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Jan 18, 2019
A federal agency is preparing to take responsibility for Sears' pension plans, which cover more than 90,000 people.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said in a new release Friday that it believes Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp.'s "continuation of the plans is no longer possible" after...
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Jan 18, 2019
A federal agency is preparing to take responsibility for Sears' pension plans, which cover more than 90,000 people.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said in a new release Friday that it believes Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp.'s "continuation of the plans is no longer possible" after...
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Jan 18, 2019
A federal agency is preparing to take responsibility for Sears' pension plans, which cover more than 90,000 people.
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said in a new release Friday that it believes Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp.'s "continuation of the plans is no longer possible."
The...
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Jan 17, 2019
Sears Holdings Corp. confirmed Thursday that Chairman Edward Lampert won a bankruptcy auction with a $5.2 billion proposal to keep the retailer in business and preserve 45,000 jobs.
The bid includes "substantially all" of the Hoffman Estates-based retailer's assets, including the remaining Sears...
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Jan 17, 2019
It was a big deal in 1992 when Sears Roebuck & Co.'s merchandise group shifted its operations from Sears Tower, then the world's tallest office building, to a windswept cluster of low-slung buildings 35 miles from its namesake skyscraper.
Sears' move to northwest suburban Hoffman Estates symbolized...
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Jan 17, 2019
The five competing designs for the massive expansion of O'Hare International Airport are an impressive group and I will be assessing their merits shortly. But this much can be said now: These plans promise to give us buildings that will be more transparent than how Chicago intends to select the...
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Jan 17, 2019
In its first foray into packaged foods, Chicago-based restaurant group Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises is partnering with a snack startup that sells nut-butter-and-jam packs to the nutrition-conscious crowd.
Split Nutrition, launched last year, was co-founded by two longtime Lettuce Entertain...
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Jan 17, 2019
Chicago officials on Thursday will unveil five striking designs for a massive expansion of O'Hare International Airport, many with swooping roofs and some with quirky features like hammocks where travelers could take a nap before flights.
The proposals from top architects for the $8.5 billion expansion,...
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Jan 17, 2019
Terry Iverson, president and CEO of the manufacturing firm his grandfather founded 88 years ago, loses sleep worrying what will come of the business once he decides to retire.
His kids aren't interested in taking the reins at Iverson & Co. in Des Plaines, which sells and services machine tools....
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Jan 16, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert appears to have pulled off his bid to rescue the bankrupt retailer from liquidation.
It's good news for employees at the stores that could remain in business and for still-loyal shoppers. But it remains to be seen whether the retailer's latest lifeline from its former...
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Jan 16, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert has won a bankruptcy auction for the company with a plan that will keep the retailer in business and potentially save tens of thousands of jobs, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The bid from Lampert's hedge fund, ESL Investments, beat competing proposals...
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Jan 16, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert has won a bankruptcy auction for the company with a plan that will keep the retailer in business and potentially save tens of thousands of jobs, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The bid from Lampert's hedge fund, ESL Investments, beat competing proposals...
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Jan 16, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert has won a bankruptcy auction for the company with a plan that will keep the retailer in business and potentially save tens of thousands of jobs, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The bid from Lampert's hedge fund, ESL Investments, beat competing proposals...
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Jan 16, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert has won a bankruptcy auction for the company with a plan that will keep the retailer in business and potentially save tens of thousands of jobs, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The bid from Lampert's hedge fund, ESL Investments, beat competing proposals...
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Jan 16, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert won a bankruptcy auction for the company with a plan that will keep the bankrupt retailer in business and seek to save tens of thousands of jobs, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions.
Lampert's bid prevailed over competing proposals from liquidators...
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Jan 15, 2019
RxBar is recalling more than a dozen of its protein bar flavors that may pose a threat to consumers with peanut allergies.
