Willis Tower could fetch $1 billion. Now, about that name.
The "Willis" part of Willis Tower came cheap. But the building better not. Commercial real estate broker Eastdil Secured is seeking a record price of more than $1 billion for...
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For Gary mayor, vacant buildings full of promise
Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson knows precisely how many buildings are vacant in her city: 6,902, or about 21 percent. She knows how many buildings are "blighted" and in visible need...
Source: Willis Tower for sale, has likely buyer
Chicago's tallest building could soon have a new owner. The 110-story Willis Tower is for sale and already has a likely buyer, a source said late Tuesday. Commercial real estate...
City Treasurer Kurt Summers thinks he’s got $50 million in pension savings
Four of 11 Chicago and Cook County employee pension funds have signed on to a plan pushed by City Treasurer Kurt Summers to jointly bargain money manager fees. Summers cites...
Harper Reed on being both awesome and Modest
After months of being coy with the media, prominent Chicago technologist Harper Reed is ready to talk about his awesomeness and his new mobile commerce company, Modest, which debuted this...
Uber-ing of things: UberPool, UberEats and an ‘instant response team’
Uber, the ride-hailing giant, announced last week that it had raised another $1 billion, seemingly with the snap of a finger, as part of an expanded round of late-stage venture...
Facebook’s new policy gives users the last word
Last week my cousin Daniel announced on Facebook that he was buying a business in honor of his late brother, David, who died almost two years ago at age 29....
How BP’s Whiting refinery manages as 57 percent of workers strike
From the Chicago Skyway, the flares at BP's Whiting oil refinery look like burning cigarettes balanced upright. They continued to fire this week even as 1,065 workers entered the second...
Sweet dreams and easier days are made of Andrew Johnson app
I love Andrew Johnson's voice. His soothing, Scottish voice, counting me down 10 ... 9 ... 8 ... into "a gentle state of relaxation." Imagine Sean Connery calmly whispering into...
Justice Elena Kagan gives an inside look at the U.S. Supreme Court
Here's a story most don't know about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan. As she planned to leave the Clinton White House in 1999, she wanted to return to the...