Melissa Harris' Chicago Confidential
Chicago Ideas Week preview - October 9, 2011 - INTRO
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Ask Rex Huppke: I Just Work Here
Psst: It's OK to cheat on your employer - October 9, 2011 - Brace yourselves. I'm about to come out in favor of infidelity.
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Gregory Karp
Conquering with complaints - October 7, 2011 - Consumers today are more empowered than ever after they've been wronged by a company. That's because squeaky wheels have more and better ways to squeak.
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Gail MarksJarvis
Data points to an economy in neutral - October 9, 2011 - No recession … at least, not now.
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Mary Ellen Podmolik
The new economics of refinancing - October 7, 2011 - Every week seems to bring more good news on mortgage rates, and a new group of consumers starts calling around, seeking to capitalize on record-low or near-record-low mortgage rates by refinancing their loans.
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Phil Rosenthal
Pension overhaul gets executive push - October 8, 2011 - A lot of people in James Farrell's position would choose to take on no greater challenge than getting into a good restaurant, getting out of a sand trap or getting away to someplace where the living is easy.
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Ameet Sachdev's Chicago Law
U. of I. Law School under review for false admissions data - October 7, 2011 - The first-year law school class at the University of Illinois is not as smart as the university said it was.
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Jon Yates' "What's Your Problem?"
OUT TO LUNCH: Heaven on Seven, 600 N. Michigan Ave. - October 10, 2011 - Heaven on Seven, 600 N. Michigan Ave.
Robert Pagliarini: Your Other 8 Hours
Seven deadly words you should never use - October 6, 2011 - Comedian George Carlin famously spoke about the "seven words you can never say on television," but the following seven seemingly innocuous words/phrases might be even worse. To say them is almost like dousing your goals, hopes and dreams with sulfuric acid.
Joyce Lain Kennedy
Tell your story at every interview - October 9, 2011 - Q. Is it necessary to tell everyone who interviews you at a company how your skills and accomplishments are a tight fit with the qualifications the company is trying to hire? It can get a little repetitive, don't you think? -- H.F.
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Mary Umberger
Fear paralyzing a flat market - October 7, 2011 - Housing's upper and lowest brackets may be making a bit of a comeback, but would-be buyers, in general, still feel paralyzed, unable to commit.
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Bob Weber
A flashing engine light? Get it checked — pronto - October 8, 2011 - Q: I am experiencing the check engine light coming on and sometimes blinking. The blinking seems to occur during city driving. I have had a readout at a parts store and it indicates misfiring. In the past I've had the plugs and plug wires changed and an injector changed. My mechanic has driven it...
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