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Want to see Willis Tower’s Skydeck from the outside?

June 5, 2018 at 12:13 p.m.

Willis Tower is getting a face-lift that might allow thrill-seeking visitors to unleash their inner Spider-Man. The 110-story landmark skyscraper's owner, Blackstone Group, plans a $20 million upgrade to its...

First step to new CTA rail cars: Build the factory in Chicago

June 5, 2018 at 1:45 p.m.

Construction is expected to begin in Chicago this week on a Chinese state-owned rail company's assembly plant that will produce up to 846 new rail cars for the Chicago Transit...

Workers plant trees May 26, 2015, on one of the many access ramps leading to The 606.

Aldermen want to ‘put a brake’ on gentrification along The 606

June 5, 2018 at 4:13 p.m.

Tearing down older homes or turning two-flats into single-family homes could get more expensive in neighborhoods along the western part of The 606 trail. Aldermen Proco "Joe" Moreno, 1st, and...

In this Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, shoppers walk into a Sears store in Pittsburgh. Sears Holdings Corp. on Thursday, March 9, 2017, reported a loss of $607 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

Sears lost $607 million last quarter, but Wall Street still likes it

June 5, 2018 at 3:58 p.m.

Sears shares rose nearly 7 percent Thursday after the flailing retailer reported fourth-quarter and year-end earnings that beat Wall Street's expectations. However, that doesn't mean that revenues and income at...

New dean at U. of C.’s Booth School of Business: Stanford’s Madhav Rajan

June 5, 2018 at 4:27 p.m.

The University of Chicago's Booth School of Business has named a new dean, Stanford accounting scholar Madhav Rajan. Rajan, who will join the school July 1, is currently the Robert...

Chicago man’s tweet about widow of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen costs him job

June 5, 2018 at 6:14 p.m.

Another day, another tweet that cost someone their job. Before President Donald Trump gave his speech to Congress Tuesday, Chicagoan Daniel Grilo had a job at a financial firm. The...

Amber is the new clear for Oberweis Dairy’s milk in grocery stores

June 5, 2018 at 6:42 p.m.

A two-year quest began after Jim Oberweis, the father of dairy CEO Joe Oberweis, picked up a bottle of the family's milk at a grocery and noticed it tasted funny....

As construction continues at 1230 N. Burling in Chicago, debris falls in front of a mural depicting Cabrini-Green buildings floating on clouds inside one of the units.

CHA gives Texas developer green light to build homes on Cabrini-Green site

June 5, 2018 at 8:43 p.m.

A Texas-based company has been tapped to develop more than 480 units of mixed-income housing on 6.9 acres of the former Cabrini-Green public housing complex. On Tuesday, the Chicago Housing...

Some Against the Grain pet food voluntarily recalled over contamination fears

June 5, 2018 at 10:41 p.m.

The Wheeling-based owners of Against the Grain Pet Food have voluntarily recalled one lot of their Pulled Beef product over fears of potential contamination with the sedative pentobarbital. The owners,...

The athletic wear company Under Armour disclosed Thursday that data tied to its fitness app was breached this year, affecting 150 million user accounts.

Nordstrom, Under Armour and Netflix: Do #boycotts work?

June 6, 2018 at 12:27 a.m.

Attention boycotters: Your #boycott brand-of-the-day efforts may not even matter. Especially these days, since the boycotts, experts say, are constantly changing and unlikely to impact a company's bottom line unless...

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