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Man who allegedly taped naked Erin Andrews has bond raised - New York Post

1 hour 55 min ago
LOS ANGELES — A judge has increased bond to $100,000 for an Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. Michael Barrett was in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Friday to face one count of interstate stalking. It was not immediately clear ...

Abbott's diet drug's risks have FDA's attention

2 hours 19 min ago
(Reuters) — U.S. regulators are reviewing preliminary data suggesting patients taking Abbott Laboratories Inc.'s weight loss drug Meridia may have a higher risk of cardiovascular problems, the Food and Drug Administration said on Friday. "The analysis of these data is ongoing and FDA is ...

Senate Democrats Rounding Up Votes for Crucial Healthcare Test - Baltimore Sun

2 hours 20 min ago

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Senate Democrats Rounding Up Votes for Crucial Healthcare Test
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Senate Democratic leaders, having negotiated critical last-minute commitments, Friday stood on the verge of achieving the 60 votes they need to begin consideration of the most expansive healthcare legislation to go before the Senate in nearly half a ...
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Hershey bid for Cadbury more likely

3 hours 10 min ago
A $17 billion offer by the Pennsylvania chocolatier -- reportedly being encouraged by its trust -- could start a bidding war with Kraft.


CB Richard Ellis Block 37 receiver

3 hours 33 min ago
In a major setback to its urban ambitions,Joseph Freed and Associates LLC lost control of the long troubled Block 37 project just as the first stores prepared to open.


Muscle cars pull out of McCormick Place

3 hours 39 min ago
A muscle car show announced Friday it is leaving McCormick Place, but not for Las Vegas or Orlando.


Sun-Times Media names John Barron group publisher

3 hours 40 min ago
(AP) — Sun-Times Media Group Inc., which was recently sold out of bankruptcy to an investor group, said Friday it named John Barron to the newly created group publisher position. He was also named senior vice president of news and editorial operations. The owner of the Chicago Sun-Times and ...

Muscle car show burns rubber out of McCormick

3 hours 56 min ago
March event moving to Rosemont

The muscle car show announced Friday it is leaving McCormick Place, but not for Las Vegas or Orlando.


Allstate outsources stock investing

4 hours 13 min ago
(Crain’s) — Allstate Corp. is getting out of the stock-picking business. The Northbrook-based insurance giant confirmed that it has hired Goldman Sachs Asset Management to handle its $4.6-billion portfolio of public equities. About 15 jobs — 5% of Allstate Investments’ workforce — ...

Kraft's Cadbury bid would be smothered by Hershey trust offer

4 hours 46 min ago
(Reuters) — U.S. chocolate maker Hershey Co. is considering launching a bid of at least $17 billion for British chocolatier Cadbury Plc as it seeks to trump a hostile offer by Kraft Foods Inc., a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Hershey has lined up deal funding from Bank of ...

Local builders group files for Chapter 11

5 hours 52 min ago
With its membership pinched, the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Chicago.


Will move to cable dampen 'Oprah effect'?

6 hours 9 min ago
(Crain’s) — Oprah Winfrey's decision to end her long-running syndicated program is a bet on the future of TV — that niche cable channels, with their dual revenue streams from advertising and subscriptions, will be a more stable media base, and that technology will allow any content provider ...

De La Costa investor sues former partner for $3M

6 hours 11 min ago
(Crain’s) — An investor in the now-defunct De La Costa Restaurant is seeking nearly $3 million from his former partner, who recently pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges. Michael Demnicki claims in a lawsuit that principal investors in De La Costa deliberately hid the restaurant’s ...

Oprah ends her show: '25 years feels right'

6 hours 52 min ago
(AP) — Holding back tears, Oprah Winfrey told her studio audience Friday that she would end her show in 2011 after a quarter-century on the air, saying prayer and careful thought led her to her decision. Winfrey told the audience that she loved "The Oprah Winfrey Show," that it had been ...

AirTran doubles rewards out of Milwaukee

7 hours 15 min ago
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Discount carrier AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Friday that it will offer double reward credits to all of its frequent-flier club members when they travel between Milwaukee and any AirTran destination through Feb. 10.


Retooled labor deal key for Harley plant

7 hours 19 min ago
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A tentative labor agreement distributed Friday to workers at Harley-Davidson's plant in south-central Pennsylvania makes it appear likely that the motorcycle maker will keep its operations there, instead of leaving the state to cut costs.


Expanding Lives (Niles Journal)

7 hours 32 min ago
A unique non-profit effort to expand and enhance the lives of young African women has been started at Niles West High School in Skokie. For the past two summers, the High School District 219-based organization called Expanding Lives has brought seven young African women to the Chicago area.

Forsythe Solutions Group Named 2009 EMC Partner of the Year (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

7 hours 33 min ago
SKOKIE, Ill.----Forsythe Solutions Group, an IT infrastructure integrator with 38 years of industry experience, today announced that it received the Partner of the Year award at the 2009 EMC® North America Partner Council, which took place in San Antonio on November 3, 2009.

Forsythe Solutions Group Named 2009 Symantec "VAR of the Year" (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

7 hours 33 min ago
SKOKIE, Ill.----Forsythe Solutions Group, an IT infrastructure integrator with 38 years of industry experience, today announced that it received the 2009 VAR of the Year Award from Symantec Corporation November 5th at Symantec Partner Engage 2009 in Orlando, Florida.

Aon's Devine departs Risk Services unit

8 hours 14 min ago
(Crain’s) — Aon Corp. on Friday announced the sudden departure of Ted Devine, one of CEO Gregory C. Case’s key lieutenants. Effective immediately, Mr. Devine, 46, is leaving as president of Aon Risk Services, the Chicago firm’s core insurance brokerage unit, to launch a non-profit ...