Kathy Bergen

DePaul University appears to be weighing a site west of Lincoln Park for a Blue Demons men's basketball arena, signaling that a site near McCormick Place is not necessarily its...

Jerry Roper, the high-profile voice of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce for 20 years, will retire by year-end, the organization announced Thursday. Roper, 72, will remain as president and CEO...

Jerry Roper, the high-profile voice of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce for the last 20 years, will retire by year-end, the organization announced Thursday. Roper, 72, will remain at the...

Business leaders have raised $33 million to fund anti-violence programs, pushing past their 50-yard line just ahead of first lady Michelle Obama's planned visit Wednesday to boost the effort. "It's...

An international array of airport investors and operators have shown interest in developing bids to privatize Midway Airport, the city announced Friday evening.Sixteen parties responded to the city's "request for...

Global Experience Specialists, a contractor that sets up shows at McCormick Place, was cited with four alleged safety violations by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Thursday in relation...

McCormick Place officials, along with Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Gov. Pat Quinn, announced plans early Tuesday to acquire land and build a second hotel neighboring the convention center. But the...

A group of Chicago tourism officials and civic supporters who want to give the city's image and economy a boost is examining a slate of ideas for new attractions and...

Stephen S. Beitler was a Green Beret, building roads in Panama, parachuting into harm's way and testifying on Capitol Hill. He took on strategic roles at Helene Curtis and later...

Plans to launch a University of Illinois-affiliated technology research center in Chicago will be unveiled Thursday — the latest regional effort to stem an exodus of high-tech brainpower and entrepreneurship...