The Chicago-based company announced Tuesday that there may be undeclared peanuts in the following varieties with "best by" dates ranging between Jan. 14, 2019 and Oct. 19,...
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Jan 15, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert presented a new bid for the company on Tuesday that included some concessions as talks to save the bankrupt retailer from liquidation continue, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.
The new offer includes terms that are more favorable to the department...
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Jan 15, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert presented a new bid for the company on Tuesday that included some concessions as talks to save the bankrupt retailer from liquidation continue, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.
The new offer includes terms that are more favorable to the department...
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Jan 15, 2019
With no end in sight to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, Chicago companies are coming forward to offer furloughed workers everything from free lunches and museum tickets to temporary jobs.
It won't pay the rent, but benefactors are hoping a pulled pork sandwich or an afternoon...
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Jan 15, 2019
With no end in sight to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, Chicago companies are stepping up to offer furloughed workers everything from free lunches and museum tickets to temporary jobs.
It won't pay the rent, but benefactors are hoping a pulled pork sandwich or an afternoon...
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Jan 15, 2019
With no end in sight to the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, Chicago companies are coming forward to offer furloughed workers everything from free lunches and museum tickets to temporary jobs.
It won't pay the rent, but benefactors are hoping a pulled pork sandwich or an afternoon...
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Jan 15, 2019
Icelandic budget carrier Wow Air will stop flights to Chicago less than two years after first landing in the city with Iceland-bound flights starting at $99.99.
By summer, Wow Air will fly to just four U.S. cities: Baltimore, Boston, Detroit and Newark, airline spokeswoman Anna Romano said in an...
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Jan 15, 2019
Talks on the latest Sears takeover bid from Chairman Edward Lampert continued late into Monday evening as stakeholders tried to reach an agreement on whether Sears Holdings Corp. should live on.
Negotiators initially didn't embrace Lampert's revised rescue plan for the bankrupt retailer, but they...
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Jan 14, 2019
Mission South Shore medical marijuana dispensary is experiencing a growth spurt. It expanded its parking lot, tripling the number of spaces, and in the past six months has tripled the size of its workforce.
It's not done yet, said Rick Armstrong, general manager of the dispensary in the South Chicago...
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Jan 14, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world's first device to treat premature babies with a life-threatening heart defect, without major surgery.
The device, which is smaller than a pea and made by north suburban-based Abbott Laboratories, can be implanted in babies weighing as little...
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Jan 14, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world's first device to treat premature babies with a life-threatening heart defect, without major surgery.
The device, which is smaller than a pea and made by north suburban-based Abbott Laboratories, can be implanted in babies weighing as little...
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Jan 14, 2019
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the world's first device to treat premature babies with a life-threatening heart defect, without major surgery.
The device, which is smaller than a pea and made by north suburban-based Abbott Laboratories, can be implanted in babies weighing as little...
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Jan 14, 2019
Streaming TV is going from a trickle to a flood, with more content, competitors and binge-watching viewers expected in 2019.
Entertainment giants Disney and WarnerMedia are among the major players set to launch new streaming services in the new year, leveraging their enormous TV and movie libraries...
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Jan 14, 2019
Streaming TV is going from a trickle to a flood, with more content, competitors and binge-watching viewers expected in 2019.
Entertainment giants Disney and WarnerMedia are among the major players set to launch new streaming services in the new year, leveraging their enormous TV and movie libraries...
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Jan 13, 2019
The developer proposing the massive Lincoln Yards project has released new drawings of the controversial plan, showing more parks and streets in place of a soccer stadium and an entertainment district rejected by the local alderman.
The drawings, made public Saturday on developer Sterling Bay's...
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Jan 11, 2019
LouAnne Ooton's 86-year-old mother lives up on a hill in West Chicago. There's a winding sidewalk that leads to a substantial driveway, all of which becomes treacherous when the snow falls.
Ooton and her husband live nearby and used to shovel the snow. But now her husband is recovering from a heart...
