Business Columns
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Feder: Steve Cochran out, Bob Sirott in as WGN Radio morning hostDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - In a major shakeup involving two of Chicago's best-known radio personalities, Steve Cochran is out and Bob Sirott is in as morning host at WGN 720-AM, the Nexstar Media ...
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Feder: As CLTV fades to black, former staffers share fond memoriesDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - The announcement this week that Nexstar Media Group was closing down the 24-hour local cable news channel CLTV at the end of the month elicited an outpouring of fond and...
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Feder: Chicago Tribune bosses seek to rally staff in perilous timesDec 18, 2019 12:00 am - Despite ominous warnings about what's ahead under new corporate owners Alden Global Capital, the Chicago Tribune is closing out the year on an upbeat note from its top e...
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Feder: Nexstar Media pulling the plug on CLTVDec 16, 2019 12:00 am - CLTV, the 24-hour local cable news channel launched as Chicagoland Television on New Year's Day 1993, is shutting down at the end of the month, Nexstar Media Group annou...
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Her boss has made her work all major holidays for the past 12 yearsDec 15, 2019 5:10 am - Q: My son's girlfriend is a waitress in a hotel restaurant in California. My son wants to bring her to meet our family at Christmas, but her manager has forbidden her to...
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T-shirt business is more than just a job for Kane County jail inmatesDec 13, 2019 4:00 am - Just in time for your holiday shopping, Kane County jail detainees are stocking an online shop with T-shirts they've created behind bars bearing inspirational messages a...
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Nonprofit recycles paint, but also gives challenged adults meaningful workDec 13, 2019 12:00 am - If you're going to create a portrait of a socially-conscious company, you might as well paint with a broad brush. That's exactly what Chris McCarthy has done with his Wo...
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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...