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Wesco raises its bid for Glenview-based Anixter to $100 a share, but the door is open for a higher offer

January 9, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.

Anixter International announced Thursday that it favors an increased takeover offer from Wesco International valued at about $4.5 billion. The decision comes a week after the company agreed to a...

It’s Girl Scout cookie time. Here’s why they look different this year.

January 9, 2020 at 9:27 a.m.

The Girl Scouts launched cookie sales this month with a new lemony treat baked with empowering messages meant to promote female entrepreneurship. The crispy Lemon-Ups cookie will come with eight...

Bidding war escalates with new $4.5 billion cash and stock offer to buy Glenview-based Anixter

January 3, 2020 at 4:06 p.m.

The bidding war for Glenview-based Anixter International continued Friday with a new $97 per share cash-and-stock offer valued at $4.5 billion from industrial parts supplier Wesco International Inc. The proposal...

Buses from the Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co. carrying the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs, make their way south on Michigan Avenue, Nov. 4, 2016 during a massive parade held in their honor.

Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co. to shut down after New Year’s Eve

December 30, 2019 at 4:31 p.m.

Chicago Trolley & Double Decker Co., which carried thousands of sightseeing tourists through the city and played a role in several citywide celebrations, will offer its last ride Dec. 31....

Actors Diana Oshiro, left, and Irene Currie, right, joke using ethnic slurs during a rehearsal for a training about harassment in the workplace on Dec. 20, 2019, in Bartlett. They work for a company called Valuable Resources Co., which trains employees about workplace harassment, sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination.

New state law requires companies to train employees on how to recognize, prevent sexual harassment

December 31, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

Companies will be required to provide annual workplace training on how to recognize and prevent sexual harassment or face hefty fines under a new state law that takes effect Jan....

Weed businesses flourish. Minimum wage rises to $15. Boeing grapples with 737 Max crisis. Chicago’s top 10 business stories of 2019.

December 27, 2019 at 12:51 p.m.

With a new governor and mayor, several pieces of legislation passed this year that created business opportunities for Chicago in the marijuana and gambling industries. But not everything was about...

Ann & Robert Lurie Children's Hospital is notifying some patients that their medical records were accessed by an employee who didn't have a business reason to view the files, the hospital said Thursday.

Special software can help the blind access the internet, but not every website supports it. A wave of lawsuits is pushing to change that.

December 21, 2019 at 1:43 p.m.

Jose Martinez has been thwarted when buying concert tickets online. He changed banks after finding his financial institution's mobile app wouldn't work for him. Sometimes, when he can't finalize a...

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