Where Chicago's future CEOs go to school - August 7, 2011 - It does not appear anywhere on their official bios, but the chief executives of Walgreen Co., Deere & Co., Health Care Service Corp. and USG Corp., to name a few, all graduated from the same training program on their way to the top spot.
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I Just Work Here: Try a little humility - August 7, 2011 - I believe it was Gandhi who once said, "Can't you people just mix in a little humility?" (I didn't actually Google that quote, but I'm pretty sure it's right.)
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Clark Howard's advice? Spend small, live large - August 5, 2011 - Among advice-givers who talk about smart spending, Clark Howard is perhaps the dean.
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MarksJarvis: Returning to the drawing board on the economy - August 7, 2011 - It's not even over yet, and earnings season seems passe.
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State ramps up mortgage fraud investigations - August 5, 2011 - Reports of potential mortgage loan fraud are on the upswing, and Illinois certainly is contributing its share to the troubling statistics.
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S&P downgrade hurts - August 7, 2011 - "It's like you know your kid is not doing well in school because he doesn't seem to be studying and he doesn't seem to know math, and then the teacher tells you he got an F," economist Matthew Mitchell said of Standard & Poor's historic downgrade of U.S. debt. "That's a signal, but you kind of...
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Illinois Supreme Court dodges 6th Amendment issue - August 5, 2011 - The Illinois Supreme Court last year decided to review a case that asks a question that touches every criminal prosecution: When does a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to an attorney begin?
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Problem Solver: Amex takes its time making name change - August 7, 2011 - It took Brigette Whitehead just 10 minutes to get a driver's license with her new name after she was married May 28.
Start living your miracle life - August 1, 2011 - Last week I asked the Miracle Question from Solution-Focused therapy, which is simply, "If a miracle occurs tonight while you sleep that solves all of your problems, how would you know when you woke up that a miracle occurred? What would be different?" The first step, of course, is answering the...
Demo assignment: Tryout or ripoff? - August 7, 2011 - Q. As a finalist for a web designer job, the employer suggested I do a redesign for his website so that he could judge my work. He said I was one of three finalists.
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Rental demand, prices are heating up - August 5, 2011 - I recently heard a personal finance pundit proclaim that renting is the new owning.
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An inflated tire diagnosis? - August 1, 2011 - Q: I have a 2003 Chrysler Town & Country with 76,000 miles. It has begun displaying the message "Service Tire System Soon/Read Owners Manual." Since all tires are inflated with nitrogen I am wondering if it may be a TPMS malfunction. Any thoughts?
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