Business Columns
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Feder: WGN Radio declares 'Virus-Free Friday'Apr 28, 2020 1:00 am - They're calling it "Virus-Free Friday" at WGN 720-AM, Robert Feder writes. Morning star Bob Sirott and every other host at the news/talk station have been ordered to av...
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COVID-19 can't stop roadwork season. Here's where construction will affect your driveApr 27, 2020 5:30 am - On the plus side, working from home because of COVID-19 provides relief from the delays and congestion of summer road work. On the other hand, perhaps crawling at 10 mp...
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Feder: Are there songs radio should avoid during pandemic?Apr 27, 2020 1:00 am - It occurred to me over the weekend when "Get Closer," the 1976 yacht rock standard by Seals and Crofts, came on: There may be some songs that radio shouldn't be playing ...
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Feder: NBC 5's Dick Johnson riding it out in northern MichiganApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - There's no telling the next time viewers will see veteran Chicago newsman Dick Johnson, who's been holed up on short-term disability from NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5 for ne...
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Constable: Covid-19 helpers spread across the suburbsApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - By Burt Constable It would be fun to start this column with, "A computer whiz nicknamed 'Radar,' a veteran police chief and a woman who does lighting for rock concerts w...
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Feder: NBC Sports Chicago to host 'Together We Can' telethon WednesdayApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - "Be Chicago: Together We Can," a four-hour, star-studded fundraiser to benefit the Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund, will be presented Wednesday night on NBC Spo...
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Your questions about the Paycheck Protection Program and furloughsApr 26, 2020 6:14 am - Q: My wife works for a day-care business that has been closed by order of the state during the coronavirus pandemic. She was collecting unemployment, including the extra...
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The post-pandemic workplace will hardly look like the one we left behindApr 25, 2020 6:18 am - "Sneeze guard" partitions. "Safe zones" demarcating spots to stand in elevators. Contact tracing apps to detect interactions between co-workers and infrared temperature ...
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Feder: ABC 7's 'Windy City Live' reconnects from hosts' homesApr 24, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time since it stopped production on March 13, "Windy City Live" is returning with new content - just as the May rating sweep gets underway, Robert Feder wr...
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Feder: 'Get Moving with Me' debuts today on Me-TV FMApr 23, 2020 1:00 am - Here's one that will brighten your day: "Get Moving with Me" debuts at 7 a.m. today on Me-TV FM, the Weigel Broadcasting soft-rock oldies station at WRME 87.7-FM. It's a...