Corilyn Shropshire

New federal rules are requiring Illinois jobless benefit recipients to fill out additional paper work and submit to in-person interviews or risk losing their benefits, the state announced Wednesday. The...

The future of the Chicago Park District's nonprofit arm is in question, as a result of a new deal with Lollapalooza promoters. "Over the next 60 days, we will be...

Chicago celebrity chef Graham Elliot, of Michelin-rated restaurant Graham Elliot and Grahamwich By Graham Elliot, is being sued by a former waiter who claims Elliot denied him minimum wage. Gregory...

A Sears in Galesburg, Ill., is among the 10 stores that the company said will stop selling apparel in favor of more popular items such as mattresses and recliners. The...

Marjorie M. Scardino has been elected to chair the board of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.Scardino, who has served on MacAthur's 15-member board since 2005, will begin...

The University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute has received a $1.5 million gift to launch an initiative aimed at studying the economic and policy impact of oil and alternative transportation...

Retrofit LLC, A Chicago-based startup that uses wireless technology and video conferencing to help clients lose weight, has raised $2.7 million in financing from investors lead by I2A Fund. The...

A Cicero bar owner is being sued for allegedly allowing the public performance of chart-topping songs such as Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and Eminem and Rihanna's "Love the way you...

The Chicago Board Options Exchange has launched a new tool designed to track the volatility of the CBOE Volatility Index.The new "VIX of VIX" index which, as the name implies,...