Illinois unemployment rate lowest since 2008
Illinois unemployment fell for the third straight month in May, bringing unemployment down to its lowest level since November 2008, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the Bureau of...
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Danville, Ill. the cheapest place to live in the U.S.
Danville, Ill. is the cheapest place to live in the United States, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Two other Illinois metro areas also ranked among the top...
Illinois unemployment rate falls to 7.9% in April, lowest since 2008
The Illinois unemployment rate fell to 7.9 percent last month, marking its lowest point since 2008 and the largest monthly decline since data was first collected in 1976. The data...
Bank uncovers Chicago taxi data breach
Elk Grove Village-based First American Bank has filed a complaint with the City of Chicago resulting from what it calls a "pattern of fraudulent transactions" on consumers' debit and credit...
Study finds best day of week to pump gas
The cheapest day to pump gasoline isn't what you might think, according to a study by gas price-tracking site GasBuddy.com. Using price trends over the last four years, GasBuddy said...
Sears to close flagship Loop location in April
The flagship Sears store in the heart of the Loop will soon be gone, one of the most notable casualties of years of declining sales and heavy competition for a...
Sears shares tumble after disappointing holiday sales
Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. continued to slide Friday as investors reacted to another batch of declining store sales the day before. After falling 3 percent during the regular session...
Midway, O’Hare rank last in on-time departures
Midway ranked last among the country's biggest airports at getting passengers in the air on-time through the first 10 months of the year, the government said Thursday. Midway's on-time departure...
Airline to keep name on United Center for 20 more years
The United Center and its namesake airline on Wednesday announced a new sponsorship deal that will retain the stadium's name for the next 20 years. Financial terms of the deal...
Ulta shares sink more than 20%, to 6-month low
Ulta Beauty shares lost almost a quarter of their value Friday, as investors reacted to the beauty retailer's disappointing earnings expectations and third-quarter results that improved but still fell short...