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Jan 11, 2019
LouAnne Ooton's 86-year-old mother lives up on a hill in West Chicago. There's a winding sidewalk that leads to a substantial driveway, all of which becomes treacherous when the snow falls.
Ooton and her husband live nearby and used to shovel the snow. But now her husband is recovering from a heart...
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Jan 11, 2019
LouAnne Ooton's 86-year-old mother lives up on a hill in West Chicago. There's a winding sidewalk that leads to a substantial driveway, all of which becomes treacherous when the snow falls.
Ooton and her husband live nearby and used to shovel the snow. But now her husband is recovering from a heart...
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Jan 11, 2019
In its 126-year history, Sears grew to become the country's biggest retailer and outlasted Chicago competitors like Carson Pirie Scott, Montgomery Ward and Wieboldt's. Its future now hinges on a bankruptcy auction scheduled to start Monday.
Edward Lampert, chairman and former CEO of Hoffman Estates-based...
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Jan 11, 2019
In its 126-year history, Sears grew to become the country's biggest retailer and outlasted Chicago competitors like Carson Pirie Scott, Montgomery Ward and Wieboldt's. Its future now hinges on a bankruptcy auction scheduled to start Monday.
Edward Lampert, chairman and former CEO of Hoffman Estates-based...
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Jan 11, 2019
In its 126-year history, Sears grew to become the country's biggest retailer and outlasted Chicago competitors like Carson Pirie Scott, Montgomery Ward and Wieboldt's. Its future now hinges on a bankruptcy auction scheduled to start Monday.
Edward Lampert, chairman and former CEO of Hoffman Estates-based...
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Jan 10, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert has raised his bid to buy the bankrupt retailer's assets, submitting a proposal that could top $5 billion.
The new proposal would see Lampert's hedge fund, ESL Investments, take on up to $663 million in additional liabilities in an effort to strengthen its offer before...
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Jan 10, 2019
For more than century, Sears has been a Chicago business icon and the place where America shopped, evolving from a mail order catalog to a department store chain anchoring malls across the country.
Now facing the possibility of liquidation — a bankruptcy judge is expected to decide the retailer's...
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Jan 10, 2019
For more than century, Sears has been a Chicago business icon and the place where America shopped, evolving from a mail order catalog to a department store chain anchoring malls across the country.
Now facing the possibility of liquidation — a bankruptcy judge is expected to decide the retailer's...
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Jan 10, 2019
For more than century, Sears has been a Chicago business icon and the place where America shopped, evolving from a mail order catalog to a department store chain anchoring malls across the country.
Now facing the possibility of liquidation — a bankruptcy judge is expected to decide the retailer's...
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Jan 10, 2019
For more than century, Sears has been a Chicago business icon and the place where America shopped, evolving from a mail order catalog to a department store chain anchoring malls across the country.
Now facing the possibility of liquidation — a bankruptcy judge is expected to decide the retailer's...
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Jan 10, 2019
For more than century, Sears has been a Chicago business icon and the place where America shopped, evolving from a mail order catalog to a department store chain anchoring malls across the country.
Now facing the possibility of liquidation — a bankruptcy judge is expected to decide the retailer's...
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Jan 10, 2019
For more than century, Sears has been a Chicago business icon and the place where America shopped, evolving from a mail order catalog to a department store chain anchoring malls across the country.
Now facing the possibility of liquidation — a bankruptcy judge is expected to decide the retailer's...
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Jan 10, 2019
The massive Lincoln Yards proposal is clearly in a state of tumult after Ald. Brian Hopkins rejected its planned soccer stadium and entertainment district.
And yet, we learned Wednesday, Lincoln Yards is scheduled — in just two weeks! — for an almost sure thumbs-up vote at the Chicago Plan Commission.
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Jan 10, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert raised his bid to buy the bankrupt retailer's assets, submitting a proposal that could top $5 billion.
