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The Citizens Utility Board and the Environmental Defense Fund have proposed a project that would allow neighbors to share the cost and resulting credits of solar energy installations.

Proposal would allow neighbors to share cost, credit for solar projects

June 15, 2018 at 11:19 p.m.

In hopes of bringing solar energy to the masses, the Citizens Utility Board and Environmental Defense Fund on Tuesday announced a proposal to allow Illinois neighborhoods to invest in solar...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Charles Urbain, of Mead Johnson Nutrition Co., look at a model of the tower that will house the company's headquarters along Chicago's riverfront.

Mead Johnson moving headquarters to Chicago riverfront tower

June 15, 2018 at 11:05 p.m.

Mead Johnson Nutrition, the maker of baby formula, plans to move its global headquarters to downtown Chicago, the mayor's office said Tuesday. The Glenview-based company said 200 workers will move...

James Dyson, founder of the vaccum cleaner company, at the company's Chicago offices.

Dyson debuts first U.S. pop-up store at Old Orchard mall

June 15, 2018 at 10:20 p.m.

Vacuum cleaner enthusiasts — are you out there? — take note: Dyson's first U.S. pop-up store will be open for the next two months at Westfield's Old Orchard shopping center...

CTA riders walk down a staircase after disembarking from their trains Feb. 27, 2015, on Wabash Avenue in Chicago.

Group lays out its plans to spiff up Chicago’s Wabash Avenue

May 25, 2019 at 12:54 p.m.

Wabash Avenue, critically located between the tourist attractions on Michigan Avenue and shopping on State Street, is poised to undergo a significant makeover. After more than a year spent collecting...

Shoppers walk with their wares on North Michigan Avenue on Dec. 19, 2014.

Retailers bask in holiday results but look ahead cautiously

June 16, 2018 at 7:10 p.m.

As they finish tallying their holiday take, many retailers are reporting that the key shopping season was good for their bottom lines. But they are entering the new year with...

Sears lost money for the 11th consecutive quarter.

Sears loses money again but CEO sees hope in smaller decline

June 16, 2018 at 6:56 p.m.

Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings reported full year 2014 earnings Thursday as well as fourth-quarter results, important because they include its holiday performance. The company continued to lose money, now for...

A selection of lamps and lighting accessories on display at An Orange Moon.

An Orange Moon helps add WOW to Humboldt Park area

June 16, 2018 at 12:05 a.m.

They call Lynne McDaniel "the goddess of WOW." But not for the wow-worthy, midcentury-modern finds in her vintage furniture shop in Humboldt Park. Rather, the title refers to McDaniel's efforts...

Face oasis hydrating treatment cream moves down the packaging line at the H20 Plus packaging center in Chicago.

H2O Plus nabs Yes To’s Joy Chen as CEO

June 16, 2018 at 7:07 p.m.

Chicago-based skincare company H2O Plus has a new CEO. Joy Chen, most recently CEO of San Francisco-based natural beauty brand Yes To, has been appointed president and CEO of H2O...

Rey Oquendo, center, owner of Jayuya Barber Shop cuts William Torres' hair.

Hispanics play large part in beauty spending, Nielsen says

June 16, 2018 at 6:59 p.m.

Beauty sales at many kinds of stores were sluggish last year. But one consumer segment emerged looking radiant: Hispanics. The Hispanic market posted more growth across all beauty segments last...

Ace Hardware is testing home delivery in small areas near 33 stores around the country.

Ace Hardware tests same-day delivery near some stores

June 16, 2018 at 12:34 a.m.

Ace Hardware said Tuesday that it is testing same-day delivery at 33 of its more than 4,400 stores as it prepares for a wider rollout of the service. The Oak...

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