Chicago vs. Tampa: How the Stanley Cup cities stack up
With the Chicago Blackhawks battling the Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup Final, the baiduhai compiled 11 facts about the two cities from the U.S....
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Walgreens defends dumping merchandise
Walgreens is facing criticism for dumping the inventory of a closed Wyoming store in a landfill last week instead of donating it to charity. The Deerfield-based drugstore chain, however, said...
Marriott brings new AC Hotel concept to Chicago
Marriott, trying to appeal to millennials, has just opened its first AC Hotel in Illinois. The property at 630 N. Rush St. in downtown Chicago features "media salons" with Bluetooth...
CME paid Dennis Hastert $205,000 in 2014
The indictment of Dennis Hastert over agreeing to pay $3.5 million to a longtime acquaintance to cover up wrongdoing raised several questions, including where the former U.S. House speaker would...
Dennis Hastert’s withdrawals drew federal attention. Will yours?
The indictment of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert raises questions about what consumers can and can't do with their money and what kinds of withdrawals and other transactions might...
Allstate floats idea of selling data on drivers’ habits
Allstate floated the idea Thursday of someday selling the data that it collects from policyholders' connected cars. "There are a lot of people monetizing data today," Tom Wilson, chairman and...
BMO Financial thinning management in cost cutting
BMO Financial Group, the Canadian owner of Chicago's second-biggest bank, is in cost-cutting mode that will include "things like thinning out the management ranks," it told analysts Wednesday. "We're keeping...
Fed finds fault with Discover’s money-laundering compliance
Riverwoods-based financial services company Discover must address "deficiencies" in its ability to fight money laundering, according to a newly disclosed agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Discover must...
Discover: Consumers reluctant to take on debt; job gains illusory
Consumers are in a holding pattern because the economic crisis is "still fresh in their minds," a Discover Financial Services executive says. He also said U.S. employment gains are illusory...
Associated Bank to beef up Chicago lending after HUD probe
Associated Bank, whose compliance with fair-housing laws has been under investigation, said it has reached a settlement with the U.S. government that will require boosting its lending and expanding its...