U.S. airline traffic sets record in 2015
Do the airports seem more crowded to you these days? It's not your imagination. The airline industry set a record for passenger traffic in 2015, according to data released Thursday...
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Captive elephant activities off itinerary at Mayflower Tours
A Downers Grove-based tour operator said it has stopped promoting activities involving captive elephants after a recent plea from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. John Stachnik, president...
United waives fees for rescheduling of flights to Brussels
United Airlines said it's offering customers ticketed on flights to and from Brussels through Thursday additional flexibility to reschedule or change itineraries in the wake of deadly terrorist attacks. The...
Two 2016 rate hikes ‘not at all unreasonable,’ Fed’s Evans says
The Federal Reserve could raise interest rates twice this year given economic conditions, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Chief Executive Charles Evans said Tuesday. After speaking to the City Club...
Feds, public to hear plan to reduce rail congestion around Chicago
A proposed 278-mile rail line billed as relief for freight and traffic congestion in the Chicago area is getting a hearing next month from a federal regulator, even as one...
Ex-Federal Reserve Bank analyst pleads guilty to stealing secrets
A former senior analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago pleaded guilty in U.S. court Thursday to stealing confidential financial documents from the bank, the Justice Department said. In...
No. 2 executive at Discover made more than his boss last year
The No. 2 executive at Discover Financial outearned his boss last year. President Roger Hochschild's total compensation nearly doubled in a year to $10.1 million, compared with the relatively flat...
Ford City Mall getting Five Below, and a Sephora inside JCPenney
Ford City Mall said it has landed teen discount retailer Five Below and cosmetics purveyor Sephora as new merchants. The Sephora store will be inside of a JCPenney store and...
Target to open Hyde Park store
Target plans to open a store in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood that will be about a 10th of the size of its biggest locations and stock products aimed at catering...
United on-time arrival rate in January beats average
United's on-time arrival rate in January was better than average, but the Chicago-based carrier canceled more flights than the typical major airline. The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday that...