Business Columns
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Feder: Block Club Chicago wins major grantJan 12, 2022 12:00 am - Tuesday was another red-letter day for Block Club Chicago, Robert Feder reports. In what it called “a wonderful vote of confidence,” the vital nonprofit neighborhood ne...
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Constable: Remember 'Beanie Mania'? These women in a Naperville cul-de-sac made it happenJan 11, 2022 4:20 am - A fun-loving neighborhood in Naperville was the epicenter of the Beanie Babies craze of the 1990s, with the lovable $5 stuffed animals generating $1.4 billion in sales w...
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Feder: Lite FM celebrates another Christmas season on topJan 10, 2022 12:00 am - To the surprise of absolutely no one, WLIT 93.9-FM swept the radio ratings in its 21st consecutive season as Chicago's Christmas station. The iHeartMedia adult contempor...
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From writing about the stage to writing for itJan 09, 2022 12:00 am - For more than 40 years, longtime Deerfield resident Howard Reich covered music and the arts for the Chicago Tribune with passion and sensitivity, adding six books and th...
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You'll never guess who's in this kitchenJan 09, 2022 12:00 am - In the kitchen that One Mean Chicken shares with sister restaurants Thai 76 and Surya Tiffins, two engineers sit in front of two laptops. One engineer taps his keyboard ...
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Will politicians answer the call of the small business community?Jan 09, 2022 12:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic battered small businesses like a tidal wave. The initial shutdowns nearly two years ago were both jarring and devastating. The fallout from subsequ...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio promotes Cisco Cotto to morning drive, Rob Hart to middaysDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Making smooth transitions may be one reason WBBM 780-AM/WCFS 105.9-FM has managed to stay at or near the top of the ratings for most of its 53 years as an all-news stati...
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Feder: Davies, Giangreco will reunite for New Year's Eve - on Channel 5Dec 19, 2021 12:00 am - Janet Davies and Mark Giangreco, who rang in the New Year together for two decades on WLS-Channel 7 before they were ousted from the ABC-owned station, will turn up for ...
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Politicians must focus on reducing property taxes in 2022Dec 16, 2021 12:00 am - The holiday season is upon us and while the COVID-19 pandemic stubbornly persists, we must look with hope and optimism toward 2022. Illinois has been provided tremendou...
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Feder: Nick Digilio returns with two podcastsDec 10, 2021 12:00 am - Great news for fans of Nick Digilio: The former WGN 720-AM overnight host has not one but two new podcasts lined up in the weeks ahead, Robert Feder reports. Starting i...