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Aug 09, 2022
Among the most significant changes from the previous contract is that the new agreement will allow 60,000 more attendees over the four-day festival.
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Aug 09, 2022
President Biden signed a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing, part of his administration's push to boost U.S. competitiveness over China.
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Aug 09, 2022
American Airlines said it expects to get its first new 787 in more than 15 months as early as Wednesday.
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Aug 09, 2022
Companies ramp up production of plastics made from natural, renewable materials that can be safely composted or can biodegrade.
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Aug 09, 2022
To qualify for the credit, an EV must contain a battery built in North America with minerals mined or recycled on the continent.
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Aug 09, 2022
Service on one branch of the CTA Green Line has been repeatedly suspended this year because of staffing issues.
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Aug 09, 2022
The University of Chicago Hospital broke ground last week on a new facility that promises extra specialty care in Crown Point.
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Aug 08, 2022
Starting next year, up to 115,000 people per day will be allowed in. Before, attendance was called at 100,000 per day.
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Aug 08, 2022
Struggling Chicago-based online marketplace Groupon is laying off 500 employees, or nearly 15% of its global workforce.
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Aug 08, 2022
Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. said it will reassess its presence in Indiana following legislation signed into law last week.
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Aug 08, 2022
Lightfoot aims to transition city-run buildings to 100% renewable power.
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Aug 08, 2022
Lightfoot aims to transition city-run buildings to 100% renewable power.
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Aug 08, 2022
Consumers in Illinois and other states are suing health insurance giant Centene, alleging the insurer defrauded them
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Aug 08, 2022
The vote affects nearly 30 workers at Intelligentsia's five Chicago cafes.
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Aug 08, 2022
The investment seeks to empower the frontline workers that experts say are essential to battling outbreaks of COVID-19, Ebola and HIV.
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Aug 08, 2022
The German company said it plans to release revamped vaccines tailored to the latest omicron variants as early as October.
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Aug 08, 2022
The pharmaceutical giant continues to invest some of the cash influx reaped during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Aug 07, 2022
Two programs under way now aim to build more electric vehicle charging stations along Indiana highways to reduce range anxiety for drivers.
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Aug 05, 2022
After a successful quest to convert the Chicago Reader to a nonprofit, Tracy Baim is stepping down as publisher of the alternative newspaper.
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Aug 05, 2022
Matteson Mayor Sheila Chalmers-Currin said the development off Cicero Avenue diversifies and expands the tax base without putting a strain on schools.
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Aug 05, 2022
Tens of thousands of flyers had their travel plans upended Friday after airlines canceled more than 1,100 flights for a second straight day because of thunderstorms hitting the East Coast.
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Aug 05, 2022
What economists think you should know about inflation, jobs and recessionary fears.
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Aug 04, 2022
Beyond Meat gave no update on its partnership with Chicago-based McDonald's, which recently ended a U.S. trial of the McPlant, a burger it developed in partnership with Beyond Meat.
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Aug 04, 2022
A New York City-based investor snapped up another Chicago property, this time across the street from the future Obama Presidential Center.
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Aug 04, 2022
The LGBTQ-centered event brings in over 100,000 people every year to Chicago, an organizer said. Here's what people are doing to keep it safe.
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Aug 04, 2022
Job openings have been edging lower since April as rising inflation tightened its grip on businesses and crimped consumer spending.
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Aug 04, 2022
The store is the fifth in Chicago to unionize.
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Aug 04, 2022
The 30-year rate tumbled to 4.99% from 5.3% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday.
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Aug 04, 2022
Despite the increase, the labor market remains one of the strongest parts of the U.S. economy.
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Aug 04, 2022
Sterling Bay is set to begin construction of Chicago's first mass timber building, a nine-story, apartment tower in Lincoln Park.
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Aug 04, 2022
The Chicago Bears' move to Arlington Heights could be hindered by an interest group's petition against financial incentives; the village opposes the petition.
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Aug 03, 2022
The three-year contract will take effect Thursday and cover employees at Boeing plants in St. Louis and St. Charles, Missouri, and Mascoutah, Illinois.
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Aug 03, 2022
Illinois has joined with three other states to build a 1,100-mile EV charging circuit along Lake Michigan, creating an electrified scenic route with enough juice to get from Green Bay to Traverse City.
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Aug 03, 2022
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his former wife, Melinda, on Tuesday placed the five-bedroom home they own in Hyde Park on the market for $1.55 million.
