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Tempus, the cancer-fighting company founded by Eric Lefkofsky, has raised another $100 million to continue its expansion into other disease areas.

Tempus raised another $100 million. Eric Lefkofsky’s cancer-fighting startup is now valued at $5 billion.

March 16, 2020 at 1:10 p.m.

Tempus, the cancer-fighting company that is among the most highly valued technology startups in Chicago, has raised another $100 million to continue its expansion into other disease areas. The latest...

McKenzie Hughes, right, human resources manager at Clearcover video chats with co-worker Alice Patel, director of communications, from the Clearcover office in Chicago's Loop on March 11, 2020. Patel decided to start working from home at the beginning of March because she's pregnant and doesn't want to risk exposure to the coronavirus during her commute.

Chicago companies beef up video conferencing, cybersecurity as coronavirus prompts race to work from home

March 13, 2020 at 11:50 a.m.

Businesses often have a contingency plan — a Plan B — in case workers can't get to the office when there's a power outage, natural disaster or extraordinary circumstances, like...

Customers wait in line for marijuana on March 12, 2020, at Dispensary33 in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.

Buying weed in the age of coronavirus: Marijuana dispensary restricts sales to medical patients

March 16, 2020 at 6:37 a.m.

MOCA Modern Cannabis halted recreational marijuana sales as Illinois dispensary owners become increasingly concerned about the impact the new coronavirus could have on the vulnerable medical patients they serve. The...

The Milwaukee Avenue entrance of MOCA Modern Cannabis on the first day of recreational marijuana sales on Jan. 1, 2020, in Logan Square. MOCA Modern Cannabis has a planned dispensary at 216 W. Ohio St.

Five recreational marijuana dispensaries got the city’s OK to move forward. Here’s where they are.

March 9, 2020 at 3:27 p.m.

Five proposed marijuana dispensaries in Chicago received approval Friday from the Zoning Board of Appeals, including two in the bustling River North neighborhood. All the sites still need approval from...

Argonne's Advanced Photon Source is used to structure a coronavirus protein at the Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont on March 3, 2020.

Hunting for a coronavirus cure, scientists are mapping the proteins that cause COVID-19 at Argonne Lab

March 6, 2020 at 8:42 a.m.

In a secure lab about 25 miles southwest of Chicago, a powerful X-ray beam is pointed toward a crystal grown from a coronavirus protein. Stuck on the end of what...

Cresco Labs employee Nicholas Stankus counts out cash received for a medical cannabis sale on Dec. 30, 2019.

Illinois recreational marijuana sales totaled $35M in February, a decline from January

March 4, 2020 at 4:54 p.m.

Recreational marijuana customers spent almost $35 million at Illinois dispensaries in February, a decline from the previous month, but an industry analyst said the market still holds promise. In January,...

Dispensary33 wants to open a West Town marijuana shop that’s twice as big as its first store. It’s got plenty of competition for the neighborhood.

March 4, 2020 at 4:22 p.m.

Dispensary33, a marijuana shop in Uptown, is looking to open a second location in a neighborhood that is proving to be popular among weed companies: West Town. The company is...

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