After several days of "virtually round-the-clock negotiations," Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. agreed to consider a revised bid from Lampert along with...
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Jan 10, 2019
Advocate Aurora Health, one of the largest hospital systems in the Chicago area, has teamed up with a large group of hospitals intent on battling shortages of generic drugs and bringing down the cost of those medications by making their own.
If the venture is successful, the hospitals could pay...
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Jan 10, 2019
Advocate Aurora Health, one of the largest hospital systems in the Chicago area, has teamed up with a large group of hospitals intent on battling shortages of generic drugs and bringing down the cost of those medications by making their own.
If the venture is successful, the hospitals could pay...
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Jan 10, 2019
Advocate Aurora Health, one of the largest hospital systems in the Chicago area, has teamed up with a large group of hospitals intent on battling shortages of generic drugs and bringing down the cost of those medications by making their own.
If the venture is successful, the hospitals could pay...
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Jan 09, 2019
A day after confirming it will scrap plans for a 20,000-seat soccer stadium and Live Nation Entertainment music venues in the proposed Lincoln Yards development, Sterling Bay on Wednesday said it expects to present revised plans to the Chicago Plan Commission in just over two weeks.
Ald. Brian...
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Jan 09, 2019
Chicago's regional planning agency is mapping out its future in a building from the city's past.
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning said it will move its offices to 47,000 square feet of space in the former old main post office building in summer 2020.
CMAP signed a 15-year lease in the...
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Jan 09, 2019
Almost a decade into a real estate development boom, commercial property owners face some obstacles that could derail this year's momentum.
Nationally, there are signs of economic uncertainty, including a wobbly stock market.
Locally there also is political uncertainty, with Chicago Mayor Rahm...
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Jan 09, 2019
Almost a decade into a real estate development boom, commercial property owners face some obstacles that could derail this year's momentum.
Nationally, there are signs of economic uncertainty, including a wobbly stock market.
Locally there also is political uncertainty, with Chicago Mayor Rahm...
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Jan 08, 2019
One of the most ambitious real estate projects ever planned on Chicago's North Side is about to undergo sweeping changes after developer Sterling Bay on Tuesday confirmed Lincoln Yards no longer will include a 20,000-seat stadium for a soccer team owned by Cubs owner Tom Ricketts and an entertainment...
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Jan 08, 2019
Ald. Brian Hopkins's bold move to reject two major features of the proposed Lincoln Yards development marks an important first step in the fight to prevent the city's North Side from being overwhelmed by big, bland, could-be-anywhere growth. But it is simply that — a first step.
The decision, announced...
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Jan 08, 2019
Ald. Brian Hopkins's bold move to reject two major features of the proposed Lincoln Yards development — a 20,000-seat stadium for a soccer team controlled by Cubs owner Tom Ricketts and an entertainment district operated by the big concert promoter Live Nation — is a victory for those who warned...
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Jan 08, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert's push to save the bankrupt retailer still has a shot to succeed.
Sears agreed to consider a revised bid from Lampert along with other bids during a bankruptcy auction Monday, Ray Schrock, an attorney for Sears Holdings Corp., told Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain on...
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Jan 08, 2019
A 20,000-seat stadium for a soccer team owned by Cubs owner Tom Ricketts and an entertainment district with venues run by Live Nation Entertainment will be scrapped from the proposed $5 billion-plus Lincoln Yards development, a North Side alderman announced Tuesday.
Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, who...
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Jan 08, 2019
Sears, which began as a mail-order operation and opened its first store in Chicago in 1925, was once the world's largest retailer. The company bought America everything from DieHard batteries and Kenmore appliances to ToughSkins jeans, Allstate insurance and Discover credit cards. For decades its...
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Jan 08, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert may have himself to blame for the rejection of his bid to take over the bankrupt retailer.
Lampert wanted his payment for parts of Sears Holdings Corp. to include the conversion to equity of $1.3 billion in debt that his hedge fund extended to the retailer.
