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Google to close its car-insurance comparison website, Google Compare

March 29, 2019 at 11:51 p.m.

Google Compare, a website started last year to help consumers shop for car insurance and other financial products, will shut down by the end of March. The search engine giant...

Former CEO James McNerney is leaving the Boeing board.

Boeing CEO adds chairman role to duties

June 11, 2018 at 3:26 a.m.

Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg is adding the role of chairman to his list of duties at the Chicago-based airplane manufacturer starting March 1. The company announced Monday that Muilenburg,...

In its 2015 annual report, Allstate acknowledged driverless cars, like this Google vehicle, could threaten its business.

Allstate: Driverless cars could threaten our business

June 11, 2018 at 4:13 a.m.

The "Good Hands People" are getting a little worried about cars that don't require anyone's hands on the wheel. In its 2015 annual report, filed Friday, Allstate acknowledged that driverless...

American expanding lounge at O’Hare

June 11, 2018 at 3:35 a.m.

American Airlines international business-class passengers at O'Hare International Airport will soon be able to kill time in an upgraded lounge. The Fort Worth, Texas-based airline, which earned record profits last...

Monster Energy Drink has been announced as the new sponsor of Chicago-based World Armwrestling League. In this 2004 file photo, U.S. Air Force Sgt. Jason Lidtke from Friendship, Wis, right, and Army Sgt. Terry Williams from Cincinnati, Ohio arm wrestle while stationed in Iraq.

Monster Energy drinks sponsoring Chicago arm-wrestling league

May 19, 2020 at 4:48 p.m.

It probably didn't cost an arm and a leg, but Monster Energy drinks is putting its weight behind a Chicago-based sports league. The World Armwrestling League on Wednesday said it...

A girl waves a Cuban flag as she rides a horse during a parade, marking the 163rd anniversary of the birth of Cuba's national independence hero Jose Marti, in Regla, Cuba, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. Through his writings and political activity, Marti became a symbol for Cuba's bid for independence against Spain in the 19th century.

United, American among airlines that will apply for scheduled flights to Cuba

June 24, 2019 at 3:44 a.m.

Cuba and the United States signed a deal Tuesday that will re-establish scheduled air service between the two countries for the first time in more than 50 years, and Chicago-based...

A Southwest Airlines Co. Boeing 737-3H4 plane moves along a runway at Dallas Love Field Airport in Dallas, Texas.

Southwest profit-sharing checks hit a record $620 million

June 11, 2018 at 3:48 a.m.

More than 47,400 Southwest Airlines workers will each receive on average a $13,080 profit-sharing check for the company's 2015 performance. The Dallas-based airline, which has a sizable operation in Chicago,...

Ride-hailing service Uber and <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/business/transportation-industry/air-transportation-industry/american-airlines-PLENT000002-topic.html" title="American Airlines">American Airlines</a> have formed a partnership they say will help provide faster service, rider and mileage promotions and better navigation in 11 U.S. airports, including Chicago's <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/transportation/air-transportation/ohare-international-airport-PLTRA0000141-topic.html" title="O'Hare International Airport">O'Hare International Airport</a>.

Uber, American Airlines form partnership at O’Hare, 10 other airports

June 12, 2018 at 2:32 a.m.

Ride-hailing service Uber and American Airlines formed a partnership they say will help provide faster service, rider and mileage promotions and better navigation in 11 U.S. airports, including Chicago's O'Hare...

Marc Schulman, president of Eli's Cheesecake, displays a cheesecake and cookbook Feb. 2, 2016, in the company's factory on Chicago's Northwest Side. About 220 employees make cheesecake there.

Eli’s Cheesecake looks to new products and markets

June 12, 2018 at 3:22 a.m.

Vats of cultured cream cheese and sour cream, Nielsen-Massey vanilla and butter — hold the margarine — all are key ingredients in Eli's Cheesecake products. Being added to the mix...

Airfares are the cheapest they've been since 2010, according to a new government report.

U.S. airfares at cheapest levels since 2010, government says

June 11, 2018 at 7:14 a.m.

The average round-trip U.S. airfare was $372 in the third quarter, the cheapest price for a ticket since 2010, the federal government said Tuesday. The price was down 6.2 percent...

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