Former Chicago Daily News Building, now for sale, deserves landmark protection
It might be hard to believe this unique Art Deco building and plaza could be wrecked and replaced with a shiny new and ...
Shoppers get in holiday spirit on Mag Mile and State Street on Black Friday
The National Retail Federation expected 183.4 million people to shop in U.S. stores and online between Thanksgiving and Cyber ...
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Loop ambassadors work to make Chicago's State Street more welcoming during the holidays
Ambassadors, who wear neon green jackets that indicate they are there to help, patrol the busy stretch of State Street that ...
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Chicago Thanksgiving parade brings ‘the world to State Street’ for the 90th year
The Loop boomed with music with the holiday cheer helping remedy chattering teeth during the chilly, windy parade.
Economy in Chicago region contracts for 12th month in a row
A measure of business conditions in the Chicago region fell in November and the area’s economy contracted for the 12th month in a row, offering little sign of sign of recovery. The Chicago Business ...
Chicago Business Activity Weakens for Second-Straight Month — MNI Indicators
The Chicago Business Barometer, compiled by MNI Indicators, fell to 40.2 in November from 41.6 in October, much weaker than the 44.7 reading expected by economists polled by The Wall Street Journal.
Bob Brody: What my grandfather’s death taught me about ‘the end’
Bob Brody, a consultant and essayist living in Italy, is the author of the memoir “Playing Catch with Strangers: A Family Guy ...
The Abandoned Corner Shops Getting Transformed Into Million-Dollar Homes
Chicago buyers are drawn to old corner shops, bars and liquor stores for their openness, floor to ceiling windows and unique ...
Starbucks forced to pay baristas manually because of ransomware attack on third-party software
A ransomware attack is forcing Starbucks to use pens and paper to track employee hours. The coffee chain says it will make ...
La-Z-Boy opens retail 'experience' in Lincoln Park
La-Z-Boy Inc. said it’s opening a 12,600-square-foot retail "experience" store at 1520 N. Halsted Street in Chicago’s Lincoln ...
Starbucks baristas can't view their schedules after ransomware attack on vendor
Starbucks baristas aren’t able to view and manage their schedules because of a ransomware attack on one of the company’s ...
Rural counties in California and Illinois push to secede from blue states to separate from liberal-run cities: report
A movement in a myriad of rural counties across deep blue states such as Illinois and California to split off and form new ...