50 Illinois companies land on annual Fortune 500 list
Another year, another list of the country's largest and most successful companies. It's the annual Fortune 500 list, which tracks which ones are raking in increasing amounts of money and...
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Sears retirees fear demise of store they loved
The retirees have gathered monthly in a nondescript meeting room in Rosemont for years, patching in conference calls from around the country and reminiscing about the old days when they...
Rosebud Restaurants to pay $1.9 million to settle race discrimination suit
Rosebud Restaurants will pay $1.9 million and establish a program to hire African-Americans as part of a settlement of a 4-year-old federal lawsuit that charged the Chicago-based restaurant chain with...
Crate & Barrel names new CEO a month after previous one left abruptly
Crate & Barrel, whose CEO left abruptly last month, has named a replacement. Neela Montgomery, executive board member at Crate & Barrel's parent company, the Otto Group, will become CEO...
Putting a pet on a plane? Here’s what you need to know
Simon, the rabbit found dead after traveling on a United Airlines international flight this month, highlighted the concerns of pet owners whose animals travel by air, above or below deck....
Water park company that bought Key Lime Cove moves HQ to Chicago
Indoor water park operator Great Wolf Resorts has moved its headquarters to Chicago and plans to expand its operation here, the company announced Wednesday. Great Wolf employs 45 people at...
Crate & Barrel CEO Doug Diemoz out, but company won’t say why
Crate & Barrel's CEO, who is at the center of a lawsuit from rival Restoration Hardware, is out after less than two years at the Northbrook-based retailer. The company confirmed...
Some United competitors taking jabs at airline, but ridicule is not without risk
United Airlines might want to start looking over its shoulder. In the wake of the airline's public relations debacle over the treatment of a passenger, some rivals are coming for...
For Family Video, renting movies is the past, present and definitely part of the future
At a time when Amazon, Apple and Comcast rule the movie rental business, Keith Hoogland is quick to point out that renting videos the old-fashioned way — at an actual...
Illinois car owners who live in minority areas pay more for auto insurance, report says
Chicago millennials Otis Nash and Ryan Hedges have the same auto insurance company and both get discounts for being good drivers. But the similarities end there. Nash, a 26-year-old living...