Becky Yerak

Suburban Chicago businessman Ty Warner, a college dropout who became a billionaire after creating Beanie Babies collectibles, pleaded guilty Wednesday to tax evasion and apologized in a choked-up voice for...

A 32-year Allstate Corp. veteran has sued the Northbrook-based company's recent decision to stop offering free life insurance for retirees. Montgomery, Ala., resident Garnet Turner, who retired from Allstate in...

Molex Inc., the Lisle-based manufacturer that this month struck a $7.19 billion deal to sell itself to the Koch brothers, was shopped to 17 potential buyers. But only Charles and...

Molex Inc., the Lisle-based manufacturer that this month struck a $7.19 billion deal to sell itself to the Koch brothers, was shopped around to 17 potential buyers but only one...

A four-year crackdown by the IRS on tax cheats with offshore bank accounts has ensnared Chicago-area billionaire Ty Warner, creator of collectible Beanie Babies toys, a consumer craze in the...

Ty Warner, the Chicago-area entrepreneur who became a billionaire creating Beanie Babies stuffed plush toys, has been charged with felony tax evasion by federal authorities and has agreed to plead...

The Chicago area economy expanded last year but slightly lagged the average growth of 381 metro areas nationwide, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.The...

By 2009, officials in St. Louis County in Missouri were at the end of their rope. Jamestown Mall, which opened in 1973, had been on a steady decline since its...

When Woodville Mall opened in 1969 in Northwood, Ohio, near Toledo, it was the first in its region to be enclosed and air-conditioned, and it boasted three anchor department stores:...