each have own flawsMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - For years, the ThinkPad line has been the class of Windows laptops -- offering rugged, simply designed machines with great keyboards, even in small sizes. But ThinkPads ...