Robert Reed

Chicago is in the running for Amazon's second corporate headquarters and local CEOs could be asking themselves "Why should I help a fierce competitor?" It's a tough question, one that...

An effort to protect Illinois borrowers from abusive and predatory student loan practices is at death's door, and it needs to be jolted back to life. However, resuscitation requires state...

Fans of community activist and Nobel Prize winner Jane Addams admire her legacy of advocating for the underprivileged people in Chicago and beyond. But what they've never done is associate...

As Hurricane Harvey's floodwaters course through residential communities in parts of Texas and Louisiana, homeowners are bracing for another type of torrent: Expensive repair bills. Exacerbating this already infuriating and...

It's a big corporate deal that just doesn't pass the smell test. I'm referring to Sinclair Broadcast Group's estimated $4 billion bid to acquire Chicago-based Tribune Media. The proposed acquisition...

If you're waiting longer these days to get an appointment with an electrician, plumber or carpenter, don't blame it only on summer vacations. There's a growing shortage of these skilled...

Being a local small-business owner is one of the tougher ways to scratch out a living. Lately, however, that task is getting a little easier. A growing economy, which saw...