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Feb 05, 2026
General Motors Co. is strategizing for an inevitable economic downturn by paring down dealer inventory and maintaining a cash safety net, Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said Wednesday.
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Feb 05, 2026
The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate edged up to 6.11%, essentially flat compared to last week when it was 6.1%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate averaged 6.89%.
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Feb 05, 2026
The six-bedroom, 4,393-square-foot house in Green Oaks is listed for just under $2.1 million.
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Feb 05, 2026
Dropping technology stocks are dragging the U.S. market lower again on Thursday, while prices for bitcoin, silver and gold fall sharply. Yields are also sinking in the bond market following discouraging news on the U.S. job market.
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Feb 05, 2026
METRA service on the BNSF line was disrupted Thursday morning after a vehicle struck a bridge Thursday.
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Feb 05, 2026
Nearly a year after announcing plans to open a public market, the city appears unable to share concrete details about what that project will look like.
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Feb 05, 2026
All four bedrooms in this Chicago home have en suite bathrooms. The unit also has a walk-in pantry and a mudroom.
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Feb 05, 2026
Chicago-based Adtalem Global Education is again changing its name, this time to Covista, to reflect the for-profit college company's pivot toward health care education.
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Feb 04, 2026
Minute Maid's parent company is halting sales of frozen juice concentrates in the U.S. and Canada, saying it wants to focus on the fresh juices that customers now prefer.
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Feb 04, 2026
QT9 Software is planning to move to a new Batavia headquarters in late 2026 or early 2027, setting up shop at 190 S. Water St.
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Feb 04, 2026
The Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
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Feb 04, 2026
The Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
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Feb 04, 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson has not named permanent heads of the Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Housing Authority or Chicago Transit Authority.
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Feb 04, 2026
Here's a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 4, according to the Tribune's archives.
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Feb 03, 2026
Chicago Bulls guard Josh Giddey in September paid $4.45 million for a five-bedroom, 7,800-square-foot town home in River North.
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Feb 03, 2026
Residents of the Del Webb community in Aurora said they want to see developer Pulte Homes fix existing issues within the age-restricted neighborhood before moving forward with a planned expansion.
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Feb 03, 2026
Valentine's Day is big business for U.S. restaurants. It's the second-most popular holiday for dining out after Mother's Day, according to the National Restaurant Association.
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Feb 03, 2026
PepsiCo is cutting prices on Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos chips this year to win back customers exasperated by years of price hikes.
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Feb 03, 2026
The Gary Public Transportation Corporation is celebrating transit equity and former civil rights leader Rosa Parks by offering free fare on Wednesday. "We are looking at it as a kickoff of our Black History Month celebration," said David Wright, the GPTC's planning, marketing and grants manager. "We think that transit equity and (the Montgomery bus […]
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Feb 03, 2026
The House on Tuesday passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump and setting the stage for a debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding.
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Feb 03, 2026
Dealers say moving online is critical for the industry to compete with digital-only vehicle marketplaces and combat the "sleazy" car salesperson trope.
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Feb 03, 2026
The Oswego Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night will review a request to annex and rezone property near Route 34 and Ogden Falls Boulevard for a project that would include a Dutch Bros drive-thru coffee shop.
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Feb 03, 2026
Billionaires Ken Griffin and Stephen M. Ross planned to announce a campaign pitching the so-called Gold Coast region of Florida as one of the best areas in the U.S. to build a company.
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Feb 03, 2026
Joining the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network is the state's latest move into an area that was previously the domain of the federal government, before the administration of President Donald Trump began remaking public health policies and guidance.
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Feb 03, 2026
This Palos Park house has a walkout lower level that includes a bar, a gaming area, an office, a bedroom and a gym.
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Feb 02, 2026
The bill would authorize autonomous vehicle pilot programs in a handful of Illinois counties, including Cook County, before opening the door to statewide legalization of self-driving cars in three years.
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Feb 02, 2026
Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was closed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, citing "unsafe and unsound conditions and an impaired capital position."
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Feb 02, 2026
Metropolitan Capital Bank & Trust was closed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, citing "unsafe and unsound conditions and an impaired capital position."
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Feb 02, 2026
The Super Bowl halftime show has evolved from marching bands to a global spectacle featuring pop stars and cinematic productions.
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Feb 02, 2026
Nora Leerhsen sat down with the Tribune after one year on the job.
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Feb 01, 2026
Northwest Indiana residents protested high NIPSCO utility bills on Sunday, with most concerned with high gas delivery charges.
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Feb 01, 2026
ESPN's purchase of NFL Network and other league digital assets has been finalized after government regulators approved the transaction.
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Feb 01, 2026
To prevent further spread of potentially catastrophic invasive species in the Great Lakes, the Canadian government is moving forward with tighter restrictions on all freighters. But standards finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2024, meanwhile, apply only to a fraction of the lake-going vessels. Environmentalists say the U.S. standards are flawed because existing […]
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Feb 01, 2026
The election of condo board directors must occur at a unit owner annual meeting with at least 10 days but no more than 30 days notice.
