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Lightning strikes downtown Chicago in 2010.

Shocking: Illinois a leader in lightning-related insurance claims

June 16, 2018 at 4:45 p.m.

When it comes to lightning, Illinois is where the action is, at least compared with other northern states, a new analysis shows. Illinois had 4,049 homeowner claims related to lightning...

Amazon Prime Day fails to impress shoppers

June 15, 2018 at 12:51 p.m.

Amazon promised "more deals than Black Friday" for an online shopping event Wednesday, but some Chicago shoppers came away disappointed and took to Twitter to vent. Here's a sampling of...

Pritzker Group buys Chicago coffee-sleeve maker

June 16, 2018 at 4:42 p.m.

Pritzker Group Private Capital has bought a Cicero-based packaging manufacturer whose clients include Starbucks, McDonald's and Dunkin' Donuts. The Chicago-based investment firm is buying LBP Manufacturing, which has about 750...

In Chicago, the employment rate of people age 16 to 19 is among the lowest in the nation at 16 percent, down from 21 percent before the Great Recession, according to a report released earlier this year.

Chicago to kick off big-business jobs initiative

May 25, 2019 at 12:38 p.m.

Chicago will be the kickoff site for the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, a new coalition of big businesses hoping to provide jobs or training for disadvantaged 16- to 24-year-olds. The initiative,...

Got the drive to create a better driver (and want to be on reality TV)? Chicago's Wilson Golf is seeking design concepts for a new driver.

Wilson Golf to launch reality show, contest about creating a better driver

June 15, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

Move over, "Top Chef" and "Project Runway." A television show about the creative process, this one about making a better driver, is being launched by Chicago's Wilson Golf. The sporting...

Last year, Jana Schreuder became the first female chief operating officer of Northern Trust bank.

Northern Trust’s first female COO chats about innovation, mentoring

June 15, 2018 at 1:28 p.m.

Jana Schreuder, a possible heir apparent to run Northern Trust, has already shattered some glass at the 125-year-old Chicago bank that serves wealthy individuals and companies and institutions worldwide. Last...

Beanie Babies founder Ty Warner, right, leaves the Dirksen U. S. Courthouse after being sentenced to probation in Chicago.

Beanie Babies creator Ty Warner’s sentence is upheld

June 16, 2018 at 4:56 p.m.

The U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday upheld the probation sentence given to Ty Warner, the billionaire creator of Beanie Babies who evaded U.S. taxes. Federal prosecutors last year had...

Discover made dozens of robocalls to a Virginia woman's cellphone in violation of federal telemarketing laws, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Chicago.

Discover sued over marketing robocalls

June 16, 2018 at 4:56 p.m.

Discover made dozens of robocalls to a Virginia woman's cellphone in violation of federal telemarketing laws, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Chicago. Polly Hansen seeks...

Chipotle saw across-the-board price increases averaging 10.5 percent in San Francisco. In contrast, prices in Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis and Orlando each rose about half a percentage point, nearly entirely due to higher beef prices.

Chipotle ties San Francisco price hike to minimum wage increase

June 16, 2018 at 4:44 p.m.

If San Francisco is any indication, Chipotle fans in Chicago might want to keep an eye on the price they're paying for their burrito bowls, as the city's minimum wage...

Chase fined $136 million for illegal debt collection practices

April 24, 2019 at 8:11 a.m.

Illinois will receive $7.2 million as part of a $136 million nationwide settlement with JPMorgan Chase over what federal and state regulators said were illegal tactics to go after struggling...

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