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Outcome Health's former president Shradha Agarwal, center, leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Dec. 16, 2019, after pleading not guilty to alleged fraud charges. She was released on condition of a $10 million bond, which she secured with a property in the Gold Coast neighborhood.

Former top Outcome Health executives Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal plead not guilty to alleged $1 billion fraud charges

December 16, 2019 at 2:53 p.m.

Former Outcome Health executives Rishi Shah and Shradha Agarwal, once superstars in Chicago's tech scene, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges relating to their alleged roles in a $1 billion...

Zen Leaf medical cannabis dispensary Monday, March 11, 2019, in Chicago.

4 more marijuana dispensaries get OK to sell recreational weed; now there are 32 approved statewide, 9 in Chicago

December 16, 2019 at 2:03 p.m.

The state gave four more medical marijuana dispensaries permission to sell recreational weed, with just three weeks to go before sales start Jan. 1. That brings the total number of...

The exterior of Carson's Ribs on Feb. 13, 2018 at 612 N. Wells St. in River North. Greenhouse Group is seeking approval to open a cannabis dispensary on the site.

Two marijuana companies take first steps toward opening new stores in River North

December 11, 2019 at 9:03 a.m.

Two marijuana companies have submitted applications to the city to open recreational weed stores in the River North neighborhood. Cresco Labs is seeking approval to open a new cannabis store...

Former Outcome Health executive Ashik Desai pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud charges for his alleged role in a nearly $1 billion fraud scheme at the Chicago-based company.

Former Outcome Health executive enters first guilty plea in alleged years-long, $1 billion fraud scheme. ‘There were practices going on there that were wrong.’

December 9, 2019 at 5:29 p.m.

Former Outcome Health executive Ashik Desai entered the first guilty plea Monday in an alleged $1 billion fraud scheme at the once high-flying Chicago-based company. A federal prosecutor said Desai...

Group space in the common area at Uptake, a data analytics firm in Chicago on May 29, 2018.

More layoffs at Uptake Technologies, data firm launched by Groupon co-founder Brad Keywell

December 9, 2019 at 4:25 p.m.

Uptake Technologies laid off 23 employees Friday, the latest cuts for the Chicago-based company. The affected employees worked across departments, but were concentrated in the product and operations team, said...

Former Outcome Health senior analyst Kathryn Choi enters the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago on Dec. 5, 2019.

Former Outcome Health employees plead not guilty to felony charges in alleged $1 billion scheme to defraud pharma clients

December 5, 2019 at 4:22 p.m.

Two former Outcome Health employees pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of felony conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with their work at the Chicago-based company. Former Outcome Health...

Jasmine Rayman-Kinney, dueña de la tienda Saint Lucia's Smoke Ship, organiza productos navideños relacionados con la marihuana en el mostrador de su comercio.

Los regalos de marihuana están de moda, pero con precaución

December 3, 2019 at 11:33 a.m.

La tienda Saint Lucia's Smoke Shop, en el barrio Bucktown de Chicago, tiene una muestra de tarjetas para los compradores esta temporada de fiestas. Sin embargo, la alegría que viene...

Marijuana technology company Leaf Trade raised $4.5 million that it will use to expand to more markets and go deeper into states like Illinois where it already operates. All 55 dispensaries in Illinois, including the Mission Dispensary in Chicago pictured here, use Leaf Trade's technology platform.

Leaf Trade, a Chicago company that makes technology for marijuana dispensaries, just landed $4.5 million to help it expand

December 3, 2019 at 11:31 a.m.

Marijuana technology company Leaf Trade raised $4.5 million that it will use to enter more markets and expand in states like Illinois where it already operates. The Chicago-based company makes...

Chicago technology company Sprout Social expects its initial public offering of stock to be priced at between $16 and $18 per share. Sprout's office is pictured here in 2017.

Sprout Social’s $183 million IPO could be big win for Chicago’s tech sector

December 2, 2019 at 12:55 p.m.

Chicago technology company Sprout Social expects its initial public offering of stock to be priced at between $16 and $18 per share, raising nearly $183 million. Sprout Social, founded in...

Illinois gave The Herbal Care Center, a Near West Side medical cannabis store, approval to begin selling recreational marijuana starting Jan. 1.

Marijuana dispensary near Pilsen approved for recreational sales

November 27, 2019 at 3:21 p.m.

Illinois gave The Herbal Care Center, a Near West Side medical cannabis store, approval to begin selling recreational marijuana starting Jan. 1. The dispensary is the 30th in the state...

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