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Jan 31, 2026
About 50 residents of a community outside Chile's capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command.
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Jan 31, 2026
A Chicago Sky minority partner is suing principal owner Michael Alter, alleging he violated his fiduciary duty to investors by misallocating and misrepresenting franchise value for his own benefit.
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Jan 31, 2026
The Hinsdale Historical Society's plans for the home of R. Harold Zook, "Hinsdale's Frank Lloyd Wright," received a boost in the form of a grant from Landmarks Illinois.
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Jan 31, 2026
Transformation has been coming quickly for the patchwork of farmlands around Interstate 65 and Indiana 2, where the Flying J sign was once the sole illuminator of the rural interstate exit.
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Jan 31, 2026
The Lake County Council approved an economic revitalization area for John Deere Thursday during a special meeting, during which eight members of the public spoke to voice overall support but also some concerns.
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Jan 30, 2026
In the last two weeks, Chicago has had two deaths and at least seven cases of meningococcal disease in adults — a higher number of cases than usual for such a short time span, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
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Jan 30, 2026
Built in 2015 and constructed by DRH Cambridge Homes, the Roushars' new house has hardwood floors, a family room with a fireplace and a library.
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Jan 30, 2026
The reverse side of the U.S. Mint's 2026 Sacagawea $1 coin will feature Polly Cooper, a woman from the Oneida tribe known for helping George Washington's Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
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Jan 30, 2026
Futures fell on Wall Street Friday as word leaked that President Donald Trump would nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the U.S. central bank.
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Jan 30, 2026
Noisy Creek, a startup publisher on a mission to restore alternative weeklies, took over operations at the Reader last fall, with plans to install a profit/nonprofit formula.
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Jan 29, 2026
Families and emergency responders are marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly plane collision over the Potomac River.
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Jan 29, 2026
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S.
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Jan 29, 2026
CPS approved the sale of two closed schools Thursday, which will be repurposed into affordable housing and an athletic facility.
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Jan 29, 2026
A massive food and product recall has been initiated because of the presence of rodent and avian contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Jan 29, 2026
A potential mixed use development proposed for 159th Street in Homer Glen would include duplexes, condos and retail outlets.
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Jan 29, 2026
The Aurora City Council has approved leases with two organizations for the city's new CEJA Workforce Development Hub.
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Jan 29, 2026
Costco's famed $4.99 rotisserie chicken is under fire in a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that the big box warehouse falsely advertised that its birds were preservative free.
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Jan 29, 2026
This four-bedroom, four-bathroom home in the West Loop is in a boutique building, has a private foyer and is filled with color and rich textures.
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Jan 28, 2026
Board of Elections says it rejected the Quantum Shore question because it contained too many propositions.
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Jan 28, 2026
Two suppliers provided dried milk powder that could be a culprit in the outbreak of botulism tied to ByHeart infant formula that has sickened dozens of babies.
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Jan 28, 2026
A century-old, family-owned Chicago candy manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking to keep its Northwest Side factory churning out assorted fruit-flavored starlights, lemonade drops and buttery toffee.
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Jan 28, 2026
Orland Park Mayor Jim Dodge said Amazon closing two south suburban Amazon Fresh stores doesn't affect plans at 159th and LaGrange.
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Jan 28, 2026
Lurie Children's new hospital would be the system's first hospital with inpatient beds outside of its main facility in Streeterville.
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Jan 28, 2026
The Illinois Racing Board has suspended the operating license for harness racing at Hawthorne Race Course, citing ongoing financial difficulties.
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Jan 28, 2026
The Illinois Racing Board has suspended the operating license for harness racing at Hawthorne Race Course, citing ongoing financial difficulties.
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Jan 28, 2026
The Illinois Racing Board has suspended the operating license for harness racing at Hawthorne Race Course, citing ongoing financial difficulties.
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Jan 28, 2026
The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowering it three times last year.
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Jan 28, 2026
Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the ecommerce company in three months.
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Jan 27, 2026
Retired Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President and CEO Michael Moskow and his wife, Suzanne, in October sold their Streeterville condo for their $2.75 million asking price.
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Jan 27, 2026
All Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go locations are closing, including the two located in Naperville, Amazon announced Tuesday.
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Jan 27, 2026
Hollywood Casino announced Tuesday that it will be bringing a Pennsylvania-based luxury wellness spa to the $360 million casino resort currently under construction in Aurora.
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Jan 27, 2026
NTSB members were troubled Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before last year's midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk, which killed 67 people near Washington, D.C.
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Jan 27, 2026
The Envision Evanston comprehensive plan passed City Council 5-4 to win approval, despite critics' complaints about density.
