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Shareholders reject Middleby executive compensation plan

December 24, 2018 at 2:07 a.m.

Only 49 percent of shareholders voted to approve the executive compensation at Elgin-based Middleby Corp. Commonly called "say on pay," those non-binding votes rarely go against publicly traded companies, and...

Global Brass shares climb 20% in NYSE debut

December 24, 2018 at 2:05 a.m.

Shares of Global Brass & Copper Holdings Inc. closed up more than 20 percent Thursday on its first day of trading as a public company. Global Brass, trading on the...

Allstate investors vote down proposals, back board at annual meeting

December 24, 2018 at 2:00 a.m.

Allstate Corp. investors voted down two shareholder proposals and approved the re-election of its board members at the Northbrook-based insurer's annual meeting.In preliminary results disclosed at the meeting, individual directors...

Harris Bank to pay $400K to settle 2012 suit by disabled workers

December 24, 2018 at 1:57 a.m.

BMO Harris Bank will pay $400,000 to 14 former workers to resolve a disability lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.The EEOC, which enforces federal laws against job...

‘Test arguments,’ Dodgers owner and alum tells NU law grads

December 24, 2018 at 1:56 a.m.

Mark Walter said he learned to test arguments as a Northwestern University law school graduate in 1985.So in a commencement address Friday to its 2013 class, Walter told newly minted...

U.S. Bank gains naming rights to LaSalle Street building

December 24, 2018 at 1:50 a.m.

Trying to raise its profile in Chicago, Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank said it has secured naming rights to the 190 S. LaSalle St. building, where it will boost its square footage...

Chicago businesses worried about state of economy, survey shows

December 24, 2018 at 1:53 a.m.

Owners and managers of mid-sized businesses in the Chicago area remain worried about the economy and strongly critical of government policies, according to a new survey.The Cole Taylor Business Owners...

Many Americans have misconceptions about credit scores

December 24, 2018 at 1:47 a.m.

Nearly everyone knows that timely loan payments help raise your credit score, but a large number of Americans know little else about how creditworthiness is determined, a new survey shows....

3 Illinois insurers liquidated after 10-year process

December 24, 2018 at 1:48 a.m.

A decade after they began to wind down operations, a group of three insurers doing business in Illinois is being liquidated. Illinois Department of Insurance Director Andrew Boron said liquidation...

Applebee’s to close 8 Chicago-area restaurants

December 24, 2018 at 1:44 a.m.

At least eight of Applebee's 33 restaurants in the Chicago area are expected to close as its local franchisee seeks to reorganize its operations in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a spokesman...

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