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Rumored iPad 5 to be thinner -- and land in March

That iPad 3 you got last March? Forget it. Even that iPad 4 you're about to unwrap Christmas morning is about to become yesterday's news.

Amazon, Google on collision course in 2013

The companies' rivalry will escalate in 2013 as the two companies' areas of rivalry grow, spanning online advertising and retail to mobile gadgets and cloud computing.

Faking illness not uncommon for workers, study shows

Faking illness not uncommon for workers, study shows

Kids are notorious for faking fevers to stay home from school. A new study suggests their parents aren't much better.

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Groupon shares tumble after buying platform manager

Groupon shares tumble after buying platform manager

Groupon Inc.'s stock closed down 4 percent, at $4.63, in a holiday shortened session after being down more than 5 percent earlier in the...

Repaying first-time buyer credit after a sale

Q: I have a property that I purchased in 2008 using the first-time homebuyer credit that must be repaid in $500 increments over a 15-year...

Put your best facade forward

Put your best facade forward

Individual sellers can learn a great deal from mass-market homebuilders.

 Getting Around: Chicago made big progress improving crosswalks in 2012

Getting Around: Chicago made big progress improving crosswalks in 2012 

Worn-out crosswalk striping and other poorly visible pavement markings have impaired safety in recent years on Chicago streets, where...

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New Jersey pension fund sues NYSE Euronext on ICE deal

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A pension fund that holds shares of NYSE Euronext has sued the exchange operator over its proposed $8.2 billion sale...

Start of "Santa Claus rally" dampened by "cliff' worries

Start of "Santa Claus rally" dampened by "cliff' worries

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged lower on Monday as caution over the potential for volatility driven by worries about the U.S. "fiscal...

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Chicago's Top Workplaces 2012

Three Chicago-area companies, Abt, Coyote Logistics and iD Logistics were tops on the Chicago Tribune's third-annual list of top 100 workplaces.

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