Those loans,...
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Jan 07, 2019
Mondelez International, maker of Oreo, Ritz, Triscuits and other brands, plans to move its global headquarters from Deerfield to Chicago's booming Fulton Market neighborhood.
The snack maker will move 400 employees into a five-story office building under construction at 905 W. Fulton Market, in...
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Jan 07, 2019
A planned 20,000-seat stadium for a new Chicago soccer franchise owned by Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts appears to be on life support, in a setback for the planned Lincoln Yards mixed-use development on the city's North Side.
Ald. Brian Hopkins, 2nd, whose ward includes Sterling Bay's planned...
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Jan 07, 2019
The security lines at O'Hare International Airport have been normal in recent days, airport officials say, despite reports that Transportation Security Administration workers have been calling in sick in greater numbers because of the government shutdown.
However, U.S. pilots have expressed concerns...
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Jan 07, 2019
The security lines at O'Hare International Airport have been normal in recent days, airport officials say, despite reports that Transportation Security Administration workers have been calling in sick in greater numbers because of the government shutdown.
However, U.S. pilots have expressed concerns...
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Jan 07, 2019
As a recent gray day in Rockford turned to night, Grubhub delivery driver Robert Wold's phone chimed. Orders were coming in, one right after the other.
It was the kind of early December evening that wasn't inviting for a night out. Snow lingered on the ground from a storm the previous week, and...
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Jan 07, 2019
As a recent gray day in Rockford turned to night, Grubhub delivery driver Robert Wold's phone chimed. Orders were coming in, one right after the other.
It was the kind of early December evening that wasn't inviting for a night out. Snow lingered on the ground from a storm the previous week, and...
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Jan 07, 2019
Northwestern Medicine patients with urologic conditions, such as prostate or kidney cancer, will be able to see their doctors in one location, from diagnosis to recovery, with the opening of a new urologic institute Monday in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood.
The new Polsky Urologic Cancer Institute...
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Jan 07, 2019
As a recent gray day in Rockford turned to night, Grubhub delivery driver Robert Wold's phone chimed. Orders were coming in, one right after the other.
It was the kind of early December evening that wasn't inviting for a night out. Snow lingered on the ground from a storm the previous week, and...
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Jan 06, 2019
Sears Holdings Corp. is preparing to potentially wind down the iconic retailer after Chairman Edward Lampert's bid to buy several hundred stores out of bankruptcy fell short of bankers' qualifications, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The retailer started laying the groundwork for a liquidation...
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Jan 05, 2019
Eddie Lampert is struggling to convince bankers for Sears Holdings Corp. that his bid to keep the retailer alive is adequate. But he'll have a little more time to try.
The hedge-fund manager came up short Friday in meeting Sears' conditions for what it considers a qualified bid to rescue the department-store...
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Jan 04, 2019
When Chicago Bears running backs Tarik Cohen and Benny Cunningham went undercover last month in a filmed promotional stunt as baggers at a Jewel-Osco store in Gurnee, many customers had no idea who they were.
That's about to change.
It may not be "The Super Bowl Shuffle" redux, but young and talented...
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Jan 04, 2019
When Chicago Bears running backs Tarik Cohen and Benny Cunningham went undercover last month in a filmed promotional stunt as baggers at a Jewel-Osco store in Gurnee, many customers had no idea who they were.
That's about to change.
It may not be "The Super Bowl Shuffle" redux, but young and talented...
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Jan 04, 2019
When Chicago Bears running backs Tarik Cohen and Benny Cunningham went undercover last month in a filmed promotional stunt as baggers at a Jewel-Osco store in Gurnee, many customers had no idea who they were.
That's about to change.
It may not be "The Super Bowl Shuffle" redux, but young and talented...
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Jan 04, 2019
Edward Lampert has filled in the blanks on his $4.4 billion rescue bid for Sears, but a couple of key numbers were still missing less than a day before a key court deadline: How much did the liquidators offer?