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Jan 27, 2026
The Envision Evanston comprehensive plan passed City Council 5-4 to win approval, despite critics' complaints about density.
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Jan 27, 2026
A cancer center funded by a grant from the Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation will open at UChicago Medicine Ingalls in Harvey.
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Jan 27, 2026
Downtown Naperville is saying goodbye to its Eddie Bauer store, but the vacant Catch 35 restaurant is soon to be a new steakhouse.
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Jan 27, 2026
A recently developed Tech Time Drop-In program at the Evergreen Park Public Library is already a hit with older patrons experiencing nagging problems with their phones, tablets and computers. It's also popular with the high school students who are helping to solve the issues for anyone who drops in from 1:15 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays […]
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Jan 27, 2026
St. Patrick's Day has been chosen as the tentative date for a ribbon-cutting for the South Shore Line's new West Lake Corridor route.
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Jan 27, 2026
Amazon said it's closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh locations, as the online behemoth focuses on its grocery delivery, Whole Foods Market and a new "supersized" store concept.
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Jan 27, 2026
Clarendon Hills has scheduled an open house to give people an opportunity to review proposed improvements proposed for its downtown.
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Jan 27, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board arrived Tuesday to begin investigating at a Maine airport where a business jet crashed during takeoff, killing all six people on board.
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Jan 27, 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board arrived Tuesday to begin investigating at a Maine airport where a business jet crashed during takeoff, killing all six people on board.
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Jan 27, 2026
Pinterest plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce, as part of broader restructuring that arrives as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence.
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Jan 27, 2026
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday and advanced its "Doomsday Clock" to 85 seconds till midnight.
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Jan 27, 2026
Grubhub released a 15-second teaser of its ad, which also represents the Super Bowl debut for absurdist Greek film director Yorgos Lanthimos.
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Jan 27, 2026
Three of the world's biggest tech companies face a landmark trial over claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children.
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Jan 27, 2026
TikTok agreed to settle a landmark social media addiction lawsuit just before the trial kicked off, the plaintiff's attorneys confirmed.
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Jan 27, 2026
President Donald Trump is headed to Iowa on Tuesday as part of the White House's midterm year pivot toward affordability.
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Jan 27, 2026
United and American Airlines are doubling down on flights out of O'Hare International Airport, which has become the stage setting of a market-share competition between its two largest airlines.
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Jan 27, 2026
Address: 11901 S. 92nd Ave., Palos Park Listed: Oct. 7, 2025 Price: $1,595,000 Listing agent: Christine Wilczek and Jason Bacza, Realty Executives Elite, 630-755-0600 This three-bedroom, 2½-bathroom home sits on 4 acres in a wooded area of Palos Park with a private road. The house opens to a two-story foyer and has a kitchen with […]
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Jan 26, 2026
The Lyons Township High School District 204 board wants a real estate broker to help it sell property the district owns in Willow Springs.
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Jan 26, 2026
Aiming to shake up the Golden State's media landscape, the California Post launched on Monday with a new tabloid newspaper and news site that brings a brash, cheeky and conservative-friendly fixture of the Big Apple to the West Coast.
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Jan 26, 2026
David Dech was hired Monday as the third president and general manager of the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District.
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Jan 26, 2026
Here's what travelers can expect as Southwest Airlines does away with another of its signature features and becomes more like other airlines.
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Jan 26, 2026
The Chicago Harbor Lock is expected to see its federal funding cut by more than 90% this year after an effort by Illinois lawmakers to secure more money for the busy stop lock and dam failed.
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Jan 26, 2026
Caplan and his wife purchased the home in 2020.
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Jan 26, 2026
From family-run cafes to retail giants, businesses are increasingly coming into the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign.
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Jan 26, 2026
U.S. stocks are ticking higher Monday, while other markets make much louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold.
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Jan 26, 2026
U.S. stock indexes ticked higher Monday, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold.
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Jan 26, 2026
U.S. markets were on track to open with modest losses Monday, while Japan's benchmark took a tumble after the yen rebounded against the U.S. dollar.
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Jan 26, 2026
A private aircraft carrying eight people crashed on takeoff at Maine's Bangor International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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Jan 26, 2026
Six people died when a business jet crashed during takeoff as a snowstorm moved in and visibility diminished in Maine Sunday night.
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Jan 26, 2026
The FAA says seven people were killed and a crew member survived with serious injuries when a private business jet crashed at Maine's Bangor International Airport.
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Jan 26, 2026
The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok started spewing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images.
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Jan 26, 2026
So many things went wrong last Jan. 29 to contribute to the deadliest plane crash on American soil since 2001 that the National Transportation Safety Board isn't likely to identify a single cause.
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Jan 26, 2026
Sal Omer plans to open Richton Park Fresh Market at 3736 Sauk Trail this week, in what has been called a food desert.
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