ComEd customers to get $14 refund on October bills
The average ComEd residential customer can expect to see a credit of about $14 on October's bill. The refunds, which amount to about $80 million overall, were approved Wednesday by...
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Illinoisans give 2% to charity. A little more could mean a lot, says Forefront CEO
Eric Weinheimer stepped into the CEO role at Forefront, formerly the Donors Forum, in 2014 after spending 18 years running the nonprofit Cara Program, which provides job training, job placement...
Chicago ties with Orlando as top choice for convention planners
Move over Cubs, Chicago is also the champion when it comes to the choice locale for destination meetings, conferences and conventions, according to a new survey. Sixty-seven percent of the...
Wisconsin’s aglow with Foxconn announcement, but can Illinois share the spotlight?
Wisconsin, a Rust Belt state known for its beer, Harley-Davidson motorcycles and the Green Bay Packers, is having its moment in the 21st century's manufacturing spotlight. With Wednesday's announcement that...
Rebranding of Public hotel brings back part of famed name: Ambassador
When Ian Schrager bought the landmark Ambassador East hotel in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood in 2010, the plan of the New York City nightclub owner turned hotelier and real estate...
Amazon has more than 50,000 jobs to fill; hiring event planned for Aug. 2
Amazon announced it will conduct job fairs Aug. 2 at its warehouses in Romeoville and Kenosha, Wis., as part of a national hiring day aimed at filling 50,000 jobs across...
Study: More U.S. households renting than at any point since 1965
More U.S. households are headed by renters than at any point since 1965, according to a new Pew Research Center study based on data from the Census Bureau. The number...
It’s ‘make it or break it,’ as new vendors scramble to get noticed at Taste of Chicago
For Doom Street Eats, success at the Taste of Chicago is tied to whether festivalgoers have a hankering for a fancy grilled cheese sandwich made with mac and cheese. It...
Dinner and a movie? Theaters will serve up drinks and dessert, too
Forget the concept of dinner and a movie. Cineplexes these days hope you're planning a evening of cuisine at the movie. With theater attendance essentially flat as consumers binge-watch programs...
40 years after Sears left Homan Square, catalog building gets second life
A national nonprofit housing developer is aiming to bring new life into a North Lawndale community plagued by poverty and crime by transforming the former Sears, Roebuck & Co.'s catalog...