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With public bus and rail service set to be slashed Sunday, Mayor Daley on Thursday pressured unions representing CTA workers to make contract concessions to avert the cuts. But union...

The U.S. economy, emerging from a "very deep" recession, could grow more rapidly in 2010 than current forecasts suggest, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said Thursday....

Worker productivity rose more than expected in the fourth quarter as companies squeezed more output from their employees. The Labor Department said that productivity rose by a seasonally adjusted 6.2...

Changes on Pluto Newly released Hubble Space Telescope photos show Pluto is changing color and its ice sheets are shifting. That's got astronomers surprised. Murphy autopsy results Brittany Murphy died...

Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages rose slightly this week, inching above 5 percent, Freddie Mac said. The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was 5.01 percent this week, up...

Noah to rest injured foot The Bulls have opted to rest Joakim Noah and the plantar fasciitis in his left foot at least through the All-Star break, and Noah is...

Although they didn't spend huge amounts, shoppers turned out at the nation's malls in January, helping retailers record solid sales for the notoriously sluggish month. Retail sales increased 3.3 percent...

Clarence Ervin had panhandled on Chicago Transit Authority trains all night, and he looked like it. Cold and bleary-eyed, he said he was afraid of getting caught -- a surprising...

A new ban prohibits parade participants in Naperville from tossing candy and other items from floats. The ban was approved 5-3 Wednesday night. Parade organizers are to enforce the policy...

With a criminal charge looming, Michael Jackson's doctor is negotiating his surrender to L.A. authorities, his attorney said Thursday. A statement from Ed Chernoff said he was negotiating with the...