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Game change with these ten types of innovation
Larry Keeley is co-author of Ten Types of Innovation: The Discipline of Building Breakthrough and co-founder of an innovation strategy firm, Doblin, the innovation practice of Monitor Deloitte within Deloitte Consulting LLP. So heres a question: Which are more innovative: big companies or little companies? Bet your instinct was little companies, right? Our faith in brilliant entrepreneurs is ...
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What a new report has to say about Illinois economic outlook
Chicago and the rest of the Illinois will need to take a hardlook at where the state ranks in a new list compiled according to economic outlook. Thanks American Legislative Exchange Council. Thanks for pointing out what has become depressingly clear in recent years about the state of Illinois: The economic outlook here is pretty grim. In a new 2013 report released today that ranks states ...
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CPS school closures backlash could extend into coming months
Students at Overton Elementary, one of the CPS schools scheduled to be combined into another school. The Chicago Board of Education voted to close 50 schools, setting in motion the largest public school closure plan in American history, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Of the 54 schools originally slated for closure and co-location in March, 48 will close at the end of this school year in ...
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Mounting losses gnawing at Soriano
Email PITTSBURGH -- If Cubs fans think it's tough to deal with the team's losses, it's even harder on the players. On Thursday, Alfonso Soriano was still bothered by Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Pirates. "You think we're going to win that game 3-0, and in five minutes, [we're down] 5-3," Soriano said Thursday. "I went to sleep at like 6 o'clock in ...
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Cubs starters solid but offense cant get key hits
Email PITTSBURGH -- The Cubs are wasting good starting pitching and manager Dale Sveum said he may abandon his lineup platoon against left-handed starters to try and shake things up. Entering Thursday's game, Chicago starters had posted 28 quality starts in 45 games this season and had a 1.98 ERA in those games, yet those pitchers had won only 11 of those contests. The team has won 16. ...
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Cubs struggling against left-handed pitchers
Email PITTSBURGH -- Entering Thursday, the Cubs had a .232 batting average against left-handed pitchers, and they are 4-10 when a southpaw starts against them. They can watch video, but there is only one left-handed batting practice option in bullpen coach Lester Strode. Manager Dale Sveum says most hitters don't like to face a lefty in batting practice. "Hitters like to feel good in ...
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Euro Tour CEO Refers to Sergio Garcia’s Friends As ‘Colored’
Sergio Garcia and George O’Grady, Chief Executive of the European Tour, shake hands after a meeting Wednesday. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty ...
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Student Pulled Over And Robbed By Phony Police Officer
DES PLAINES, Ill. (STMW) – A 17-year-old high school student was handcuffed and had money stolen from her car by a man pretending to be a police officer Monday, Pioneer Press is reporting. Des Plaines Deputy Police Chief Nick Treantafeles said a man driving an unmarked white Ford Crown Victoria with interior flashing red and blue lights pulled the student over near Ballard and Bender ...
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Silverman Urlacher’s Career Should Be Defined By Brilliant Start Not Halting Finish
Prior to the 2000 NFL draft, the Bears and the rest of the NFL were enamored with Urlacher's speed, but the question of where to deploy him probably kept him from getting drafted in one of the top five spots. The NFL had been a game of specialization for a long time by then, and nobody knew where Urlacher was going to play. His athleticism seemed to make him a fit for the outside ...
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Batavia tightening tree dispute procedures
The city of Batavia can still go on private property to trim or remove trees that present an imminent danger, but the city will leave it to neighbors to remedy problem trees in most ...
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Rescued Lombard ducklings survive four-day sewer saga
Two ducklings rescued after a four-day ordeal in a Lombard storm sewer find a dry towel in Ginger Frey's home before heading to Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn for rehabilitation. The Lombard Fire Department will receive PETA's Compassionate Fire Department Award for efforts to rescue the ...
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VIDEO LeBron Saves Heat at Buzzer of Game 1
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. There was no one in his way. There was no stopping him, either. James made a layup as time expired in overtime, capping a 30-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist effort as the Miami Heat found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wildly back-and-forth Game 1 of the Eastern Conference ...
