10 firms chosen to get business help from supercomputer
Rick Delawder's company specializes in coatings that prevent rust and applies them on parts for Ford, Caterpillar, Deere and Chrysler. But every 100 times or so, the angle of the...
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Proposed fracking rules in Illinois raise ire of environmentalists
Proposed rules for horizontal hydraulic fracturing, made public Friday by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, are raising the ire of environmental groups who contend the rules would weaken key...
State issues draft regulations governing oil, natural gas fracking
Proposed rules for horizontal hydraulic fracturing, released Friday by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, are raising the ire of environmental groups who say the draft would undo key components...
City infrastructure trust eyes ComEd efficiency fund
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's infrastructure trust wants to tap into fees customers pay on their electricity bills to help fund energy efficient building projects that the city is trying to bankroll...
City infrastructure trust eyes ComEd efficiency fund
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's infrastructure trust wants to tap into fees customers pay on their electricity bills to help fund energy efficient building projects that the city is trying to bankroll...
Parisian style, and good people-watching too
Out to Lunch: Pierrot Gourmet 108 E. Superior St., Chicago 312-573-6749, chicago.peninsula.com Who eats: Laptop-toting businesspeople, ladies who lunch, Peninsula Hotel guests Why eat: European-style cafe (complete with Parisian-style rotisserie...
Chicago to make it faster, cheaper to add solar power
Chicago is getting a new, streamlined process for solar installations that policymakers hope will lead to more panels on more roofs. City officials say the reforms -- developed with a...
State Street group aims to help homeless, improve shopping district
On a good day, William Brewer said tourists and shoppers toss $70 to $90 into his cup as he stands outside the Garrett Popcorn Shop near State and Madison streets...
Midwest Generation’s coal-fired power plants acquired
New Jersey-based NRG Energy Inc. announced Friday it plans to buy Edison Mission Energy, parent of Illinois coal plant owner Midwest Generation, for $2.6 billion. As part of the deal,...
Dominick’s ready to check out
Whether they're shopping for Swiss cheese on sale or organic kale, not enough Chicago-area consumers are doing it at Dominick's. Safeway Inc. said Thursday it is giving up on its...