Business Columns
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Former '68 Camaro owner reunites with an old friend, or twoJan 27, 2020 5:00 am - Cars stir up magical moments from the past. That's certainly true with this 1968 Camaro SS 396. It's a classic, carrying close ties to Chicago history, as well as fond f...
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Feder: V103 moves 'The Sweat Hotel' to evenings; WGCI, Big 95.5 keeping it localJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - Keith Sweat, the famed R&B recording artist and radio personality, is moving to the evening shift on iHeartMedia urban adult-contemporary WVAZ 102.7-FM, Robert Feder wri...
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Feder: PBS documentary recalls Chicago's 'First Rainbow Coalition'Jan 27, 2020 12:00 am - In 1969 the In 1969 the Chicago Black Panther Party formed an unlikely alliance with the Latino Young Lords Organization and the southern white Young Patriots group to c...
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I've got burnout. Should I use my inheritance to quit my job?Jan 26, 2020 5:15 am - Q: I feel completely burned out. I telecommute full time for an employer several hours away. The job has become untenable — I have multiple projects with no time or budg...
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Vegans rejoice: Plant-based restaurant coming to GenevaJan 25, 2020 6:00 am - With some of Hollywood's brightest stars giving a shout-out to the first plant-based meal served at the recent Golden Globes awards, the idea of healthier eating is hitt...
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Lake County chamber tabs former director to lead it into new decadeJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - When Shaunese Teamer left her role as executive director of the Lake County Chamber of Commerce in 2013, chamber officials were not about to let her fade away. "I kept g...
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Feder: Former ABC 7 reporter Paul Meincke recovering from heart surgeryJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - Paul Meincke, the legendary former Chicago television newsman, is on the mend in Los Angeles after undergoing emergency surgery for a torn aorta, Robert Feder writes. "T...
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Feder: Justin Breen shares 'secrets' with fellow entrepreneursJan 23, 2020 12:00 am - North Shore native Justin Breen, the former DNAinfo Chicago senior editor who launched his own public relations and communications business in 2017, just turned author, ...
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Feder: Jennifer Roberts leaves afternoons on The MixJan 21, 2020 12:00 am - Kevin "Koz" Koske will be flying solo for the time being as afternoon personality on Hubbard Radio hot adult-contemporary WTMX 101.9-FM, Robert Feder writes. That's bec...
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It's time to thank your clientsJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - I recently terminated relationships with some suppliers who I have used for quite a while because I felt they took my business for granted! When I let them go, some offe...