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After 4-Year Absence Neal Cotts Returns To Baseball
That’s when the former World Series Champion with the White Sox made an incredible return with the Texas Rangers, throwing a scoreless inning against the Oakland Athletics. Wednesday night, Cotts took the mound again and struck out four in two innings. But the three innings he threw in the last two days doesn’t even match the amount of surgeries he has had since 2009: one Tommy John ...
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Pet Wallaroo Missing In DeKalb County
KINGSTON, Ill (CBS) – You might think you’re in Australia, if you come across an unusual animal that’s on the loose in DeKalb County. Dekalb Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Gary Dumdie with the sheriff’s office said he’d never heard of a wallaroo. ';I actually had to look it up myself when I received the first call on it, just to see what they look ...
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Busy Holiday Weekend To Kick Off Summer Travel Season
Travelers stand in security lines at Midway International Airport on Thursday, at the start of the Memorial Day weekend travel frenzy. (Credit: Bernie ...
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Cleveland Cavaliers Claim Top Draft Pick
HOUSTON (CBS Houston) The Cleveland Cavaliers claimed the No. 1 overall pick at the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday night. Tuesday’s top seed for Cleveland marks the second time in three years that the team has won the lottery; point guard Kyrie Irving was their top selection in 2011. Although the Orlando Magic entered the lottery with the best chances of securing the top pick, they ...
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CBOE to expand VIX trading hours later this year
CHICAGO | Thu May 23, 2013 11:26am EDT CHICAGO May 23 (Reuters) - CBOE Holdings Inc will expand trading hours for futures on the CBOE Volatility Index later this year, after a technical glitch delayed the change, the company's incoming chief executive said on Thursday. "We are committed to completing that very important project later this year," incoming CEO Ed Tilly told ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 23
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Chicago Cubs: 1. ...
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Pacers Couldn’t Stop The Perfect Play
MIAMI, FL – MAY 22: LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat drives and makes the game winning basket in overtime against the Indiana Pacers during Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals at AmericanAirlines Arena on May 22, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty ...
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Blackhawks Look To Break Howard In Game 4
DETROIT (AP) Jimmy Howard’s cat-quick reflexes in net and easygoing nature out of it are big reasons the Detroit Red Wings are on a roll. Howard has held top-seeded Chicago to only one goal in two straight games, lifting seventh-seeded Detroit to a 2-1 series lead. He was the star of the end-to-end, high-paced Game 3 the Red Wings won 4-1 on Monday night, when he became their first goalie ...
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Wisch Five Chicago Athletes Who Didn’t Go Out Like Urlacher
(CBS) Some athletes just belong in certain uniforms. Derek Jeter is a New York Yankee. Kobe Bryant is a Los Angeles Laker. Tom Brady is a New England Patriot. And Brian Urlacher? He was a Chicago Bear. And now, mercifully, he always will be. On Wednesday after officially announcing his retirement from the NFL, Chicago's soon-to-be 35-year-old former linebacker told the Dan Patrick Show, ...
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One Hurt In Extra-Alarm Blaze In Abandoned Lawndale Building
Chicago firefighters respond to an extra-alarm blaze in an abandoned building at 1433 S. Kenneth Ave. on Thursday. (Credit: Chicago Fire ...
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Knicks top scoring threats still hurting MAY 23
stop it jgb ..anthony was out for over a week...they sent him home from that west coast trip, and then he missed a few games on the subsequent home stand...if he would have had it done the Knicks would have lost anyway, just with ...
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One Win Away Bruins Not Looking At Past
The Bruins celebrate their 2-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty ...
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Brian Urlacher No athlete since Michael Jordan symbolized Chicago more
Chicago middle linebacker Brian Urlacher watches from the sideline during the second half of their Oct. 7 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) CHICAGO -- Whenever Brian Urlacher does something to confirm he hates attention as much as he loves football -- grunt through a news conference, breeze by adoring fans, retire via Twitter -- my ...
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Thorne Miniature Rooms go fictional
If you live in Chicago and do not know about the Thorne Miniature Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, then you must have been living under the proverbial rock before you came across this article.
The Thorne rooms are one of the most famous museum exhibits in the city. They are a collection of 68 rooms contained within glass boxes and are notable because each room is constructed at a 1-inch to 1-foot scale and all 68 rooms together display a range of historical periods from various cultures. Read more
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