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View In Browser December 15, 2017 chicagotribune.com Inside Slant ADVERTISEMENT Ready to believe in the Blackhawks? Friday, Dec 15 The Blackhawks came out fast and dangerous against the Jets on Thursday to beat a playoff team for the first time in about a month. They also finished plays in a three-goal first period. But then they took the third period off. Believe at your own risk. Read More » Bears vs. Lions: Can Bears and Mitch Trubisky put two good games together? The Lions are a flawed team whose greatest asset against the Bears likely will be strong veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford. But the Bears and Mitch Trubisky should be able to exploit Detroit's defensive weaknesses. Read More » ADVERTISEMENT Manny Machado rumor reveals a discouraging White Sox truth Teama such as the Yankees, Red Sox, Dodgers and, yes, sorry, White Sox fans, the Cubs can show up with money and cachet. The Sox have to do more. The Sox have to gamble. The Sox have to pay a premium to get a potential free agent in the house early and hope to convince him not to leave. Read More » Cubs hope new coaches can sharpen pitching focus The Chicago Cubs hope the hiring of pitching coach Jim Hickey and special assistant Jim Benedict will improve their homegrown pitching depth. Read More » ADVERTISEMENT ESPN 1000's Ben Finfer says tweet calling Trump racist may be factor in ouster ESPN 1000 has dropped sportscaster Ben Finfer, who says a factor may have been a tweet last week in which he "used not-so-subtle terms to criticize President Trump for being racist." Finfer's 2014 on-air rant after learning via Twiter his job at another radio station was going away went viral. Read More » Making case for flawed candidates in swan song Hall of Fame vote Whenever Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens join baseball's hallowed hall — and they must — they shall forever remain suspects. As they should for their misdeeds, but few can deny their accomplishments as is done with the unfortunately banned Pete Rose. Read More » advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service Copyright © 2017 | Chicago Tribune | 435 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the Inside Slant newsletter.

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View In Browser December 15, 2017 chicagotribune.com BizWrap ADVERTISEMENT How UPS gets 750 million packages from warehouse to doorstep this season: 'Santa still gets the credit' Friday, Dec 15 Online sales are up this holiday season, and no one has a more up-close-and-personal view than your UPS driver. UPS delivers nearly a billion packages during the holidays, braving snow, ice and dogs. But, in the end, "Santa still gets the credit." Read More » Doctors who prescribe opioid painkillers may give patients another Rx: an antidote Patients who get prescriptions for opioids at some local hospitals might soon walk away with another script — for a drug meant to help them if they overdose. Read More » ADVERTISEMENT Chicago companies fear unknown in net neutrality repeal Federal regulators' decision to end net neutrality and roll back regulations that some say kept data flowing freely on the internet has left some Chicago business owners concerned for their companies' futures. Read More » Chicago's Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's to close for remodeling, ditch rock theme The Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's in River North will close at the end of the month for major remodeling, part of a company-wide push to modernize all of its U.S. restaurants by the end of 2020. Read More » ADVERTISEMENT Just saying 'zero tolerance' won't end sexual harassment. CEOs must back that up. ROBERT REED: If abhorrent on-the-job behavior is going to be stamped out, the big bosses will have to get a lot tougher on corrosive and damaging worker behavior. Read More » AIM, aka AOL Instant Messenger, dead at 20 R.I.P. AIM: AOL's Instant Messenger service was finally erased from the internet on Friday. Read More » After Guaranteed Rate sued him, alleging he poached employees, former executive countersues, claims he's owed more than $2 million Mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate allegedly owes a former employee more than $2 million in compensation, according to a countersuit he filed against the company. Read More » FCC's Ajit Pai dressed up as Santa and wielded a lightsaber to mock net neutrality rules In a so-called public service announcement laced with pop culture references and internet iconography, Pai listed the "7 things you can still do on the internet after net neutrality." Read More » Trump promised 'America First' would keep jobs here. But the tax plan might push them overseas. The legislation fails to eliminate long-standing incentives for companies to move overseas and, in some cases, may even increase them, experts say. Read More » Five myths about bitcoin Perhaps because of its complicated technical design, zealous community of advocates and famously mysterious founding story (its creator was unknown for years), a variety of widespread myths about bitcoin have persisted. Here are five. Read More » advertisement Unsubscribe   |   Newsletters   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service Copyright © 2017 | Chicago Tribune | 435 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60611 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this email because you are following the BizWrap newsletter.