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<p>Willis Tower in Chicago is one of the city's top tourism spots. The Illinois Office of Tourism will open offices in China and Mexico to attract foreign visitors and help boost the state’s tourism industry, officials announced Monday.</p>

Illinois Office of Tourism to expand to Mexico and China

December 18, 2018 at 1:10 a.m.

The Illinois Office of Tourism will open offices in China and Mexico to attract foreign visitors and help boost the state’s tourism industry, officials announced Monday. The government agency will...

Unemployment in the Chicago area fell in September, offering an encouraging sign for the local economy. The unemployment rate fell in all Illinois metro areas.

Unemployment rates fall in Chicago and all other Illinois metro areas

December 18, 2018 at 12:41 a.m.

September unemployment rates dropped in every Illinois metro area compared with a year before, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of Employment and Security. The Chicago-Naperville-Arlington...

An array of creative colorful Bucketfeet shoes are displayed Feb. 3, 2015, at the company's headquarters in Chicago. E-commerce retailer Threadless has acquired Bucketfeet and will produce its on-demand shoes.

E-commerce company Threadless acquires shoe brand Bucketfeet

December 18, 2018 at 12:09 a.m.

Threadless, a Chicago-based online artist community and e-commerce website, has acquired shoe brand Bucketfeet and will begin producing on-demand footwear, officials announced Monday. Founded in 2000, Threadless is an online...

Chicago-based Northern Trust has announced a plan to cut $250 million in costs by 2020, but bank officials won't say if the move will result in layoffs.

Northern Trust launches $250 million cost-cutting initiative

June 1, 2018 at 8:46 p.m.

Chicago-based Northern Trust has announced a plan to cut $250 million in costs by 2020, but bank officials won't say if the move will result in layoffs. On Wednesday, Northern...

UPS workers sort packages as they roll down the conveyer belt at the smalls sorting area at the UPS facility in Hodgkins, Monday, Sept 25, 2017. Illinois' unemployment rate stayed at 5 percent in September.

Illinois’ unemployment rate unchanged at 5 percent in September

June 1, 2018 at 8:50 p.m.

Illinois lost 10,800 jobs in September, but the state's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5 percent, the Illinois Department of Employment Security said Thursday. The state's unemployment rate is 0.8...

Financial analyst who worked at Chicago firm pleads guilty to insider trading

June 1, 2018 at 9:21 p.m.

A 43-year-old financial analyst pleaded guilty Wednesday to securities fraud and faces up to 18 months in federal prison for an insider trading scheme that netted him about $143,000. Jason...

The state legislature in July overrode Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto to adopt a budget that increased the state's flat-rate individual income tax from 3.75 to 4.95 percent. Increases in the individual and corporate income taxes were a factor in the state slipping one notch in a recent tax ranking.

Report: Illinois ranks 29th in tax climate for business

June 1, 2018 at 9:52 p.m.

Illinois' tax code ranks 29th among the 50 states in its neutrality and transparency, dropping a spot from last year's ranking due to rate increases on individual and corporate income,...

Mariana Castro, as Gabi Castillo, left, and Juan Pablo-Ocasio, as Coyote, right, rehearse a scene from the play 'Augusta and Noble.'

DePaul students explore immigrant fears, anxieties in ‘Augusta and Noble’

December 18, 2018 at 12:20 a.m.

A street sign marking the corner of Augusta Boulevard and Noble Street adorns the stage at Merle Reskin Theatre — a nod to the West Town community that inspired DePaul...

Parkway Bank buys naming rights to Rosemont entertainment district

June 2, 2018 at 12:15 a.m.

Parkway Bank has acquired the naming rights to Rosemont's 13-venue entertainment district and will rebrand the area as Parkway Bank Park, officials announced Wednesday. Currently called MB Financial Park, the...

An excavator scoops up piles of debris from the streets of Roseau, Dominica, as clean up and rebuilding efforts from the destruction caused by Hurricane Maria continues. Adtalem Global Education has relocated its storm-ravaged medical school on Dominica to a cruise ship.

After hurricanes, Caribbean-based medical school to resume classes — on cruise ship

June 2, 2018 at 12:42 a.m.

In the wake of Hurricane Maria, Adtalem Global Education has turned to an unconventional facility to house its storm-ravaged Caribbean medical school campus: a cruise ship. Classes will resume Monday...

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