Business Columns
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Model trains in a tire shop? Palatine auto service center display delights fans of all agesDec 10, 2019 5:00 am - John Busch III, manager of Busch Auto Service Center in Palatine, admits it: You don't expect to see a Christmas train display in the showroom of a Goodyear tire dealer....
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Is 2020 a fresh start or more of the same?Dec 10, 2019 12:00 am - All human beings strive to lead comfortable lives and, as such, develop habits and patterns to achieve this goal. Our habits help get us through the day and even aid in ...
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Feder: Retiring 'Fly Jock' Tom Joyner comes home to ChicagoDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - On the eve of his retirement, Radio Hall of Famer Tom Joyner is taking a victory lap in Chicago, Robert Feder writes. He'll be the guest of honor Saturday at "The World...
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Feder: Lee Bey rejoins Sun-Times as editorial writerDec 04, 2019 12:00 am - Chicago journalist and author Lee Bey, who gained a wide following as architecture critic of the Sun-Times, is returning to the paper as a part-time editorial writer, Ro...
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Feder: Roeper and Conn host 'Best Movies of the Decade' podcastDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - Sun-Times film critic Richard Roeper has teamed up with WGN 720-AM radio personality Roe Conn on their first podcast series, Robert Feder writes. "The Best Movies of th...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio, 94.7 WLS and V103 tie for first placeNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - For the first time ever there's a three-way tie for Chicago's most popular radio station, according to the latest Nielsen Audio survey, Robert Feder writes. Ratings rele...
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Feder: 'Horrible mistake' prompts John Tesh to return Radio Hall of Fame awardNov 25, 2019 12:00 am - Earlier this month syndicated radio host John Tesh was among nine broadcasters inducted in the 2019 class of the Radio Hall of Fame. A few days later he packed up his aw...
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Work advice: My co-workers are grumbling about my telework privilegesNov 24, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I've been a government contractor for 20 years. For the last nine years, I've had telecommuting privileges allowing me to work from home two days a week. On this cont...
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Feder: Reporter Jesse Kirsch moving up fast at ABC 7Nov 22, 2019 12:00 am - Jesse Kirsch, who was hired straight out of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism as WLS-Channel 7's first digital reporter in 2017, has been promoted to...
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Feder: Chicago Reader to go nonprofit routeNov 20, 2019 12:00 am - After nearly 50 years as the city's premier alternative weekly, the Chicago Reader is about to move to a nonprofit business model, Robert Feder writes. Owners Elzie Higg...