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Brianna Kelly, a recruiter at Glassdoor, uses her standing workstation in the company's Chicago office on March 28, 2019. Glassdoor, a jobs recruiting and review website based in San Francisco, is expanding its Chicago office in the Fulton Market area.

Glassdoor expands its Chicago office, leasing additional space for its growing software engineering team

March 28, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Glassdoor, which operates a recruiting and job review website, is growing its Chicago office, becoming the latest West Coast technology company to expand its software engineering team in the city....

MillerCoors sues over Bud Light corn syrup ads, calls them ‘deliberate deception’

August 22, 2019 at 10:47 a.m.

MillerCoors sued Anheuser-Busch, maker of Bud Light, over the advertising campaign it launched during last month’s Super Bowl, taking the so-called Corn Syrup War to court. The Chicago-based beer-maker alleges...

Marijuana plants grow under lights at Cresco Labs medical marijuana cultivation facility Aug. 8, 2018, in Joliet, Ill.

Medical marijuana growers can meet demand for recreational pot after legalization, study commissioned by growers says

May 15, 2019 at 5:36 p.m.

Existing growers of Illinois’ medical marijuana crop would be able to meet demand for recreational pot in Illinois for up to four years after legalization, but the state would need...

With huge rounds of capital fueling them, marijuana companies are now on buying sprees as they vie to become large national chains.

The marijuana money keeps flowing: Chicago weed company Grassroots Cannabis lands $90 million for growth

March 19, 2019 at 4:43 p.m.

Grassroots Cannabis raised $90 million to expand its operations in Illinois and across the country, becoming the latest Chicago-based marijuana company to bring in a sizable round of funding. The...

The new addition to the TCS building at Argonne National Laboratory is under construction and will house the world's fastest computer. The new computer will be able to do more than one quintillion operations per second

The fastest computer in the world is being built 25 miles outside Chicago. Its name is Aurora.

August 22, 2019 at 10:43 a.m.

Smack dab in the middle of a forest preserve about 25 miles west of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory is building the fastest computer in the world. Its name is Aurora....

Illinois state Treasurer Michael Frerichs, seen in 2017, is backing legislation to address the marijuana industry's problems in setting up bank accounts and landing loans.

Marijuana companies can rarely open accounts at Illinois banks. Lawmakers want to change that.

March 15, 2019 at 5:58 p.m.

As Illinois lawmakers move toward legalizing marijuana for recreational use, state Treasurer Michael Frerichs is pushing legislation to make it easier for banks to work with weed companies. Medical marijuana...

Chef Anicia Peden prepares a dinner infused with cannabis for guests at a dinner hosted by A Table For Twenty.

Marijuana supper clubs in Chicago: ‘It’s not … some kind of criminal enterprise going on here. It’s a dinner party.’

April 2, 2019 at 4:41 p.m.

The tables were set and the candles lit. Bouquets of baby’s breath were arranged on black tablecloths, and menus rested atop each plate. Table for Twenty was hosting its first...

Zen Leaf medical cannabis dispensary is seen in Chicago's Norwood Park East neighborhood. The dispensary is part of Verano Holdings, which is being purchased by Phoenix-based Harvest Health & Recreation.

A Chicago-based marijuana company is being bought for $850 million

March 11, 2019 at 8:09 p.m.

With Illinois’ marijuana industry gearing up for massive growth as the state considers legalizing the drug for recreational use, a company based in Phoenix is paying $850 million for Chicago-based...

Roger Henrichs inspects the cannabis in the flowering room at Revolution Enterprises' medical cannabis cultivation facility Dec. 12, 2017, in Delavan, Ill.

Illinois’ largely white marijuana industry is booming, and minority-run businesses want in on it

March 10, 2019 at 6:58 p.m.

Illinois’ marijuana industry is flourishing. More residents are buying the drug for medicinal use, and the state is on the brink of legalizing recreational use of cannabis, potentially creating opportunities...

Uber Technologies' Chicago office at 111 N. Canal St. is seen in 2016. The company is looking to lease hundreds of thousands of square feet of office space as it expands in Chicago, according to real estate sources.

Uber plans to hire hundreds more in Chicago, is on the hunt for additional office space

March 6, 2019 at 4:29 p.m.

Uber Technologies is searching the downtown office market for a big new space as it plans to hire hundreds of employees over the next year for its growing Uber Freight...

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