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FDA, CDC investigating Fresh Express facility in Streamwood after bagged salads sold at major retailers sicken more than 200 people

June 30, 2020 at 2:34 p.m.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is inspecting a Fresh Express production facility in Streamwood, after bagged salads made there and sold at chains like Jewel, Aldi and Walmart were...

Quaker Oats getting rid of Aunt Jemima, citing ‘racial stereotype.’ Uncle Ben’s and Mrs. Butterworth’s may be next.

June 18, 2020 at 10:56 a.m.

The Aunt Jemima brand, which has graced syrup and other products for more than 130 years, is being retired. And the Uncle Ben's brand of rice and side dishes, along...

Quaker Oats Co., con sede en Chicago, una unidad de PepsiCo, anunció el miércoles que primero eliminará la imagen del empaque de Aunt Jemima.

Quaker Oats dice adiós a Aunt Jemima

June 17, 2020 at 10:10 a.m.

La marca Aunt Jemima, que ha adornado el jarabe y otros productos por más de 130 años, será retirada. Quaker Oats Co., con sede en Chicago, una unidad de PepsiCo,...

Traders work on the floor of the CBOE Global Markets Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in Chicago. (Erin Hooley/baiduhai)

CBOE to reopen trading floor, but with far fewer traders and a lot more rules

May 27, 2020 at 9:33 a.m.

The CBOE Options Exchange's trading floor, closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus, will reopen June 8 in Chicago with a host of new rules and likely far fewer traders....

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency operations vehicle is seen April 3, 2020, parked outside McCormick Place in Chicago.

Radiologists group pulls November meeting — and 50,000 attendees — from Chicago

May 26, 2020 at 2:52 p.m.

Just a few weeks ago, The Radiological Society of North America was undecided about whether it would go ahead as planned with its annual meeting at McCormick Place, an event...

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, file photo, people walk past a Potbelly Sandwich shop in New York. (AP Photo/Tali Arbel, File)

Potbelly to return $10 million PPP loan, following lead of other restaurant chains and a warning from the feds to public companies

April 27, 2020 at 2:48 p.m.

Potbelly Corp. said Saturday it would return the $10 million it received from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, a decision that followed days of backlash for it and other publicly...

Trump Tower in Chicago on Wednesday, June 6, 2018.

Employees at Trump hotel in Chicago among thousands in Illinois laid off in March because of coronavirus

April 3, 2020 at 8:30 a.m.

Almost 300 employees at the Trump International Hotel & Tower were among more than 14,000 layoffs reported to the state in March, most of them related to the new coronavirus'...

The Whole Foods in the 1500 block of North Kingsbury Street in Chicago is low on toilet paper and other related supplies on March 12, 2020.

Looking for hand sanitizer? Get ready for a marathon hunt.

March 12, 2020 at 4:27 p.m.

Planning to stock up on hand sanitizer and other household essentials over the weekend? Good luck. Shoppers concerned about the coronavirus outbreak — or the prospect of being holed up...

An empty booth is seen at Pittcon, an annual convention of lab scientists that took place at McCormick Place in Chicago last week. It was one of a number of booths left empty because of coronavirus travel restrictions kept vendors away. A fourth large event planned for Chicago has been called off because of concerns about the new coronavirus.

Chicago losing out on almost 100,000 visitors this month as another big event — the fourth — cancels because of coronavirus worries

March 9, 2020 at 12:06 p.m.

The American College of Cardiology on Monday canceled its annual event scheduled to take place later this month in Chicago, the fourth sizable show that has been called off in...

Anixter accepts Wesco’s $4.5B buyout offer, ending bidding war for Glenview company

January 13, 2020 at 3:47 p.m.

Anixter International announced plans early Monday to be acquired by Wesco International for $4.5 billion, creating an electrical and data communications distribution company with $17 billion in annual revenues. The...

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