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Edeline Ortiz sorts through peppermints at Primrose Candy on Jan. 13, 2010, in Chicago. (Yvette Marie Dostatni/for the baiduhai)

Primrose Candy, a century-old Chicago confectionery, files for bankruptcy protection

January 29, 2026 at 10:56 a.m.

A century-old, family-owned Chicago candy manufacturer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking to keep its Northwest Side factory churning out assorted fruit-flavored starlights, lemonade drops and buttery toffee.

Grubhub's Super Bowl ad pans along a dining table filled with trays of food as an announcer delivers the mangled idiom, “This February, one food delivery app will finally put their mouth where their money is.” (Grubhub)

Grubhub will air its first Super Bowl ad, directed by Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos

January 27, 2026 at 12:59 p.m.

Grubhub released a 15-second teaser of its ad, which also represents the Super Bowl debut for absurdist Greek film director Yorgos Lanthimos.

Dino Zavoli reads the Daily Herald at Encore Village on April 8, 2025, in Schaumburg. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)

Daily Herald, longtime suburban Chicago newspaper, notifies state of potential sale

January 20, 2026 at 7:31 p.m.

The publisher of the Daily Herald filed notice with the state earlier this month that it is considering a sale of the northwest suburban newspaper.

The power lines that run northeast of 75th Street in Hodgkins are part of the ComEd power distribution system that connects the nuclear plants in Will County to the city. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)

ComEd submits new $15.3B, four-year grid plan to the state to meet increased electric demand

January 20, 2026 at 2:50 p.m.

Girding for everything from the proliferation of data centers and EVs to catastrophic weather events, ComEd has unveiled its next four-year grid plan, the utility’s blueprint for the future of...

An Italian beef and sausage combo by Mr. Beef is prepared Sept. 4, 2025, as the Chicago Bears showcase food offerings at Soldier Field. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago Bears’ playoff run means big postseason business for Soldier Field food service

January 16, 2026 at 2:58 p.m.

Chicago-based Levy is firing up its team of more than 1,200 mostly seasonal food service workers again this week to sate 60,000 boisterous Bears fans Sunday at Soldier Field.

Construction continues on the Bally's Chicago casino at the Tribune's former Freedom Center printing facility site along the Chicago River, Jan. 7, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Bally’s Chicago pushes back opening to 2027, seeks 12-month extension on temporary casino

January 15, 2026 at 4:52 p.m.

State Rep. Kam Buckner introduced a bill Thursday to add up to another 12 months to the temporary license. That would give Bally’s Chicago until September 2027 to open its...

Leila Rahimi talks about the Bears and other Chicago teams on WSCR-AM 670 The Score, Jan. 4, 2023. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Chicago AM sports station The Score to add FM simulcast in February

January 14, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

The Score, the longtime Chicago sports radio leader which launched as a daytime-only AM station more than three decades ago, is adding an FM simulcast.

McDonald's McRib sandwich. (Paul J. Richards/Getty-AFP)

McDonald’s faces class-action fraud lawsuit over claimed lack of ‘actual rib meat’ in McRib

January 13, 2026 at 12:51 p.m.

The lawsuit, filed last month in Chicago federal court, alleges false and deceptive marketing of the McRib.

Nicor workers Larry Voight, left, Mike Jourdan and Dylan Klatt work on placing the yellow gas line underground at a new subdivision on Nov. 2, 2022, in Aurora. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Nicor Gas seeks $221 million rate increase for suburban Chicago customers

January 9, 2026 at 4:14 p.m.

Nicor Gas filed a $221 million rate increase request Friday with the Illinois Commerce Commission to continue replacing and repairing transmission pipelines and aging equipment, according to a news release.

Vehicles drive past the Bally’s Chicago casino at Medinah Temple, Jan. 6, 2026. Bally’s opened the temporary facility in River North on Sept. 9, 2023. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

New casino openings for Bally’s Chicago and Hollywood Aurora set to change gambling landscape in 2026

January 9, 2026 at 6:33 p.m.

Chicago-area casinos are coming off a big year in 2025, as three new facilities boosted revenue and brought millions of additional players to the tables and slot machines.

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