Two bids from breakup firms have been submitted, and if either one tops Lampert, Sears...
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Jan 03, 2019
Water Tower Place will begin enforcing a curfew on Friday in an effort to crack down on disruptive behavior by unsupervised teens.
Starting at 4 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, trained public safety officers will card visitors at the Magnificent Mile shopping center's entrances, mall owner Brookfield...
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Jan 03, 2019
Water Tower Place will begin enforcing a curfew on Friday in an effort to crack down on disruptive behavior by unsupervised teens.
Starting at 4 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, trained public safety officers will card visitors at the Magnificent Mile shopping center's entrances, mall owner Brookfield...
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Jan 03, 2019
Four days before Christmas, athletic apparel retailer Outdoor Voices opened a store in Chicago's Ranch Triangle neighborhood. It should feel at home among neighbors like Bonobos, Warby Parker and Marine Layer.
All are within a block of one another, and all began as online retailers before opening...
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Jan 03, 2019
Four days before Christmas, athletic apparel retailer Outdoor Voices opened a store in Chicago's Ranch Triangle neighborhood. It should feel at home among neighbors like Bonobos, Warby Parker and Marine Layer.
All are within a block of one another, and all began as online retailers before opening...
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Jan 03, 2019
Four days before Christmas, athletic apparel retailer Outdoor Voices opened a store in Chicago's Ranch Triangle neighborhood. It should feel at home among neighbors like Bonobos, Warby Parker and Marine Layer.
All are within a block of one another, and all began as online retailers before opening...
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Jan 03, 2019
Four days before Christmas, athletic apparel retailer Outdoor Voices opened a store in Chicago's Ranch Triangle neighborhood. It should feel at home among neighbors like Bonobos, Warby Parker and Marine Layer.
All are within a block of one another, and all began as online retailers before opening...
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Jan 03, 2019
Four days before Christmas, athletic apparel retailer Outdoor Voices opened a store in Chicago's Ranch Triangle neighborhood. It should feel at home among neighbors like Bonobos, Warby Parker and Marine Layer.
All are within a block of one another, and all began as online retailers before opening...
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Jan 03, 2019
Bobbi and Daniel Manka were settling into bed after a night out dancing when Daniel stood up, clutched his chest and gasped, "911."
Just like that, Bobbi Manka lost her husband of 44 years and gained "a hole in my heart that will never be replaced."
But she has found comfort where she didn't know...
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Jan 03, 2019
Four days before Christmas, athletic apparel retailer Outdoor Voices opened a store in Chicago's Ranch Triangle neighborhood. It should feel at home among neighbors like Bonobos, Warby Parker and Marine Layer.
All are within a block of one another, and all began as online retailers before opening...
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Jan 02, 2019
A 37-year intermission has not been kind to the Uptown Theatre.
Fires, cascading rainwater, sheets of ice, broken pipes, frozen boilers, rodents, crumbling plaster, financial distress, vandals, thieves and squatters have all taken their shots since the last concert there.
Yet the 4,381-seat theater,...
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Jan 02, 2019
A 37-year intermission has not been kind to the Uptown Theatre.
Fires, cascading rainwater, sheets of ice, broken pipes, frozen boilers, rodents, crumbling plaster, financial distress, vandals, thieves and squatters have all taken their shots since the last concert there.
Yet the 4,381-seat theater,...
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Jan 02, 2019
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert pulled together financing for proposal that could keep the bankrupt retailer in business, but there's a deadline.
Lampert's hedge fund, ESL Investments, said it's prepared to pay $4.4 billion for many of the retailer's remaining assets, including about 425 Sears and...
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Jan 02, 2019
Whether they'll be battling economic inequality, attempting to salvage the vestiges of an American retail icon, or investing in the burgeoning marketplace for legal marijuana, these Chicago business leaders have quite a year ahead of them.
