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				<title>Champagne Dinner Cruise for the day after Thanksgiving</title>				
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	Many will board the Odyssey in a spectacular Day After Thanksgiving Dinner Cruise. On the cruise they can celebrate the wonderful holiday with a delicious meal, the best of service, dancing, lively music, and fabulous views of the skyline and the ...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:40:44 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Chicago&apos;s State Street Thanksgiving Parade soon to come</title>				
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	Many will choose to spend their holiday at the State Street Thanksgiving Parade which is a big parade that usually attracts more than 300,000 people. It usually has marching bands, tumblers, floats, horses, drill teams, circus performers, and gian...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:58:28 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Horribly fun Halloween event by West Chicago businesses</title>				
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	Event: Downtown Trick or Treat

	When: Saturday, October 24, 2009

	Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m.

	Location: Downtown West Chicago

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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:58:54 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>After Olympic loss: Chicago seeks new plans</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Chicago faced an enormous disappointment after the Olympic 2016 Summer Games were awarded to Rio De Janeiro.&amp;nbsp; This loss was significant to the third-largest city in the nation.The officials cannot plan for the $13.7 billion impact that the...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:34:11 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Promotion 101:  Some useful ways to promote a business</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;According to About.com, business promotion is essential in controlling every aspect of your business.&amp;nbsp; The most effective way to promote your business is to get the word out.&amp;nbsp; No one can do this for you.&amp;nbsp; The promotion should als...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:21:26 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Cash Flow 101:  How is cash flow important in a business?</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Many businessmen will be quick to tell you that the life of their business is their &amp;quot;cash flow.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; Experts all agree that &amp;quot;cash is king.&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp; Cash flow is important for most businesses and especially for small business...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:44:35 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Third quarter sales of Auto Zone are on the rise</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;AutoZone, the leading retailer distributor of automotive replacement parts in the United States, has experienced a 9% rise in net sales in its third quarter of 2009.&amp;nbsp; They aim to reach $1.7 billion.&amp;nbsp; AutoZone sells to many people that...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:14:25 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Third quarter sales of Auto Zone are on the rise</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;AutoZone, the leading retailer distributor of automotive replacement parts in the United States, has experienced a 9% rise in net sales in its third quarter of 2009.&amp;nbsp; They aim to reach $1.7 billion.&amp;nbsp; AutoZone sells to many people that...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:05:39 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Business plan 101: What are some things to include in the executive summary of your business plan?</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Your business plan has a synopsis which is called the executive summary.&amp;nbsp; It is viewed as the most important part of the plan.&amp;nbsp; The readers see this section first and it is created to draw their attention to read further.&amp;nbsp; The ex...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:43:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Nonprofit 101: What is a nonprofit organization?</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;A nonprofit organization can be described as one that uses its surplus funds to accomplish its goals.&amp;nbsp; Some NPOs are charitable organizations, trade unions, and organizations that emphasize the arts.The purpose of a nonprofit corporation i...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:07:01 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Stocks 101: Who are some of the local brokers in Chicago?</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Never underestimate the importance of Chicago&apos;s brokerage companies.&amp;nbsp; They are very useful and are no doubt in high demand.&amp;nbsp; Chicago investors seek out all investment opportunities in local brokerage firms.Edward JonesEdward Jones off...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:14:02 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Cubs deal is being finalized by Ricketts family and Wrigley Field</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Investment News and other sources say the Ricketts family has negotiated to buy the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field from the present owner Sam Zell.&amp;nbsp; The Ricketts family are large shareholders of TDA Ameritrade Holding Corp.&amp;nbsp;These sour...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:45:13 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Nonnie G and celebrity friends began their kickoff of his tour</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;On June 22, 2009 Noonie G and his celebrity friends made a kickoff of his Stop The Violence Book Tour in Chicago at Simeon High School.  The event included speakers such as Warren XX, Coach Eric Morris, Alex Tievy of L.G.N.D. Entertainment &amp;amp...
				
				
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				<category>Songz for Peace</category>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:07:21 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>New Jobs For Youth executive director: fresh outlook for the community</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;There is never a better time than now to recognize Robert W. Barnett as Executive Director of Jobs For Youth/Chicago.  This non-profit organization in Chicago was established in 1979 to help the young people, Jobs For Youth recalls.  They striv...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:01:47 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The home staging business-a backup to interior decorating during a recession</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Evan Carmichael assures us that the current economy is probably hurting your interior designer/decorator business by now.  This is no way for you to earn a living.  It is advisable for you to avoid the downfalls of business brought on by an eco...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:02:09 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Chrysler closing dealerships across the country</title>				
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				The world&amp;rsquo;s largest auto retailer is shutting down dealerships.  Over the past two weeks more than 800 Chrysler dealerships received pink-slips across the country.  According to Personal Finance and Investment News, this has taken place in just...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 20:00:02 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Survival during a recession: investment tips for individuals</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Good investments can help you survive the recession.  These don&amp;rsquo;t have to be such disappointing years.  You can indeed keep moving forward.  David Twibell gives some of the best advice for people if they want to build their accounts up wh...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 22:28:34 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Fear of swine flu shocks Wall Street</title>				
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				On Monday April 27, 2009 the stock market in the U.S. dropped because many were worried about the spreading of the swine flu.The United States is telling travelers going to Mexico to exercise caution since the outbreak of the swine flu virus.  The th...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:48:54 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Citigroup shows improvement in its financial performance</title>				
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				In a financial summary in Business Week, investors predict that the performance of Citigroup is showing signs of improvement. Today, Citigroup rose $.04 or 1.0 percent, to $4.01.  Stocks such as this one have been at their highest level in greater th...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:43:31 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>The art of being an effective leader</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;Do you have the traits of a dynamic leader?  Look at the big picture; look at how you became part of things and made a big difference.  Don&amp;rsquo;t anticipate doing anything too extraordinary to start.  We know you have it in you.  It is reward...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:37:39 -0700</pubDate>
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