- McDonald's same-store sales miss expectations in November
- Fortune Brands plans to split into 3 companies
- Tribune Co. creditors sue law firm Katten Muchin, others, seeking to reclaim funds
- Kaplan Higher Education cutting 185 Chicago jobs
- Fortune Brands plans to split into 3 companies: report
- Tribune Co. creditors sue in attempt to reclaim funds
- Bank executive sentenced to 63 months for fraud
- Rep. Shimkus denied Energy and Commerce panel leadership
- Mayor candidate Emanuel won't say if his kids will attend public school
- Number of women-owned firms sets Illinois, Cook ahead of nation
- Rep. Shimkus awaits word on Energy and Commerce panel leadership
- CBOE CEO Brodsky open to acquisitions
- United moves up to third-best in on-time performance
- Employers ‘slightly more optimistic about hiring' in 1Q
- Landauer's acquisitions hit earns while boosting sales
- Illinois Tool Works to buy Rain-X from Shell Oil
- Corn Products plans to sink up to $100M in Brazil
- Wintrust Financial prices $296.2M equity offering
- Caterpillar sees new jobs in U.S. trade deal with S. Korea
- Abbott, others agree to pay to settle federal charges of price inflation
- Fifth Third names new Chicago president
- Nicor buyer AGL vows to keep workers, but don't expect lower gas rates
- DeVry says new enrollments down at some of its schools
- Nicor to be acquired for $2.4 billion in cash and stock
- Northern Trust to use capital for smaller deals, CEO says
- Nicor to be acquired for $2.4 billion
- Huron Consulting to see Q4 charge after settling suit for $38M
- Groupon taps Euro RSCG Chicago to boost customer marketing
- Midas continues to see sales increases in Oct., Nov.
- Wintrust poised to repay TARP
- Bond sale not enough to help Illinois plans, Moody's says
- Tribune Co. reorg plan packet won't include strongly worded letter: judge
- Nicor stock rises on merger talk
- Old Orchard to debut 'green' food court
- Boeing pauses 787 assembly; United pushes back 1st Dreamliner flight
- Boeing has temporary stop on assembling 787s
- United has Hong Kong rival with Cathay's new O'Hare route
- Oprah turns to Dickens for book club choice
- Discover Financial sued by Minnesota's top lawyer over charges
- Comcast outage causes lingering problems for Internet customers
- Abbott hired doctor banned by hospital: report
- Sara Lee completes sale of units to Unilever
- Schaumburg drug firm seeks up to $100 million in IPO
- Kraft seeks injunction against Starbucks
- Groupon rejects Google buyout offer
- Groupon rejects Google buyout offer: reports
- Chicago-area firms tell state they plan to cut 450 jobs
- Groupon board split on Google offer
- Groupon rejects Google buyout offer: report
- CME initiates margins on energy option products
- Group-buying site eWinWin sues Groupon for patent infringement
- Sun-Times Media closing 7 Pioneer Press suburban weeklies
- 'Super Bowl Shuffle' owner sues Viacom
- Tribune creditors sue CFO Bigelow to recoup $1.6M
- Guv. Quinn skeptical of gambling expansion, undecided on pension bill
- Boeing 787 supplier signals Dreamliner delays
- Retail’s holiday cheer muted by jobless numbers
- Sen. Durbin backs deficit-cutting plan
- Walgreen's November sales up 3.2%
- Integrys mulls offer for Nicor
- Former CBOT chief Bernard Dan joins Sun Holdings
- Chicago locks can stay open over Asian carp
- Playboy about to open club in Cancun
- Nicor seeking a buyer: report
- Motorola shares fall on warning of lower 1Q cell phone sales
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- SXC to buy specialty pharmacy company for $100 million
- CBOE Futures Exchange's November was busiest month ever
- Pair of energy plant bills on hold in Legislature
- Motorola unit buys 4Home software firm
- Boeing's bigger jets approved by Southwest Airlines' pilots
- CME Group rises on analyst upgrade
- Chicago blue chips gain on Dow surge
- Fifth Third to pay $9.5M to settle overdraft suit
- Fed says Chicago economic growth picking up strength
- Verizon launching 4G service in Chicago Sunday
- Motorola names directors on Solutions unit board
- Northern Trust buys California investment adviser Waterline Partners
- Chicago Convention and Tourism chief Tim Roby resigns
- Groupon board to meet by phone to discuss Google offer: WSJ
- Tenaska's 'clean coal' plant passes in state House vote
- Motorola to split into two Jan. 4
- Google's FeedBurner, YouTube buys could hint at Groupon roadmap
- South Side gas plant passes state House; utility warns of higher heating bills
- Chicago wants more time on Midway privatization from FAA
- CBOE extends trading hours for volatility index futures
- Tenaska's 'clean coal' plant narrowly misses state House OK
- Google's Feedburner buy could hint at Groupon roadmap
- Emanuel's mayoral bid faces 21 challenges as filing deadline looms
- Groupon mulls selling to Google for $5.3B: reports
- Investors inhale Illinois' $1.5B tobacco bonds
- Trader Joe's plans new grocery store in South Loop
- Illinois' popular tobacco bonds sale closing today
- Wall Street Journal, NY Times say Google close to buying Groupon for $5.3B
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- Wall Street Journal, NY Times say Google close to buying Groupon
- Continental Airlines, Teamsters have tentative labor contract
- Tribune bankruptcy judge asks firms to revise competing reorg plans
- Kraft begins $1B tender offer for its notes
- Groupon, Google mum on latest deal report
- Alberto Culver settles suit over takeover: lawyers
- Michelin blessing could mean 25% bump for one-star restaurants
- Rep. Roskam gets GOP leadership position in new Congress
- Sara Lee to buy Brazilian coffee company
- optionsXpress to pay special $259M dividend
- Kraft's conflict with Starbucks escalates
- Regional Transportation Authority finds abuse in senior free-ride program
- Rahm Emanuel's mayoral run faces 5 petition challenges
- Chicago auctioning Blackhawks, White Sox World Series banners for charity
- Boeing, rival Airbus mull output hikes for popular jets
- Boeing expects to issue revised 787 program soon
- Tenaska's 'clean coal' power plant gets jolt with bill
- CBOE's $300M offer to buy shares sees heavy demand
- Chicago unemployment falls 1.5 points to 8.9%
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- Abbott Labs' India units to merge
- Deere outlook misses Wall Street forecast, profit beats expectations
- CME sees 3 senior employees resign in Asia
- Deere outlook misses Wall Street forecast, profit beats
- Citadel subpoenaed in federal insider trading probe: reports
- Tribune Co.'s unsecured creditors can file uncensored suit in bankruptcy case
- Thanksgiving Eve has grown into one of the hottest bar nights of the year
- Robert Feder's media blog pulls up stakes on Vocalo
- Hedge fund Balyasny Asset Management in federal probe, Journal reports