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Oneri Fleita Drops Some Minor League Knowledge and Other Bullets
Bleacher NationChicago Cubs News, Rumors, And Commentary
Feb 07Cubs Claim Adrian Cardenas From A’s, Designate Blake DeWitt for Assignment
Bleacher NationChicago Cubs News, Rumors, And Commentary
Feb 06Updates
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Former Oprah agent sells penthouse for $3.67M
Chicagotribune.com Business
Feb 07Elite Street: Attorney Jeffrey Jacobs, who for 18 years was Oprah Winfrey's agent, manager and adviser, on Monday sold his 13-room, duplex penthouse co-op apartment in east Lincoln Park for $3.675 million. »
What Goes into Hustling a New Book
NBC Chicago Business News
Feb 06Marketing a book is no cakewalk. As an author you often hope your job description comprises: writing, suffering, drinking and writing some more. No one talks about all the work that goes into promoting your work. Authors with major publishing deals try... »
How to Hire Software Devs
NBC Chicago Business News
Feb 06I've interviewed folks before who have explained why it's necessary to have a technical co-founder when you start a new business. But what if you need a software developer? Do you know what to ask them? The developer types have something up on those wh... »
Economy moving in right direction
Chicago SunTimesBusiness
Feb 06Economists are more optimistic that the economy is gaining momentum, based not only on job growth but other positive reports. “We’re making progress in getting the [unemployment] rate down,” said Dean Baker, a native of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood an... »
Witness Helps Cops Nab Suspected Bank Robbers
NBC ChicagoLocal Beat
Feb 04Two men walked into the bank, at 4854 West Irving Park Rd., and ended up getting away with cash, said FBI Special Agent Ross Rice. »
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Inspiration-al Stuff
Uptown Update
Feb 07The Tribune recently ran an interview with Lisa Nigro, founder of Inspiration Corporation, on how she started the organization and what it's up to now. You can read about her here: "Remarkable Woman: Lisa Nigro." And if you're looking an early Valenti... »
Oneri Fleita Drops Some Minor League Knowledge and Other Bullets
Bleacher NationChicago Cubs News, Rumors, And Commentary
Feb 07Oneri Fleita, AA Tennessee, Theo Epstein, Tony Campana, and the smell of the Cubs highlight a hefty 12 bullets today. Related posts: Cubs Extend Oneri Fleita – What Does It Mean? Is Tom Ricketts assuming the baseball presidency?... Paul Sullivan Drops ... »
Cubs Claim Adrian Cardenas From A’s, Designate Blake DeWitt for Assignment
Bleacher NationChicago Cubs News, Rumors, And Commentary
Feb 06Cardenas was an attractive waiver claim, but dumping DeWitt is a minor surprise. Related posts: Blake DeWitt: Utility Player When both Darwin Barney and Blake DeWitt survived this week’s... Blake DeWitt is Not Guaranteed the Second Base Job While it ha... »
The Top 79 Cub Killers of My Time #7: “You Can Call Me” A. “Or You Can Call Me” J. Pierzynski
Hire Jim Essian
Feb 06Before you didn't watch A.J. Pierzynski cheat the White Sox into the 2005 World Series, there was probably already something in your gut that made you hate him. Your gut was absolutely right. The nicest thing that fellow asshole Ozzie Guillen could say... »
Excited About Chicago Cubs Prospect Junior Lake – To a Degree
Bleacher NationChicago Cubs News, Rumors, And Commentary
Feb 06One of the Cubs' top prospects, 21-year-old Junior Lake, is an incredible athlete with tremendous potential. But, as with all prospects, the risks are substantial. Related posts: Brett Jackson, Andrew Cashner, Chris Carpenter, DJ LeMahieu, Trey McNutt ... »