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No shakeup to Cubs' lineup vs. Astros
Tribune ReporterHOUSTON -- On second thought, there's nothing wrong with the Cubs' lineup that Adrian Cardenas can't fix. That may not be the exact message that Dale Sveum is trying to send, but he decided to stick with the status quo for at least one more day. He...Tags: Phil Rogers, Starlin Castro, David DeJesus, Darwin Barney, Ian Stewart
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Your Morning Phil: Williams, Johnson, Youkilis
Tribune ReporterTalking baseball while wondering what the late Mike Royko would think of his Cubs these days: 1. Oh, so this is what Ken Williams was talking about? Late in March, Williams sat in his golf cart at a back field in Glendale, Ariz., watching the White...Tags: Adam Dunn, Phil Rogers, Orlando Hudson, Matt Thornton, Minnesota Twins
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Little to protest about transportation
World leaders might have little to discuss at future summits if efforts to prevent wars and end world hunger went as well overall as the flow of humanity on Chicago-area highways, trains and buses during what was expected to be a traffic-stopping NATO...
Tags: McCormick Place, Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Chicago Police Department, Metra, Chicago
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An exacting director survives Cannes' mercurial nature
Wednesday night seems so long ago; here at the Cannes Film Festival, now halfway through its fantastic paces, it's a hundred films ago. On May 16 "Moonrise Kingdom,"director Wes Anderson's fable of young love and various eccentrics, on a fictional island...
Tags: Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Moonrise Kingdom (movie), Wes Anderson, Cannes Film Festival
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Was penalty against Vilma too severe?
NFL must prove guilt Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times The suspension of Jonathan Vilma was not too severe if in fact he offered $10,000 bounties to any teammate who took out Kurt Warner or Brett Favre. That's clearly crossing the line. But the thing is,...Tags: Los Angeles Times, New Orleans Saints, Gregg Williams, National Football League, Football
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Pay packages keep rising for Chicago-area CEOs
Our annual examination of CEO compensation for the region's largest publicly traded companies shows that many corporate leaders pulled down big packages, while the group saw median pay increase 8.5 percent. That compares with a median increase of 6...Tags: Elections, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Shareholders, Entertainment, Kraft Foods, Inc.
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At the backyard barbecue
Summers, dad would barbecue chicken. Probably also sausage and steak and — later on — veggie burger for the nonconformist teen, but what sticks in memory is chicken. I didn't like it.
I liked the idea of it — of chicken sauced sticky...Tags: Salt, Leah Eskin
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Bosses, think before you speak
Dear Bosses:
You're doing it wrong.
Sincerely,
The Employees
OK, that might be a slight generalization of the way many workers feel about their leaders. But I don't think it's far off, and I conveniently have some data to back that up.
Consider these...Tags: Advice Columns and Columnists, Facebook, Rex Huppke, Harris Interactive Incorporated
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Uptick in remodeling activity a sign of the times
The weakest part of the housing industry is single-family home construction, but home remodelers are in line for an upbeat year.
After rising 3.5 percent last year, to $107.4billion, homeowner spending on remodeling projects is expected to increase 12...Tags: House Building, Freddie Mac, Rentals, Mary Ellen Podmolik, Housing Industry
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Chicago auto restorer driven to establish provenance of rare French luxury car
David Cooper instructed the tall, elegant gentleman with a white beard to close his eyes and imagine he was behind the wheel of his mother's car in the 1940s.
Pretend it's raining, Cooper said. You need to turn on your wipers. What do you do? Arturo...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Peconic Bay, Melissa Harris, The New York Times, University of Michigan
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CEO compensation list preoccupies us
Thanks to the 10-year, $275 million deal he signed in 2007, shortly after earning the third of his three American League MVP awards, the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez reportedly will make $30 million this baseball season.
There are plenty of other...Tags: CEO Pay, Occupy Wall Street, Morningstar Incorporated, Tim Cook, Motorola, Inc.
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Problem Solver: Infant's helmet leads to insurance battle
Rachel DaVanti was born happy and seemingly healthy, along with her twin sister, Nicole, in April 2010.
Rachel's parents noticed right away that when she was placed in her crib, she always looked to the left.
They thought it was cute.
"I thought she...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Jon Yates, Children's Memorial Hospital, Companies and Corporations
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