Jean Queen

U.S. shoppers who bought jeans, T-shirts and socks lately have had to shell out more cash. They’d better get used to it.

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Cotton-price retreat unlikely to hit clothing racks

U.S. shoppers who bought jeans, T-shirts and socks lately have had to shell out more cash. They’d better get used to it.

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Cotton-price retreat unlikely to hit clothing racks

County inspector general says program needed better money-handling, record-keeping procedures An inspector general’s investigation into a problem-plagued “jeans day” program at Cook County courthouses found Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown’s office needed better money-handling and record-keeping procedures.

More here: Dorothy Brown ends ‘jeans days’ after investigation

Posted by John Byrne at 12:50 p.m.; update at 2:22 p.m. An inspector general’s report on a “Jeans Day” program in Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown’s office needs better financial controls and record keeping. Brown today released a…

Continue here: Brown ‘Jeans Day’ program lacked proper controls, record keeping

Posted by John Byrne at 12:50 p.m.; update at 2:22 p.m. An inspector general’s report on a “Jeans Day” program in Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown’s office needs better financial controls and record keeping.

More here: No wrong doing found in Brown’s ‘Jeans Day’

Sorry parents, I don’t think you’re going to like this promotion very much. American Eagle has already announced its Back-to-School promotion, and it’s sure to prompt the gimmes.

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Savvy Shopper: Try on a pair of jeans, get a free smartphone at American Eagle

Democratic Cook County Board president candidate Dororthy Brown said the $2 or $3 that employees paid to wear jeans on some Fridays has gone to charities including the American Heart Association, a Hurricane Katrina victims fund and a Pakistan earthquake victims fund.

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Brown tries to move past ‘Jeans Day’ (Chicago Tribune)

A couple turns a ramshackle relic into a contemporary, loftlike home Corey Gash stands gazing at an old rusted motor lying on the concrete floor of his workshop. Dressed in jeans and sneakers tied with bright orange laces, Gash is in his element, surrounded by weathered doors and stacks of reclaimed wooden beams at his barn-home in Orange County, Calif.

More here: This is a barn? (Chicago Tribune)

Success spotty for group that is 16-19 over last 3 seasons SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Wading through the tumult at Notre Dame, preparing for the last time he would sprint onto his home turf as a player, Robby Parris strapped on his shoulder pads. Under a polo shirt. Which was buttoned to the top. And tucked into jeans cinched by a white belt with multicolored studs on it.

Continue here: For the record, Notre Dame’s impressive ‘06 recruits came up short (Chicago Tribune)

A curvy body plus a lean budget can equal real distress when shopping for jeans.

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Curvy jeans on a lean budget (Baltimore Sun)