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Aug 03, 2022
Starbucks said morning traffic was also picking up as more people returned to offices.
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Aug 02, 2022
Jonathan Rose Companies acquires Englewood Gardens and plans to preserve it all as affordable housing.
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Aug 02, 2022
Jonathan Rose Companies acquires Englewood Gardens and plans to preserve it all as affordable housing.
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Aug 02, 2022
The Deerfield, Illinois, company had revenue of $14.25 billion, about in line with the $14.3 billion analysts had projected.
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Aug 02, 2022
Passengers took a total of 1.87 billion trips on Uber during the spring and early summer, a 24% increase compared with the same time last year.
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Aug 02, 2022
Employers have added an average of 457,000 a jobs a month in 2022; and unemployment is near a 50-year low.
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Aug 02, 2022
A bakery that faced subject of harassment and vandalism after advertising for a family-friendly drag show is being threatened with code violations if it hosts any future events, according to a letter sent from the far northwest suburb to the bakery's owner. The ACLU is now involved.
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Aug 01, 2022
U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering and officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration discussed relief available to businesses and other organizations impacted by the shooting Monday at the temporary SBA Business Recovery Center in downtown Highland Park.
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Aug 01, 2022
Ten Illinois insurance companies that sell plans on the exchange, at healthcare.gov, are proposing average rate increases of about 3% to nearly 16% for plans in 2023.
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Aug 01, 2022
Carvana is back in business in Illinois, including its Oak Brook location, following an order Friday that gives the vehicle seller its license back after it had been suspended July 18.
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Aug 01, 2022
President Joe Biden will soon sign into law the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act to boost semiconductor production. The back story reveals the complexities of bipartisanship, even when all sides agree on the need to act.
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Aug 01, 2022
President Biden will soon sign into law the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act. This account of how the bill came together draws from interviews with 11 Biden administration and congressional officials, most speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations.
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Aug 01, 2022
As part of the settlement, NorthShore is agreeing to re-hire workers who were fired for refusing to get vaccinated for religious reasons.
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Jul 31, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that Lollapalooza will continue to take place in Chicago after a 10-year deal between organizers and the city.
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Jul 31, 2022
Routine testing is rare and most people don't know how much PFAS is coursing through their circulatory system.
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Jul 29, 2022
The electric truck manufacturer cut about 840 nonmanufacturing jobs out of 14,000 positions companywide.
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Jul 29, 2022
An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Fed jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the government said Friday, the biggest such jump in four decades.
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Jul 29, 2022
More than 1,000 CNH Industrial workers who have been on strike at plants in Burlington, Iowa, and Racine, Wisconsin, since early May will likely be affected by the changes.
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Jul 29, 2022
The Seattle-based e-commerce giant also said it is making progress in controlling some of the excess costs from its massive expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jul 29, 2022
Lollapalooza's current contract with the Chicago Park District ends this year.
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Jul 28, 2022
"We think it's wise to take a step back at this time," Cook County Board President Toni Peckwinkle said.
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Jul 28, 2022
Lollapalooza's current contract with the Chicago Park District ends this year.
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Jul 28, 2022
Chicago cannabis dispensaries are expecting record sales this weekend during Lollapalooza, with Verilife running shuttle buses every 20 minutes between its River North store and Grant Park for festivalgoers to stock up.
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Jul 28, 2022
Hitting the road this summer? Here's how gas prices in Illinois compare to neighboring states.
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Jul 28, 2022
Former Chicago Blackhawks right winger Alex DeBrincat placed his five-bedroom Lakeview home on the market for $1.49 million.
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Jul 28, 2022
Federal officials say Southwest Airlines and its pilots union have resisted cooperating with investigations of accidents and other incidents.
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Jul 28, 2022
The company pulled together enough computer chips to boost factory output and sales.
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Jul 28, 2022
The company pulled together enough computer chips to boost factory output and sales.
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Jul 28, 2022
The world's fourth-largest automaker said sales of low-emission and battery electric vehicles have been increasing.
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Jul 28, 2022
Actor D.B. Sweeney, who starred in the 1992 sports-romantic comedy film "The Cutting Edge," lists Hinsdale home for $925,000
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Jul 28, 2022
Rohit Chopra of the CFPB says some companies have gotten so big that the money makes little difference.
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Jul 28, 2022
Applications for jobless aid for the week ending July 23 declined by 5,000 to 256,000 from the previous week's 261,000.
