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Illinois doesn't require health care institutions to ensure its employees have received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination, known as MMR.

Should certain companies require employees to be vaccinated?

June 16, 2018 at 12:37 a.m.

The measles outbreak at a KinderCare day care center in Palatine and a separate case involving a student at Elgin Community College has raised questions for employers of all kinds...

"Without views into Wrigley Field there is no rooftop business," according to the lawsuit filed by the owners of two rooftop businesses.

Wrigley rooftop owners go to court to block signs’ installation

August 19, 2019 at 8:02 a.m.

The owners of two Wrigley rooftop businesses went to court Thursday to stop the Cubs from installing a video scoreboard and advertising signs on the outfield walls that will block...

A former director at the Chicago Board of Trade called open outcry trading a choreographed dance.

Nostalgia, but little outcry, over CME decision to close futures pits

June 16, 2018 at 1:33 a.m.

The CME Group's announcement late Wednesday afternoon to close most of its futures trading pits in Chicago and New York evoked a wave of nostalgia. Paul R.T. Johnson Jr., a...

McDonald's is encouraging investors to reject an unsolicited bid from a company to buy up to 1.5 million shares in the fast-food chain.

McDonald’s urges investors to reject mini-tender offer

June 16, 2018 at 1:54 a.m.

McDonald's said Wednesday that it is the target of an unsolicited offer by TRC Capital to buy up to 1.5 million shares, or 0.15 percent of the Oak Brook-based hamburger...

Falling ethanol prices concern producers, corn growers

June 16, 2018 at 1:50 a.m.

A plunge in ethanol prices has added to the anxiety in the Corn Belt. The weekly spot price for ethanol in Iowa fell to $1.27 a gallon in the middle...

Tyson foods acquired Hillshire Brands in August, making the most recent quarter the first full reporting period with its new products.

Tyson sees quick benefits from Hillshire acquisition

June 16, 2018 at 2:43 a.m.

Tyson Foods said Friday the $7.7 billion acquisition of Chicago-based Hillshire Brands is already paying dividends. Tyson, which reported earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 27, said operating income of...

Amazon expands free shipping

April 5, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.

Amazon said it is making it easier for customers to qualify for the minimum $35 order for free shipping. The online retailer began notifying customers Tuesday that it is no...

Chicago’s Ungaretti & Harris merges with Boston law firm

June 16, 2018 at 3:38 a.m.

Chicago's Ungaretti & Harris law firm will end 40 years of independence by merging with the larger Boston-based firm of Nixon Peabody. The firms announced the combination Monday, which will...

Nikesh Patel, chief executive of First Farmers, is being sued by a firm that gave investment advice to the Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund. IMET has also joined the suit against Patel.

Fitch Ratings raises red flags about IMET

June 16, 2018 at 3:59 a.m.

A credit-rating agency has raised red flags with the investment practices of the Illinois Metropolitan Investment Fund, or IMET, after it lost $50.4 million last year. Fitch Ratings' report issued...

The completed bleachers in left field before the Cubs-Mets game on May 11.

Cubs owner pays $3 million for two rooftop apartment buildings

November 7, 2019 at 7:47 p.m.

The Ricketts family, owner of the Chicago Cubs, paid $3 million for two apartment buildings overlooking Wrigley Field that have rooftop businesses, according to Cook County property records. The properties...

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