Becky Yerak

Freddy Fagenholz, general manager of Murphy's Bleachers, located near Wrigley Field since 1980, was understandably excited early this week about the possibility of the Cubs being in the playoffs. After...

A competitive grant program that would expand the use of "open" and free textbooks was proposed Thursday by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. The Affordable College Textbook Act would provide...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin and his wife, Anne Dias Griffin, have settled their 14-month-old divorce case, a day after a public trial over their prenuptial agreement was set...

Illinois' Fortune 500 companies have stockpiled more than $135 billion in profits overseas that aren't subject to U.S. taxes, with AbbVie, Abbott and Caterpillar holding the most money in other...

The highly anticipated divorce trial of billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin and his wife, Anne Dias Griffin, appears headed where most divorce trials end up — in a settlement....

Drivers in Miami and New York. High-finance business appraisers. A Chicago photographer. All are among those who have been called to testify or provide evidence or otherwise drawn into the...

Sure, you can always shop online or on your smartphone at work or at home, but there might come a time when your retail research just can't wait. You could...

Chicagoans agree overwhelmingly that violence is hurting the city's economy, according to a newly released Charles Schwab survey of more than 1,000 residents. Eighty-five percent of respondents expressed that sentiment...

Home prices in the Chicago area and in much of the nation rose in July, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index. Chicago-area home prices rose 0.9 percent in July,...