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Jul 28, 2022
The agreement Thursday comes a day after Spirit's attempt to merge with Frontier Airlines fell apart.
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Jul 28, 2022
More than two years into a crisis that sent lodging revenues plummeting, Lollapalooza is filling Chicago hotel rooms.
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Jul 28, 2022
The Consumer Price Index hit 9.1% in June as Chicagoans continued to manage sky-high prices of food and gas. Now, back-to-school costs are adding up.
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Jul 27, 2022
Facebook and Instagram's parent company Meta posted its first revenue decline in history Thursday.
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Jul 27, 2022
Here are some of the most common questions being asked about the impact of the rate hike.
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Jul 27, 2022
Workers at Amazon's Joliet facility took issue with the way the e-commerce giant handled a racist death threat scrawled in the women's bathroom in May.
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Jul 27, 2022
Lake Effect Brewing plans a new Logan Square brewery after it pulled out of a firehouse redevelopment in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
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Jul 27, 2022
With inflation soaring, the city tax levy could balloon this year, even with a 5% cap that's part of the ordinance.
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Jul 27, 2022
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in three decades to tame high inflation.
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Jul 27, 2022
The hiring of Chris Cuomo brings both star power and baggage to NewsNation, which has yet to build a large audience since its launch two years ago.
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Jul 27, 2022
Google will be moving into the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago's Loop in a revamped deal of the state's sale of the Helmut Jahn-designed building to a developer.
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Jul 27, 2022
Google will be moving into the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago's Loop in a revamped deal of the state's sale of the Helmut Jahn-designed building to a developer.
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Jul 27, 2022
One in five travelers this summer plans to do work on the road, according to a report from Deloitte.
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Jul 27, 2022
A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years.
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Jul 27, 2022
Gun manufacturers have made more than $1 billion from selling AR-15-style guns over the past decade, and for two companies those revenues have tripled over the past three years, according to a House investigation.
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Jul 27, 2022
Boeing's defense business weakened and it remained unable to deliver any of its 787 Dreamliner planes.
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Jul 27, 2022
Boeing's defense business weakened and it remained unable to deliver any of its 787 Dreamliner planes.
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Jul 27, 2022
The Fed is expected to impose a second consecutive three-quarter-point hike in its benchmark interest rate Wednesday.
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Jul 27, 2022
Google will be moving into the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago's Loop in a revamped deal of the state's sale of the Helmut Jahn-designed building to a developer.
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Jul 26, 2022
Billionaire Ken Griffin listed two Chicago condos for sale Tuesday one month after announcing plans to move his company to Miami
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Jul 26, 2022
Billionaire Ken Griffin listed two Chicago condos for sale Tuesday one month after announcing plans to move his company to Miami
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Jul 26, 2022
Billionaire Ken Griffin listed two Chicago condos for sale Tuesday one month after announcing plans to move his company to Miami
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Jul 26, 2022
The chances are steadily rising that someone will win the massive $830 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night.
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Jul 26, 2022
A recently renovated Lincoln Park mansion was listed on Monday for $11.5 million.
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Jul 26, 2022
Former Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Sean Marshall and his wife sold their Lincolnwood home for $2.18 million.
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Jul 26, 2022
The chances are steadily rising that someone will win the massive $830 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night.
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Jul 26, 2022
President Marc Schulman, son of the late legendary Eli Schulman, said the expansion will give the family-owned company some much-needed breathing room.
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Jul 26, 2022
Coca-Cola Co. posted strong sales in Q2 due to price increases and rising demand from restaurants, theme parks and other venues.
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Jul 26, 2022
Computer chip and parts shortages hobbled factory output and caused the company's U.S. sales to fall more than 15%.
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Jul 26, 2022
The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index fell to 95.7 in July from 98.4 in June, largely due to anxiety over inflation.
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Jul 26, 2022
Coronavirus restrictions shuttered McDonald's stores in China and higher prices took a toll on U.S. demand.
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Jul 26, 2022
Coronavirus restrictions shuttered McDonald's stores in China and higher prices took a toll on U.S. demand.
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Jul 26, 2022
Recreational marijuana sales and tax revenue due in Illinois both shot up 50% in the past fiscal year.
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Jul 26, 2022
As a rebound in tourism drives more hotel stays, a recent survey found nearly half of all U.S. hotels said they are "severely understaffed."
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