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The Voter News Service is in danger of dying as members of the VNS consortium-ABC News, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News and the Associated Press-ponder whether they can afford to stick with a mechanism that has blown up…
Well hidy hidy ho and Happy New Year and all that crap. I’m still hung over and I’m crabby and I’m not in the mood to mince words. First off, who’s this Alex Ben Block who’s coming in to run…
With three weeks to go before the annual convention of the National Association of Television Program Executives, it’s clear that the syndication business is in the midst of many changes. Yes, “Dr. Phil” has been a success, but it’s a…
The U.S. State Department accused Boeing Co.’s satellite systems unit, along with Hughes Electronics Corp., of illegally sharing space technology in the mid-1990s that may have helped China develop missiles. The companies were formally charged with 123 violations of the…
‘Beyond’ dormant Los Angeles-“Beyond With James Van Praagh” may be over. Executives at distributor Tribune have confirmed that the syndicated series has ceased production after a slow debut this season and the future of the rookie is murky. The strip…
WEEK OF JAN. 6 Jan. 12-14: International Housewares Assn., McCormick Place, estimated attendance 58,000. FOUR WEEKS FROM NOW Feb. 5-7: Retail Advertising Conference, Hilton Chicago, estimated attendance 2,000. Feb. 7-9: Illinois Gymnastics Institute, Navy Pier, estimated attendance 8,000. Feb. 9-11:…
The most powerful mutual fund companies in the country have banded together and mounted a vigorous public relations offensive. The object of the unlikely alliance: to thwart a Securities and Exchange Commission proposal that would force mutual funds to disclose…
SARA LEE CORP. The Chicago-based consumer products company said 127 jobs will be cut early this year, when it closes bakeries in Eau Claire, Wis., and Huntsville, Ala. Production from the Eau Claire bakery-which makes hamburger and hot dog buns…
Trizec Properties Inc. shareholders hope that Chicago has better karma than New York and Toronto. Yet it will take more than good vibrations to turn around the real estate investment trust (REIT) after its recent-and largely symbolic-decision to move its…
“Education, medicine, museums and theaters-that’s the core of civilization of any city.”-Mayor Richard M. Daley The word is going out from the Blagojevich compound: Only those who can help generate new revenue need apply for a piece of what’s left…