Chicago Tribune - Glenview police said Monday that they have arrested four people who committed more than 70 car burglaries and damaged dozens of vehicles in the village since November. "The arrests are a huge relief to us," Cmdr. Phillip Perlini said. "It's nice to
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Toshiba Cuts Prices on HD DVD Players
Chicago Tribune - NEW YORK - Toshiba Corp. on Monday announced an aggressive campaign to bolster its HD DVD movie disc format against Sony-backed Blu-ray technology, cutting prices on players to as low as $149.99. The HD DVD camp suffered a serious blow on Jan. 4
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Kershaw faces jail over abusing ex
Western Telegraph - DJ Andy Kershaw is facing a possible jail term when he appears for sentencing in court after breaking a restraining order involving his ex-partner. The BBC radio presenter was warned prison was a "real possibility" and to "have your bags packed," by
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Rhymefest's Jackson remix is a thriller
Chicago Tribune - The Michael Jackson revival is in full swing. A 25th anniversary edition of "Thriller," his biggest album, is scheduled for release next month, and Jermaine Jackson says there will be a Jackson 5 reunion tour this year that includes his most famous
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'Black Swan' author Nassim Taleb warns traders to look out for the
Chicago Tribune - Market meltdowns that scorch investors, 100-year floods that occur every 10 years and terrorist attacks such as 9/11. Nassim Taleb, an author, lecturer and big thinker, calls such unforeseen events "black swans," borrowing from a tale about 17th
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Sears tumbles after warning 4Q earnings may fall 51%
Chicago Tribune - Sears Holdings Corp. told investors Monday that it would likely post fourth-quarter earnings well below Wall Street forecasts as eroding sales push its profit down as much as 57 percent. The retailer said it expects to earn between $350 million and
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Chicago-area seniors question cost, need for Blagojevich's free-ride
Chicago Tribune - Such leisure trips may soon be free -- a substantial saving given the couple's season subscriptions to the Lyric, Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Court Theatre -- but the plan still hits a sour note with them. "I think it's ridiculous," Lorraine
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Chicago Spire condominium tower faces twist in economy as it begins
Chicago Tribune - In today's troubled housing market the dreams of the Chicago Spire developer will meet reality Monday when its sales office opens. After a four-month delay, Dublin-based Shelbourne Development Ltd. will start selling the 1,194 super-luxury units it
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Oil prices pressure air fares
Detroit News - that effort has been, since the mix of seats sold -- how many for $100, how many for $400 -- is more important than the price of any one fare. Last year, airlines raised fares repeatedly, but got little for the effort as smart-shopping leisure
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Unions Seek 6% Council Staff Deal
Guardian Unlimited - The claim covers all grades of workers in local government, including refuse collectors, school meals, social workers, administrators, cleaners, teaching assistants, parks and leisure, and librarians. Unions representing millions of public sector
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Globe nominees party with Bafta LA
Western Telegraph - With no Golden Globes ceremony to attend, a number of nominees were among the guests who made it out to Bafta LA's tea party in Beverly Hills. Stars like James McAvoy, Jason Isaacs, Eddie Izzard and Saffron Burrows attended the event, which takes
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Antonio Mora leaving Channel 2 to become CBS Miami TV station's chief
Chicago Tribune - Antonio Mora, the 6 p.m. co-anchor at CBS-owned WBBM-Ch. 2 who was relieved of his 10 p.m. anchoring duties in June, is set to become primary anchor at CBS sister station WFOR-TV in Miami, it was announced Monday. Mora will work WFOR's 5 p.m., 6 p.m
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BBC sorry for 'unfair' competition
Western Telegraph - The BBC has been rapped by Ofcom over a Comic Relief competition in which children who applied to meet pop band McFly had no chance of winning. Regional BBC show North West Tonight offered a prize of McFly performing at a primary school. The contest
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Tchaikovsky revealed
Chicago Tribune - Gerard McBurney continues to top himself in his efforts to enrich the concert audience's experience of the symphonic repertory. At the same time, he's doing a masterly job of convincing newbies they are missing something essential in their lives if
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Brit Awards emphasis on pop artists
Western Telegraph - Take That, Mika and Leona Lewis lead the field at this year's Brit Awards in a nominations list that puts the emphasis on pop. All have four nominations apiece and will go head-to-head in the Best British Album and Best British Single categories
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Wish you were here?
Guardian Unlimited - There follows two hours of "leisure time", which I mostly use to get over the shock of being stranded alone in Bootcamp and tell myself it is going to be OK. Then I have my first ever facial - an exfoliation session with olive stones - immediately
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Figures show profit warnings 'at six-year high'
Daily Telegraph - Research by Ernst & Young showed the number of companies warning of disappointing profits in 2007 was up by more than 10 per cent on the previous year to almost 400. The retail industry suffered badly with a record 47 profit warnings, and the leisure
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Pow! Bulls might be down for the count without some scoring punch
Chicago Tribune - If you thought the White Sox and Bears were unexpectedly bad, you ain't seen nothin' yet. I have seen all kinds of good teams in all kinds of sports go south in a hurry, but rarely in my experience has an above-average team sank to an altogether
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Wal-Mart to test smaller grocery stores
Chicago Tribune - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will open a new, smaller size of grocery store in the Phoenix area after a big British rival moved into the Southwest with more convenient smaller shops. The world's biggest retailer said it will test four new stores called
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'Fortune's' Fools Trip on BofA, Countrywide
Street.Com - He has contributed frequently to many of the Times' other sections, including National, Metro, Escapes, Style, Real Estate, Arts & Leisure, Travel, Money & Business, Circuits and the Op-Ed Page. For his "Business Press Maven? column on how business
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Boylan wrong letting inmates run Bulls
Chicago Tribune - Bulls so-called coach Jim Boylan benched Joakim Noah for one game for going off on an assistant. Fine. Respect matters. But wait. Boylan's players held another one of their own meetings, and they decided to bench Noah for another game. And the coach
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Fighting against the data deluge
Silicon.com - silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the R&L newsletter today! Samson said RBS is doing a 100 branch trial with further rollout plans in the next few months. "It's really accelerated
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Campbell Soup boosts supply chain management
Silicon.com - silicon.com Retail & Leisure Get the latest retail and leisure news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the R&L newsletter today! The solution is part of a strategy by the manufacturer to more tightly control the product mix made available to consumers
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