Chicagoans can now take Uber carpools with pre-tax commuter benefits
Some Uber riders can now use pre-tax dollars to pay for carpool rides in Chicago. The ride-hailing company said Wednesday it has expanded a program that allows riders to use...
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Bow Truss closures leave some employees ready to move on
Employees of Bow Truss coffee shops say many still haven't been paid since Chicago locations were closed last week — and some are now looking to "move on." Holly Kent-Payne,...
Illinois biometrics lawsuits may help define rules for Facebook, Google
It's annoying enough when hackers get your credit card number and you have to change it. But what would you have to do if they got your thumbprint? Biometric identifiers...
Bow Truss closes Chicago locations as coffee chain fails to pay many employees
All local locations of Bow Truss, the Chicago-based upscale coffee roaster and cafe chain, were closed Thursday as the business scrambled to pay employees and rent. Founder Phil Tadros confirmed...
Tempus adds former NantHealth exec as chief medical officer
Tempus, the Chicago-based genomics startup led by Groupon co-founder Eric Lefkofsky ?, is adding a former NantHealth executive to its company. Tempus announced this week that Dr. Gary Palmer is...
Snapchat Spectacles land at Lincoln Park Zoo
Spectacles, the video-recording sunglasses from the maker of Snapchat, are back in Illinois. On Wednesday morning, a Snapbot vending machine opened at the Lincoln Park Zoo, where it will dispense...
Mac & Mia, a Trunk Club-style service for kids, raises $3M in seed funding
Mac & Mia, a Chicago-based children's apparel service founded by the widow of NFL star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman, has raised $3 million in seed funding and added a...
Chicago.com gets a new owner: the Chicago Community Trust
Chicago.com, the local website and domain service that offers Chicagoans vanity email addresses, has a new owner: the Chicago Community Trust. Sun-Times owner Wrapports has owned Chicago.com since 2013, when...
Thinkorswim founders bring new online brokerage to Chicago: Meet Tastyworks
A familiar group of founders is bringing a new online broker to town. The new platform, Tastyworks, launched this week and comes from the founders of broker Thinkorswim, which Kristi...
CloudCraze raises $20M to grow Chicago-based B2B commerce company
CloudCraze, a Chicago-based tech company that helps companies sell anything from beer to cement in business-to-business transactions, has raised $20 million in Series A funding. CloudCraze's platform, which lets businesses...