Michael Carrigan, president of Illinois AFL-CIO. With a...
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Dec 31, 2018
The "people mover" light rail system, which shuttles passengers around O'Hare International Airport, will shut down completely next week and not reopen until the fall of 2019, airport officials said.
The people mover, also known as the Automated Transportation Service or ATS, has not operated on...
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Dec 28, 2018
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert moved Friday to throw a lifeline to the bankrupt retailer even as the company announced plans to close 80 more stores, including two in Illinois.
Lampert's hedge fund said in a statement that it pulled together financing to submit a $4.4 billion bid for the retailer...
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Dec 28, 2018
Sears Chairman Edward Lampert is seeking more time to finance a bid that would keep Sears Holdings in business, Bloomberg reported Friday. Even as Lampert reportedly worked on a plan to throw Sears a lifeline, the bankrupt retailer announced Friday that it will close 80 more stores, including two...
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Dec 28, 2018
Sears is closing 80 more stores, including two in Illinois, as it nears a deadline that could determine whether the bankrupt retailer lands a lifeline to save its business or is forced to begin shutting down.
Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. said it notified workers at the closing Sears...
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Dec 28, 2018
The latest plan for the $5 billion-plus Lincoln Yards megadevelopment, which would transform 54.5 acres of former industrial land along the Chicago River, doesn't measure up.
The project would be dramatically out of scale with its surroundings, piercing the delicate urban fabric of the city's North...
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Dec 28, 2018
About half of all women have dense breast tissue — which can hide cancer on mammograms and is associated with a higher risk of the disease — but many Illinois women with the trait might not know it.
That, however, is about to change.
Starting in January, a new state law will require doctors to...
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Dec 27, 2018
After six successful years in business, Logan Square hot spot Fat Rice is taking a calculated risk: Starting next week, it will add a 4 percent surcharge to all customer checks to help pay for employee health insurance and boost the wages of kitchen staff.
Fat Rice's decision is the latest in a...
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Dec 27, 2018
After six successful years in business, Logan Square hotspot Fat Rice is taking a calculated risk: Starting next week, it will add a 4 percent surcharge to all customer checks to help pay for employee health insurance and boost the wages of kitchen staff.
Fat Rice's decision is the latest in a...
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Dec 27, 2018
If the end of the year has you reflecting on why you're still in a miserable job, here's some good news: There are lots of open positions out there.
And you have ample company if you decide to jump ship.
People are quitting their jobs at the highest rates in nearly 20 years, a sign that they are...
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Dec 27, 2018
Quitting your job can be traumatic, especially when you're conflicted about the decision. And who's to say you'll be happier somewhere else?
But if you feel yourself moving toward the door, take these quitting guidelines into consideration.
Know you're ready Lauren Milligan, career advancement...
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Dec 26, 2018
It was the biggest Chicago news that didn't happen: Despite including Chicago on its short list, Amazon passed over the Windy City and said it would locate big office campuses in New York City and Northern Virginia.
Here's what did happen in 2018:
Sears files bankruptcy: Retail watchers said it...
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Dec 26, 2018
While GM is cutting 14,000 jobs and idling five factories amid sliding sedan sales, Chicago-area auto plants are hitting on all cylinders after shifting to SUV production.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Belvidere Assembly Plant, near Rockford, switched over to the Jeep Cherokee last year. Ford's Chicago...
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Dec 24, 2018
Stocks plunged Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 653 points following President Donald Trump's tweet attacking the Federal Reserve and its independence.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's calls to the top executives at six major banks Sunday in an attempt to stabilize jittery...
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Dec 20, 2018
People aren't just shopping for toys, clothes and other gifts this time of year.
They're also buying new knees, getting breast augmentations and scheduling colonoscopies.
Each year, elective surgeries spike around the holidays in Chicago and across the nation. Many patients wait to schedule surgeries...
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