Burger 21 to open in Schaumburg
How many burger joints can Chicagoland stomach? Apparently, at least one more. Two entrepreneurs with a McDonald's pedigree have signed a franchise agreement to open Illinois' first Burger 21 in...
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Survey: Workplace preferences similar across generations
Those funky millennial-centric workplaces with white board walls for collaborative brainstorming? Turns out they appeal to Generation Xers and baby boomers just as much. A new study by CBRE Group,...
Exelon profit rises on higher utility sales
Chicago-based Exelon's profit rose 26 percent in the third quarter on higher revenue at its regulated utilities. The country's largest owner of nuclear power plants, Exelon reported net income of...
Exelon behind pro-nuclear website in Illinois
Exelon Corp. has stepped up lobbying in its effort to have state legislators reward the company's six nuclear plants in Illinois for producing electric power without emitting greenhouse gases. Three...
Argonne battery roadshow aims to connect with industry
CHAMPAIGN — The national battery research hub at Argonne National Laboratory kicked off a roadshow last week to share what it has learned so far in its quest to build...
Southern Illinois residents rally, wait for fracking
Wayne Woolsey, an oilman since 1958, says he has core samples pulled from deep below the shale rock here that "look awful promising," comparable to what has been found elsewhere...
Prius pushback: Hybrid inspires some hatred
When people ask Chris Bellios what he drives, he says it's a Toyota — a black one. "The stigma that goes with owning a Prius is palpable," said Bellios, 43,...
Landowners sue over fracking delay
Amy Pollard is one of thousands of landowners in southern Illinois who leased land to oil drillers two years ago for horizontal hydraulic fracturing. By now, she thought the money...
SolarCity offers bonds to public for first time in U.S.
In an attempt to drive more consumers toward solar power, SolarCity is offering $200 million in solar bonds to the public, an option previously only available to institutional investors in...
No fracking without court order: DNR boss
The director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources testified Tuesday that if state legislators do not act to set rules governing horizontal hydraulic fracturing the agency will not issue...